With apologies to Robert Cray, the forecast calls for pain (that's spelled h-e-a-d-w-i-n-d in Cambridge). Or does it?
All week the forecast has called for North winds on the Charles - a direct headwind in the powerhouse stretch, and indeed over most of the course. At present, this isn't certain, at least not all weekend. Let's have a look. For reference, call up the Charles map (a new window will open).
As of this writing, (Wednesday morning, these maps change frequently), NOAA says Saturday looks to be a wash in the morning, with two low pressures almost canceling each other out. The trend will be toward North winds, although it all depends on how these lows line up. The North wind is a capital H headwind, on the whole, the SW a cross-tail; maybe just best to cross your fingers. Headwinds are very likely.
For Sunday, the inland low will move off Massachusetts, chased by NW winds, which appear likely to increase as the day goes on - bring your clams!
On the upside, amplitude doesn't seem to be a big issue for most of the weekend, so while the wind directions are neither great nor terrible with respect to the basin and good water for the warm-ups, it doesn't look too crazy.
Want to know what the water at the starting line looks like right now? Check out the BU webcam.
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