The West Island Weather Station KA1WBH

06/17/2026

F/V DISCOVERY returned to port, Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 6:30 AM. Note the schooner to the right, Effie M. Morrissey (Ernestina) tied up in the background.
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06/15/2026

F/V DIRECTION headed to Fairhaven Shipyard, Monday, June 15, 2026 at 1:22 PM. The boat later headed out to sea at 5 PM.
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06/15/2026

BUSY HARBOR.
The F/V MENEMSHA ROSE in foreground as the F/V EMILY P circled around to head to a Fairhaven dock.
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06/15/2026

OLD GAL RETURNED TO PORT FROM DAY SCALLOPING
(UPDATED 12:42 PM, JUNE 15, 2026)
New Bedford's senior citizen of the fleet, built in 1965, at 99-tons, F/V SEVEN SEAS left port Saturday afternoon, only to return less than 2 days later, Monday, June 15, 2026 at 11 AM.
"We're going in and out day scalloping. We're getting our trips. Quick and super nice product. The vessel is doing great. The company is great. Make sure to get my Pic again when im on the way out. TURN AND BURN baby!
"Thank yall for the pic/spotlight. Really enjoying being Captain of this vessel!! Giving her the TLC she deserves. Great boat! Strong boat! Going to put her on the map, what she deserves!" Captain Myles Peabody
The boat was recently overhauled at Fairhaven Shipyard.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10227561951066240&set=a.1030636538031
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06/14/2026

FLAG DAY - June 14, 2026
Flag Day is celebrated annually on June 14 to commemorate the adoption of the American flag by the Second Continental Congress in 1777. While it is not a federal holiday, it is widely observed nationwide through parades, patriotic displays, and presidential proclamations.
President Donald Trump's birthday is on Flag Day, as he was born on June 14, 1946.
File photo - MLBaron at the top of his game - West Island Weather Station - KA1WBH approaching it's 35th year in 2027.
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06/14/2026

THIS WORK OF GENIUS IS ROCK-SOLID
NEW BEDFORD - The award winning pride of The Army Corps of Engineers, quietly has been guarding the inside of New Bedford Harbor’s 29.4 square-mile drainage area of The Acushnet River from dangerous hurricane surges since 1966. The gates of The New Bedford-Fairhaven Hurricane Barrier recently underwent a 7-month overhaul which was completed in June 2022.
A contractor on sight mentioned that he’s never seen such rock work so meticulously placed. The Army Corps of Engineers show nearly a million man-hours of labor, planning and testing went into the four year project. Over 900,000 tons of boulders were hauled from a quarry in Dartmouth, MA.
Compiled by MLBaron for westislandweather.com
https://westislandweather.com/adventure-details/

Completed in 1966 – STORY COMPILED BY MLBARON – photos courtesy of Drew Cattano – Army Corps of Engineers – East Sandwich MA

06/14/2026

60th ANNIVERSARY OF BARRIER COMPLETION
NEW BEDFORD - This vintage 1962 film shows the New Bedford Hurricane Barrier under construction during it's earliest phase. Coffer dams were built and later pumped out to begin the complex construction of the control towers and gate assembly 40ft down to the bedrock below the surface of the Acushnet River outer entrance near Palmer's Island and Fort Phoenix. The New Bedford-Fairhaven Hurricane Barrier was completed with a dedication ceremony in 1966.
*ML's Note: In it's 60-years, the barrier succesfully fought back a 6.8 foot tidal surge from the only direct-impact hurricane to test the design on August 19, 1991 from Hurricane Bob.
For the complete story of the barrier with updated vintage photos: https://westislandweather.com/adventure-details/
MLBaron Historic Archives
https://youtu.be/hgkPgImulNs?si=wF7T6qamMCSb9mRE

This vintage 1962 film shows the New Bedford Hurricane Barrier unde...

06/13/2026

FAIRHAVEN - A high temperature of 84 degrees at 12:12 PM, June 13, 2026 was the highest since July 30, 2025 at 83.6 from our sensors at West Island Town Beach! westislandweather.com

06/13/2026

FULL TO CAPACITY
The West Island Town Beach, Fairhaven, MA was full to capacity, Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 1:15 PM.
A high temperature of 84 degrees at 12:12 PM was the highest since July 30, 2025 at 83.6 from our sensors at Town Beach!
Police were called when some parked cars were in three vehicles deep and couldn't get out.
We**am at Town Beach for westislandweather.com

06/13/2026

LIKE IT OAR KNOT
A rare sighting of a speed racing scull zipped by our Harborcam. This amazing boat sliced through the water with hardly a wake.
The hull hardly visible, made the crew appear to be sitting on the water. Link: https://newbedfordrowing.org/
The crew of rowers of newbedfordrowing.org had the tide and weather on their side. The temperature was 76.1 with a gentle westerly breeze at 5 MPH. The water temperature in Buzzards Bay was 66 degrees. Above normal temperatures and decreasing humidity are in the forecast for the final-full weekend of Spring.
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