SteveM Swell Forecast for GuidoPalooza 2003

SteveM provides annual wave and swell forecasts for the GuidoPalooza.  GPers have been standing by restlessly
awaiting this year's forecast... when will SteveM finally weigh in?  On July 15, 2003, SteveM posted his forecast in a reply to a discussion thread on Hurricane Claudette:
 
...Funny you should mention that, because I was just thinking
the same thing.  It's not like we've had a conga line of storms or anything, but I can just *feel* an active season coming up.  The signs are all there: A tropical storm forming in *April*, Bill staying formidable even as it tracked across the mainland and survived enough to generate a decent groundswell off the East Coast (U.S.), and Claudette holding on and even reaching hurricane strength despite the dreaded shear that had been persistent.

These signs along with a slow, but steady development of systems (I think that system se of Bermuda is gonna be next) is giving me the sense that this season is going to follow the statistical climatology for storms.  That means the first half of September is gonna have several storms.  Which, now brings me to what this was all leading up to:  I am hereby making my annual guarantee that this year's GP on Hatteras will have surfable waves.  And,
having that *feeling* I mentioned earlier about this year's season, I am going to take the prediction even further:  There is a *slight* chance the waves at this year's GP may exceed those of that epic first year, but I think it will definitely rank at least second-best.

This early prediction and guarantee is made for two reasons:  One - My confidence about this season, and Two - I had to make it before Rod and the infamous 3 pre-empted my prediction and made it for me, resulting in me getting all pissed off at their audacity.

<lifting my bottle of Anheuser-Busch's (and the world's) finest -- that would be a Bud Light to the uninformed-- in a toast>

Here's to the waves.

Surf on.

Later,
Steve



From: Steve M (steve.marsh@verizon.net)
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