Colder Weekend, No Polar Vortex, Good Fishing Trip, Thank You For Support

The number of wonderful comments regarding my wife to be, Valerie, warmed my heart as I feel truly blessed to have such support 10 years after my retirement. You still really like me! Thanks you.  My fishing trip with Captain Hylton was successful even though we didn't reach our daily limits.  The number of undersized trout & redfish was encouraging as they will be keepers in another month.  

2 things that make fishing so neat are 1) sunrise and/or sunset and 2) stopping at Rocky & Carlos on the way home.  Thanks to Mr. Tommy for always maintaining quality of product no matter how many times we stop.  Hylton & I split the huge shrimp po-boy and I brought some shrimp, mac & cheese home for Valerie.  This will be the last trip for a while as the weather will make conditions difficult for many days.  We begin with the change in the upper air pattern.  The southern stream remains active as an East Coast upper trough tries to develop.

This is NOT the Polar Vortex coming as 1) the air is not cold enough and 2) the pattern is very progressive.  Check out these forecast maps.  The top is valid today followed by Friday and then for next Sunday.

Two things to note. 1) the upper low doesn't dive into the deep south and 2) It quickly lifts out to the NE by Sunday.  That tells me the cold will not be as severe as earlier predicted and the core of the cold will stay well to our north.  Still, if you live north of Lake Pontchartrain, you may want to protect any TROPICAL plants as temps might drop into the upper 30s for Sunday morning.

The cold will come in several waves, but if you're dressed for it, it will feed good.

The quick moving morning rains have raced into Georgia and we are not expecting any more showers with the coming fronts.

The extended keeps us below normal after tomorrow's mid 70s.  Our next real rain chances arrive late Sunday into Monday as the southern storm track shows signs of being very active during this Super El Nino winter.  Get used to it.   Finally, this weeks podcast will focus on the building cold over northern Canada & Alaska and the super cold (20-30 below) already showing up in Siberia.  Go to bobbreck.com to sign up as a subscriber.  Coming podcasts will include my upcoming wedding cruise (including the actual exchange of vows) and what goes on while cruising.  For $2/month, you can become a subscriber and follow the fun.  Plus you'll be ready for the 2027 hurricane season.  Stay tuned!

Bride-to Be, Mild Start, Much Colder End OF Week

On this journey we call life, it is rare that one is lucky to find a true soulmate, a partner that shares everything in your life.  You know each other's thoughts & feelings and share each other's tastes without even talking about them.  Tom Cruise once used the words "you complete me" to describe that connection.  After Paula died nearly 25 years ago, I feel very blessed to have found my 2nd soulmate in Valerie Adams.  She & her Chuck were married for nearly 40 years before he passed away.  Three weeks from today, aboard the Norwegian Cruise Line Breakaway, the Captain will marry Val & I somewhere down in the Gulf of Mexico/America. This weekend Valerie was given a bridal shower by her girlfriends.  

 I will welcome her as Mrs. Bob Breck on Nov. 30th, appropriately the final day of the 2026 Hurricane Season!  My son will be doing a podcast of the wedding and all the festivities during the cruise.  They will air the week of December 3-8th.  If you want to see and hear how happy the little fella is, watch him zip line and/or go down the swimming pool slide; go to bobbreck.com and become a subscriber.  By signing up, you will also be ready for the 2027 Hurricane season, which already looks to be more active than the past two summers.  

On a previous FB post, I mentioned the Polar Vortex.  The GFS model is indicating a lobe of that vortex will be dipping over us by late this week, bringing down the colder air of this Fall season. The top graphic is today, with the middle valid for Friday.

IF that forecast proves correct, overnight lows could dip into the 30s on the Northshore by Sunday & Monday.  Tender plants will need to be protected.  In the short term, we stay mild.

In fact, the next 2-3 days will be so nice I'm off fishing with Captain Hylton.

This weekend will require the heavy coats & sweaters along with some logs on the fireplace.  Should be good feel air, as long as you're dressed for it.  Stay tuned!