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So we have tropical storm Alex near the Azores. This is the first tropical storm of 2016. Probably will not get near Caribbean. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Clapping.gif" alt="" />
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Now downgraded to a snow storm.
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WHAT? A Tropical snow storm? Do I need to take a blanky for next weeks charter?
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Nope, Alex is really the first named storm of 2016
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That should have an impact on the swell forecast.
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look out Iceland and/or Greenland!
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Why is this even on a BVI thread???
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tradewinds said:
Why is this even on a BVI thread??? It will most likely impact the swell.
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It already has impacted the swell..surf's up!
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This weekend would not be a good time to sail across the Atlantic. Those three systems are and will create real waves. Some will end up in the BVI after a long ocean crossing. Some are already there. Others will tear themselves apart crashing into waves from the competing storms. Some of this will make swell a challenge to forecast and lead to changing swell conditions for a week to ten days. I am not an ocean passage forecaster. But, the storms to the North will change the BVI condition well outside of the "normal" range. I will let someone else make the claim they can predict the actual weather the next 7 days. Each skipper should be aware of where his boat is and how his boat is protected. ![[Linked Image]](http://passageweather.com/maps/natlantic/wind/042.png)
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Alex is now a hurricane. Very unusual!
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There goes the theory that it takes warm water to maintain a Hurricane.
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![[Linked Image]](http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT01/refresh/AL0116W5_NL+gif/203340W5_NL_sm.gif)
