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Hurricane Matthew

Hurricane Matthew – Bad One Night Stand

Hurricane Matthew passed about 40 – 50 miles east of Jacksonville as a Category 3 hurricane on Friday the 7th of October. Pictures and videos at the end of the post. Thursday the 6th of October was spent doing the final preparations. The hurricane would start with winds from the east and northeast, and these would be the strongest. So in addition to the two...

Prepping For The Weekend Visitor

Spending the next couple of days preparing for Hurricane Matthew to show up. This weekend should be interesting, my first hurricane. The picture above is Windytv’s prediction of Saturday morning. As with most people in Jacksonville been spending the last couple of days watching the weather. As a sailor, I use a number wind prediction tools. By far the best is...