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North Central North Atlantic Storm Brewing

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Fred Pickhardt

A complex area of low pressure over the Labrador Sea and Northwestern North Atlantic today will consolidate into an intense 948 mb storm low with winds of 50-65 knots and seas to 12 meters (near 40 ft) south and west … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Force Storm developing Central North Pacific

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Fred Pickhardt

A developing low over the western North Pacific will deepen rapidly as it moves northeastward reaching hurricane force with winds forecast 55-70 knots and seas building 7-12 meters (24-40 feet) 60-240NM west and south of the center as it nears … Continue reading →

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Rough Weather Bay Biscay and Channel Approaches

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Fred Pickhardt

A storm low moving southeastward across Ireland towards southern England is producing gale to storm force winds and significant wave heights of 8-9 meters (26-30 feet) in the approaches to the English Channel and Bay of Biscay today.

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North Pacific Storm Saturday update

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Fred Pickhardt

An intense and dangerous hurricane force storm low continues to move northeastward over the central North Pacific  towards the eastern North Pacific with winds of 50 to 80 knots occurring between 120 and 240 NM south and west of the … Continue reading →

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North Pacific Storm Update

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Fred Pickhardt

A rapidly deepening hurricane force storm low over the west-central North Pacific is forecast to produce winds of 55-70 knots with significant wave heights building 10-15 meters (33-50 feet)  within 240-300 NM southwest of the center during the next 24-36 … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Force Storm forecast in west-central North Pacific

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Fred Pickhardt

A rapidly deepening storm low is forecast over the west-central North Pacific during the next 72 hours producing winds of 55-70 knots and waves 9-14.5 meters (30-48 feet) within 300NM south and southwest of the center.  Max winds and waves … Continue reading →

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North Atlantic Storm Update

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Fred Pickhardt

A rapidly deepening storm low this morning over the central North Atlantic will move northward towards Iceland while a second hurricane force storm moves E-NE towards Ireland during the next 24 hours.  Winds of 50 to 65 knots, briefly higher … Continue reading →

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Intense Storm Forecast over Northeastern North Atlantic

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Fred Pickhardt

A developing 996 MB low over the central North Atlantic will deepen rapidly and forecast to reach as low as 929 MB with winds to 80-90 knots and seas building to 14 meters (46 feet) south of Iceland.

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The Flying Enterprise story of Man vs. the Sea

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Fred Pickhardt

During Christmas Week, 1951, began an incredible sea story involving a WWII era cargo vessel named the Flying Enterprise and her captain, Kurt Carlsen.  Captain Carlsen was a Danish-born seaman that began his sea career at the age of 14. … Continue reading →

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North Atlantic Storm

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Fred Pickhardt

A rapidly deepening low over the western North Atlantic is forecast to produce winds of 50 to 70 knots within 360 NM west of the center during the next 24-48 hours building significant wave heights to over 40 feet (12 … Continue reading →

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