East winds lining up

These forecasts are subject to change, but here's the current rundown:


Wind veering to northeast 20 knots Tuesday morning then to east 20 knots Tuesday afternoon.

WednesdayWind northeast 20 knots.

ThursdayWind northeast 20 knots.

FridayWind northeast 20 knots.

One knot = roughly 1.852 kmh --- so each day is a rough forecast of 30 gusting to 50kmh NE winds! The stars are lining up, as our north winds are feeding a sharp front like feature (along with the distant leftovers of tropical storm Lee, far to the south)...

For sure something to keep an eye on.. It was several days of east winds that brought us the Manx Shearwater to Hamilton in 2006...

Manx Shear - Hamilton, Sep 1, 2006

As stated above, these things are subject to change, so keep an eye on the current weather forecasts: Mornings and evenings are the best, but watching as long as possible will result in more sightings.

Current Western Lake Ontario Marine Forecast:

http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/marine/forecast_e.html?mapID=11&siteID=08207

Current Burlington weather:

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/caon0100



Lots to expect this time of year as well. Adult Jaegers of all three species are possible, along with the first Sabine's Gulls. If this pattern holds, we should get some Kittiwakes as well.