Condisering I grew up there Rosalie.. spent about 30 yrs in central fla I think I would qualify to know the weather in that neck of the wood... are you implying that I don't know what I am saying... because it sure comes across that way..
I tell people we have winter two weeks a yr, one day at a time.. front comes thru... temp drops to whatever.. say the twenties for 3 hours.. then steadily climbes upward to mid 50's... next day it is mid 40's at night to upper 50's next mid 50's night to upper 600's then another front comes thru.. of course then you have those few weeks where the cold fronts march south, hit the straits of florida, turn around and come back north and slam into a cold front over central florida and bingo...TORNADOS in january.. I waas home in 2006 and we had that scenario christmas day.. by mid february it is 80 degrees in miami and the boat show is in full swing.. end of february the azaleas are blooming like made in Tampa/St Pete and we have low 70's days.. NO humidity.. that comes about mid may.. one night you go to sleep and the air feels like cool linen on your skin wake up to the luxurious feel of velvet.. the humidity as returned and gets worse and worse until late Sept.. mid October about the time of the full moon is the first cold snap.. humidity leaves and one has those wonderful indian summer days of no humidity and sunny 70 degree days... Weather that is going on in New Orleans.. usually makes the St Pete area about 48 hours laters. Of course all one really needs to do is watch the sky.. mares tails and the front is 24 to 48 hours out.. I wouild strongly suggest one should not be caught offshore in late December to late february during the passing of a cold front.. the ability to jump behind in and take advantage of the wind though, is a great thing.. it will push you southward in a hurry, a bit lumpy but the sailing is awesome.. Generally the average is 2 to 4 days between fronts.. NOAA will tell you a front is coming thru... what they don't say is that during that particular time of the year getting caught offshore is not nice.. good sailing weather all the time returns in early may.. to early december. one very important word... in the Chessie when they say 'small craft warnings' it simply means there is wind on the bay.. when they say 'gale force'.. just more wind... IN the Atlantic it means something a bit more sinister.. I would evaluate your trip plans if you get either.. In the keys the weather and water wave and all that are given as 'inside the reef' and outside the reef. meaning the straights of fla.. heed the words.. IF you can go down the Hawk Channel it is your preferred way to get to key west.. the Fleming Key mooring field is limited to boats 35 feet and under as I recall.. and its not all that deep.. you can get a 6 foot draw boat on the west side of fleming key to anchor.. it is not good but you can.. I would set two anchors and dive on them to make double sure they are set.. watch out for the idiots that foul anchors.. we nearly lost the C400 over someone dropping thier hook over our line and then cutting our anchor line thinking he was cutting his.. we got back just in time to see her within 10 feet of the rockes there.. then I had to jump off a tow boat onto the concrete of fleming key wander thru the woods wihtout getting caught by the shore patrol to get to the dingy.. never know how the hel I pulled a 15 hour outboard back onboard before it almsot fell off and keep the dink from being punctured.. but we did.. and got her safe back to the boat.. effing tourists... fla is great.. we took the C400 with a 6 foot draft most places in central and sw fla.. am a btdt that person on that account those are my home cruising grounds.. pm me off list if I can be of any help.. 'bella aboard .. On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 5:41 PM, Rosalie <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes I think that would be the case too. > > -----Original Message----- > >From: [email protected] > >Sent: Apr 14, 2009 5:09 PM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Advice regarding Florida > > > >6.5' draft would make SW Fla tough I think? > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > From: 'bella > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 4:51 PM > > Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Advice regarding Florida > > > > > > central florida only gets into the 20's for a few hours at a time... > during a 1-2 month window.. you get into the 20's for what weeks on end? > (smiles).... > > Why not consider SW Florida. 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