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I still love a good forecast

9/17/2012

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STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY  MORNING    
TUE  S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT... INCREASING  TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO  5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
TUE NIGHT  S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS  7 TO 10 FT. SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.  
WED  S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT...BECOMING W  15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO  10 FT. SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.  
WED NIGHT  NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT  AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. A CHANCE OF  SHOWERS.  THU  NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 

What is it about a good forecast that still gets me going? I spend all night before hand tweaking my gear, checking forecasts, retweaking, packing the car.....on and on I go until about 3AM.
I have been Kiting for something like 6 years and still I get all giddy when its going to blow. I love it.
So tonight is tweaking, chargin batteries, checking weather sites, buoy reports, texting riding buddies, telling my wife that I definitely wont be picking up or dropping off our son at school for the next few days.
Its ridiculous and yet I still cant get enough of it. 
Hopefully everything will come together and I will have some good reports in the next few days.



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