I am going out in a few minutes to ready the boat. I will take the sails and dodger off, stow the anchor below and put my second mooring pennant on. Tomorrow afternoon I will haul my dinghy out and store it in the back of my F150.

Here is our current forecast

FRI NIGHT - TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 5 FT...BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.

SAT - TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT...BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 12 FT.
RAIN...MAINLY THIS MORNING. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.

Not all that bad for southwest Harbor, ME.