Well that never happened.  It remained the direction it was and blasted some crazy gusts through.  The wind meter that Chris brought down recorded some 60 mph gusts.  So even if it did come through it was a good idea to stay off the water.

The day wasn't all lost though.  The late afternoon provided some very interesting clouds.  I brought the camera with me and got what is probably my favorite photo of the year.  I snapped three exposures and created an HDR using photomatix.  It really brings out the sun shining through the clouds far away and contrasts the darkness of the low ominous clouds above.

                              Mentor Headlands Gale Force Winds