How about that wind on Friday?!

Janie · 05-10-2004, 10:08 AM

Holy Cow! It was amazing up facing north on Cow Island. One of the windiest days I've experienced in 5 years. I think I could have went surfing. Did anyone else experience the wind and have to get out to their island property? Absolutely crazy!

~Jane

Chris Exley · 05-10-2004, 10:23 AM

Mirror Lake was relatively calm (comparatively speaking) on Friday, but I was amazed at the white caps at 19 Mile bay. I was glad I didn't have to go out there.

hazelnut · 05-10-2004, 11:48 AM

I was out on Friday evening around 5:30p. I didn't find it to be too bad. I made it to the island fine. 2 weeks ago on Saturday it was far worse. Waves were crashing over the docks at 19 mile. Wow was that bad or what.

Rattlesnake Gal · 05-10-2004, 03:15 PM

Crazy ride over for us around 7:00 pm. It was not too bad leaving Alton, but when we rounded the end of the island it was unreal. Well over five foot swells. It was strange in that there were not so many white caps. Just enormous swells. Unfortunately my husband was not with us, but our sons handled everything perfectly. I was very thankful and proud.
Saw several boats go by later that were having much trouble. Glad that this kind of weather doesn't happen all the time!

Mee-n-Mac · 05-14-2004, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Rattlesnake Gal

Crazy ride over for us around 7:00 pm. It was not too bad leaving Alton, but when we rounded the end of the island it was unreal. Well over five foot swells. It was strange in that there were not so many white caps. Just enormous swells. Unfortunately my husband was not with us, but our sons handled everything perfectly. I was very thankful and proud. Saw several boats go by later that were having much trouble. Glad that this kind of weather doesn't happen all the time!

We put the Mee-n-Mac in on Fri and I also noticed that on the trip back (Meredith to Alton) there were "ocean type" swells. Some whitecaps but mostly these long period swells that we don't see that often here (w/o whitecaps). Given the wind direction it was naturally worst right about Diamond and Rattlesnake I's. We scooted behind Sleepers to block the wind & waves. This was about 5-ish though, I don't think I saw anything over 3 ft at that time. Not as bad as July 4'th, maybe 2 years ago (?), just after the heat wave broke.

05-10-2004, 10:08 AM	#1
Janie Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newton - Tuftonboro, NH Posts: 30 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	How about that wind on Friday?! Holy Cow! It was amazing up facing north on Cow Island. One of the windiest days I've experienced in 5 years. I think I could have went surfing. Did anyone else experience the wind and have to get out to their island property? Absolutely crazy! ~Jane __________________ Jane 19 Mile Bay Cow Island Tuftonboro, NH

05-10-2004, 10:23 AM	#2
Chris Exley Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mirror Lake, NH and Royersford, PA Posts: 134 Thanks: 26 Thanked 15 Times in 7 Posts	I drove by there on Friday... Mirror Lake was relatively calm (comparatively speaking) on Friday, but I was amazed at the white caps at 19 Mile bay. I was glad I didn't have to go out there.

05-10-2004, 11:48 AM	#3
hazelnut Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,348 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 508 Thanked 462 Times in 162 Posts	2 Weeks Ago... I was out on Friday evening around 5:30p. I didn't find it to be too bad. I made it to the island fine. 2 weeks ago on Saturday it was far worse. Waves were crashing over the docks at 19 mile. Wow was that bad or what.

05-10-2004, 03:15 PM	#4
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,451 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	Friday Night Crazy ride over for us around 7:00 pm. It was not too bad leaving Alton, but when we rounded the end of the island it was unreal. Well over five foot swells. It was strange in that there were not so many white caps. Just enormous swells. Unfortunately my husband was not with us, but our sons handled everything perfectly. I was very thankful and proud. Saw several boats go by later that were having much trouble. Glad that this kind of weather doesn't happen all the time!