Tag: Cold Front

Talk Story: Episode 8

by thankyousurfing on March 2, 2018 in Talk Story

Brad Wells of ThankYouSurfing and Christian de la Iglesia of F1RST Surf Shop | Division Wynwood discuss surf and culture. This episode includes: Weekly Local Happenings – Kite Surfing and the City of Miami Beach – Surfrider Foundation – Miami’s Blue Water Task Force at F1RST Shop Surf Report/Forecast – Cold Front Swell – Mega Swell: Winter Storm Riley South…

Cold(est) Fronts

by thankyousurfing on February 17, 2015 in Forecasting, South Florida

Two cold fronts will pass through the Florida peninsula this week, ushering in the coldest air of the season to date. Record low temperatures are possible on Wednesday night through Friday morning with lows in the 40’s and highs in the 60’s. These will create advancement of cold, northerly flow in a series of shots on Wednesday and Thursday. Break out your wetsuits!

A Low, a Cold Front, a Cold Front…and another Cold Front?

by thankyousurfing on February 9, 2015 in Forecasting, South Florida

the forecast for this week is pretty tricky due to the number of features impacting our area. Tuesday, watch for increasing North swell. The buoys upcoast should start picking up energy all day and through the evening peaking in very early Wednesday morning at nearly 8 feet at 8 seconds from almost straight north.

Weekend East-Northeast Swell

by thankyousurfing on November 14, 2014 in Central Florida, Forecasting, South Florida

Overview A low off the Mid-Atlantic interacting with a High Pressure advancing Northeast will set up a nice gradient of North to Northeast winds targeting the Florida coast. It’s not a major storm, so we’re not expecting huge numbers- but it should get in to the fun-sized range this weekend. Winds may not entirely cooperate, but we may see some…

Cold Front, Cold Front

by thankyousurfing on November 1, 2014 in Forecasting, South Florida

Overview A cold front passed through the Florida peninsula bringing dry, cool air in to the region. Another, stronger cold front is currently making its way south. Currently, the front is pushing through Lake Okeechobee and is bringing another shot of colder air along with Northwest/North winds. This feature, combined with a rapidly deepening low off the Mid-Altlantic coast, will…

Hurricane Gonzalo

by thankyousurfing on October 14, 2014 in Central Florida, Forecasting, New Jersey, New York, South Florida

While the cold front draping across the Southeast and the broad low in the North Atlantic may be indicative of Fall, we have a serious tropical system in the Atlantic Basin just Northeast of Puerto Rico.

Windswell Sunday Funday

by thankyousurfing on September 20, 2014 in Central Florida, Forecasting, South Florida

We have a low off the Southeast coast that formed in the wake of a dissipated cold front. While the storm is not predicted to develop in to a tropical system, it still is creating the wind necessary to build a small swell for Florida this weekend