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Links to Weather and Lake Conditions
Links to Weather and Lake Conditions
Posted June 15:
All of the Instructors and Coaches, our Junior Sailing Program Director Caitlin, Junior Activities Chair Kathy Allyn, General Manager Jaime Cordova and Harbor Master Mike, always have our eyes on the weather and the Lake conditions.
We thought some of you might like to see what we see too! Here are the best sites we know for accurate weather information. Feel free to explore them, download the apps or just trust that all of us at Crow's Nest Sail Camp are informed and aware of the conditions we are sailing in.
Of course, our sailors all have varying skill levels. While Race team kids are able to go out in winds greater than 15 knots, our beginner and intermediate kids will be kept ashore or in the harbor when the waves and winds are in high gear. We ALWAYS have at least 1-2 safety boats with each fleet when out on the water.
General Weather:
General Weather:
https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/mentor-on-the-lake-oh/44060/weather-forecast/340002
Wind:
Wind:
https://www.sailflow.com/map#41.92,-81.188,9,1
Lake Conditions:
Lake Conditions:
http://coastal.ohiodnr.gov/howslakeerie
Radar:
Radar:
Our eyes are always on the skies and looking at radars. Being around Lake Erie, we are used to quick changes in the weather and often can smell or feel a storm coming - your camper will develop this skill too. It's also important to watch what the radar is showing us; very often MHYC is in a bubble and storm will stay South or North of us!
https://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=cle&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=no
Lake Temperature:
Lake Temperature:
Rule of thumb: there should be a combined 120 degrees between air and water temperature to safely be boating without dry suits.
https://www.glerl.noaa.gov//res/glcfs/glcfs.php?lake=e&ext=swt&type=N&hr=00
Water Quality:
Water Quality:
With the high water levels, this is even more important to keep an eye on.
Record High Lake Levels - Precautions
Record High Lake Levels - Precautions
Posted June 10:
Lake Erie is experiencing record level lake levels, and tonight we saw the highest level yet due to wind and air pressure. We are experiencing some *interesting* flooding by the dry sail area and the teen room area, to say the least.
Could the Earthquake have been caused by the extra water in the lake?
Safety is first and foremost. Please remind campers that kids are never to walk in standing water, especially in the dry sail area. We will keep an eye on lake bacteria levels and will make calls accordingly. MHYC's Junior Activities Chair Kathy Allyn, General Manager Jaime Cordova, our Flag line, and our new Harbormaster Mike Jablonski are in constant contact with the Camp Team as we monitor the constantly changing situation.
Thankfully, the weather is expected to be gorgeous for the next several days, and we have a huge, beautiful campus to work with, as well as the adjacent Mentor Lagoons. This should not affect us much, other than the location of your bags and backpacks and taking care when walking around. Tomorrow we will move our camp activities to the upper levels, primarily under the pool deck. We can still use the pool bathrooms and showers/changing rooms.
Thanks for your patience and understanding. The one thing we can’t control is Mother Nature - but we can figure out how to work with her! Be prepared for anything - bring extra change of clothes and also walking shoes - we may be switching around our schedule a bit to accommodate the daily situation.
If anything, we are getting some history-making pictures and stories for years to come. :)
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