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Crossing - Florida to Bahamas

HEADS UP - below are two of our 'crossing reports' in both ..

   our 'bar chart' format as well as our 'dialog format' ..

   for additional crossing reports to the Bahamas check out our tab US East Coast - South

 

Upper Crossing - Lake Worth to West End (in Gulf Stream) - dialog

Upper Crossing - Lake Worth to West End (in Gulf Stream) - bar chart

  

Lower Crossing -  Miami to Bimini Bahamas (in Gulf Stream) - dialog

  

Lower Crossing -  Miami to Bimini Bahamas (in Gulf Stream) - bar chart

Crossing - Florida to Bahamas
 

guidelines ..

 

the ‘N’ component - if there is an ‘N’ in the wind direction DO NOT make the crossing .. unless the winds are under 10 mph and the wind direction is out of the ENE or the WNW .. 

before your crossing - always watch the ‘local’ weather for any local storm cells that may pop up .. do a final weather check before you head out .. ie local TV, WeatherBug, etc .. once you are underway if you feel it it is too rough you can always turn around and head back .. much better than getting beat up .. 

 

before your crossing - always watch the ‘local’ weather for any local storm cells that may pop up .. do a final weather check before you head out .. ie local TV, WeatherBug, etc .. once you are underway if you feel it it is too rough you can always turn around and head back .. much better than getting beat up .. 

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before your crossing - always check out other weather websites ..

NOAA - https://www.noaa.gov

MarineWeather - https://marineweather.net

capeweather - https://www.capeweather.com/marine-forecast.html

WindFinder - https://www.windfinder.com/

Windy - https://www.windy.com/?26.608,-81.694,5

Buoyweather - http://www.buoyweather.com/

Marine Weather Center - Chris Parker - https://www.mwxc.com

PassageWeather - https://www.passageweather.com

WeatherBug - https://www.weatherbug.com

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rent an EPIRB or PLB - https://www.boatus.org/epirb/rentals/

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float plan - establish a float plan .. before you head out execute your float plan .. example http://floatplancentral.cgaux.org/download/USCGFloatPlan.pdf ..

before your crossing - starting about two weeks before your anticipated crossing we recommend that you start watching our buoy weather crossing reports looking for weather trends etc and for planning the timing of your anticipated arrival at the Apalachicola / Carrabelle area .. 

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the morning of your crossing - check the ‘local’ weather one more time for any changes (isolated storm cells etc) .. and then you will be ready to stick your bow out .. if you feel that the conditions are ok for your boat and crew go for it .. if the conditions are NOT ok you can return and start planning for the next weather window ..

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definition

significant wave height - most all professional forecasts use 'significant wave height' .. it is the average of the one-third highest waves thus about half the waves will be bigger and half smaller .. the statistical distribution of wave heights follows a Poisson distribution (ie .. not a normal or "bell" curve) .. 10% of waves will be about 10% higher or more .. 1% of waves will be 50% higher or more .. 0.1% of waves will be 85% higher or more .. those numbers are for off shore locations .. in shallow waters the really big waves cannot develop ..” 

bumpy - wave heights above 1 foot to 2.5 feet ..

very bumpy - wave heights 2.5 feet to 3.5 feet ..

lumpy - same as bumpy except for a longer ‘per’ .. ie less chop and more rollers ..

doable - if the size and type of your craft is able to handle the wave heights and if your crew can handle the craft the seas will be doable ..

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contact info

Marv Market - Marv’s Weather Service

2350 West First Street - unit 604

Fort Myers, Florida 33901 

cell - 239-560-1166

website - www.marvsweather.com 

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Virtual Buoy Reports - our reports are based on Virtual Buoy locations that we have developed based on our years of boating experience and data that we get from www.buoyweather.com .. they use weather data from numerous services etc inc NOAA .. 
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disclaimer - Marv's Weather Service (Marv and Carol Market) offers the details of these Offshore Buoy Reports, Tropical Weather Reports, and Maritime Forecasts as a  good faith public service for boaters and boating enthusiasts on a volunteer basis but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of of any fitness of seaworthiness of any vessel nor the competency of any captain, crew of any vessel nor the safety of any passengers or crew. The "forecasts" or predictions are compiled from many resources and neither Marv Market, Carol Market, nor Marv's Weather Service hold themselves out to anyone to be experts in weather forecasting nor to warranty or guarantee any weather condition nor safe passage of any vessel, crew or passengers.  It is the responsibility of every captain or person using this information to make informed decisions for official sources and resources in contemplating the safety of any voyage, the sea worthiness of their vessel, and their abilities to safely embark on any voyage.  
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