Forum: Weather
07-09-2020, 06:56 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 21,132
***Tropical Storm Fay***
This afternoon the National Hurricane Center (http://nhc.noaa.gov) upgraded the weather system off the U.S. east coast to tropical storm status, which gives it a name: Fay.
Fay is expected to...
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Forum: Weather
07-08-2020, 11:56 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 8,417
Good call
Good point! The risk of tornadic activity with this system was very low, but in meteorology it's always tricky to remember 3-D thinking. The storm probably had some horizontal rotation (like a log...
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Forum: Weather
07-08-2020, 02:52 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 8,417
Heads up southern shores
Local radar shows the heaviest activity in the lakes region going across the southern shore of the lake and the northern Concord area. The towns immediately around Mt. Major are in the bullseye...
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Forum: Weather
07-08-2020, 02:30 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 21,172
Update
The water temp yesterday was 81 F. That's about as warm as the water gets at the location, and typically only once every five years. Wind and boat waves have churned the water pretty well in the...
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Forum: Weather
07-08-2020, 02:13 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 8,417
***severe t-storm watch #343***
Severe Thunderstorm Watch #343 is now in effect until 10 p.m. and includes all of New Hampshire. That means conditions are favorable in and near the watch area. In addition, there are already...
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Forum: Weather
07-06-2020, 08:11 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 10,213
Thunderstorms visible from afar
As I write this (Monday evening, 6 July) there is an anvil-shaped cloud visible to the southwest of Lake Winnipesaukee. An experienced boater, pilot, farmer, or outdoorsperson should know that's a...
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Forum: Weather
06-23-2020, 09:10 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 21,172
Geekdom
Black Cat water temp at 2 ft. deep is still 79 with a SE wind (sea breeze inland reach) getting started. You've reminded me of forum weather discussions "back in the day" when we all commented on...
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Forum: Weather
06-22-2020, 11:07 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 21,172
Thank you Dave! I've missed you, the others,...
Thank you Dave! I've missed you, the others, and this. Getting back to it hasn't been an overnight process and isn't finished, but it's made me realize I want to do this for a living, not just a...
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Forum: Weather
06-22-2020, 09:50 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 21,172
Heat Wave & Water Temp, June 2020
On Sunday, 21 June the air temperature at Black Cat Island reached 90 degrees for the third consecutive day, making an official heat wave. While 90 degrees is not unusual on the island between May...
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Forum: Weather
04-19-2020, 03:01 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 6,777
Black Cat Is. WxStation - HELP
I'd like to bring my station back from the decay it saw while I was personally out-of-action. There hasn't been any wind data for my station since the big storm of October 2017. The wind cups came...
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Forum: Covid-19 Discussions & Information
04-18-2020, 02:08 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 37,073
It still boils down to mental health & numbers
Regardless of any efforts, two things always determine the outcome of any given situation like this: (1) Individual level mental health AND human nature; and (2) Cold, cruel finances. Those two...
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Forum: Covid-19 Discussions & Information
04-07-2020, 08:31 PM
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Replies: 330
Views: 208,983
Don't Forget the Big Picture
"When Will This End?"
Or... "HOW will this end?"
Go to YouTube to look at videos from all different media outlets worldwide. Read the comment threads (skim or speed-read) to gauge the general...
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Forum: Covid-19 Discussions & Information
04-07-2020, 07:44 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 40,070
It follows a pattern...
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I've found that being a multi-disciplinary person has helped a GREAT deal in following this virus. One minute I need to think like a writer ("find common themes") and the next minute...
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Forum: Covid-19 Discussions & Information
04-07-2020, 07:35 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 40,070
It follows a pattern...
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I've found that being a multi-disciplinary person has helped a GREAT deal in following this virus. One minute I need to think like a writer ("find common themes") and the next minute...
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Forum: Covid-19 Discussions & Information
04-04-2020, 01:41 AM
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Replies: 80
Views: 39,402
To anyone traveling...
Aside from the popular debate ("is it right or is it wrong?") ...
...the most important thing to remember if you ARE going to travel into NH from anywhere else, is do us all a favor and reduce...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-03-2020, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 7,276
I'll second that original comment...
It's been 5 or 6 years for me, too. 2014 Family meltdown in the wake of my sister's murder on a mission trip in Nicaragua. The resulting domino string took me away from all that I loved before,...
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Forum: Lost & Found
05-09-2018, 12:52 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,590
Missing a Kayak
I'm missing an orange Ocean Kayak, sit-on style. Was tied to the top of the dock in the October hurricane. Waves tore it off. It would've gone toward the W or NW from Black Cat Island at first.
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Forum: Weather
10-31-2015, 09:16 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 13,672
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Forum: Boating
10-19-2015, 02:43 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,522
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Forum: Boating
10-18-2015, 08:58 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,522
Swim Raft
Does anyone give me an idea who sells Shoremaster swim rafts and how much they cost?
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Forum: General Discussion
04-04-2014, 04:34 PM
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Replies: 90
Views: 72,887
Climate change.... Yes, something is happening....
Climate change.... Yes, something is happening. But what, and why? Our level of scientific discovery has gone faster thanks to technology in the past few years. As soon as we discover something, we...
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Forum: Weather
04-04-2014, 02:17 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 13,466
Spring 2014 Flood Potential
Property owners in the lakes region should monitor the weather this spring for conditions that would lead to flooding. We have quite a snowpack this year, and we entered the month of April with close...
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Forum: Weather
04-04-2014, 02:15 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 12,338
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Forum: Weather
04-04-2014, 02:09 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 53,764
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Forum: Weather
03-12-2014, 06:26 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 19,704
Winter Storm Update
Winter storm update... snowfall on the island has amounted to a slushy inch so far today. Local temperatures are all above freezing, with the exception of us (BlackCatNH.com), Gilford, Ossipee, and...
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