Prospects for upcoming weekend (Jan 18-20)

Chipola · Post by **Chipola** » January 13th, 2003, 2:22 pm

With Uncle NOAA predicting 4-6 footers near shore and 6-8 footers 20-miles out for next Saturday, what are the good bets for fishing around the Apalach area this upcoming weekend?

Puzzle this between bites: "Do Fish Know That They Are Wet?"

Post by **wevans** » January 13th, 2003, 2:39 pm

Todays forcast

Apalachicola To Destin Out To 20 Nm-
Suwannee River To Apalachicola Out To 20 Nm-

Today
North wind 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Protected waters a light to moderate chop.

The average wind speed on SGI as of 1:30 is NNE3mph

Don't make your plans around them

But if ya have ta stay inshore, try around the Oyster bars dureing the heat of the day

Post by **Tom Keels** » January 13th, 2003, 3:15 pm

Wevans, where do you get your wind data from?

Post by **wevans** » January 13th, 2003, 5:21 pm

I have weatherbug installed at work and home http://www.weatherbug.com/aws/index.asp . The popup's can be irritating at times, but it is well worth it

You can check the winds, presure, rain, and in some cases, get a live camera veiw of the area within 200 miles of you

Post by **Tom Keels** » January 13th, 2003, 6:02 pm

Is the station actually on SGI? The last time I checked the closest one was carrabelle HS.

Post by **wevans** » January 13th, 2003, 8:14 pm

Yep it's on SGI, the sites go up and down, but the SGI one is up most of the time. The one in Carrabelle is pretty usless for fishin winds, due ta being inshore to far! The one on the island is "as a rule" much more accurate than the NOAA sites for winds.

dstockwell · Post by **dstockwell** » January 14th, 2003, 7:51 am

Hey wevans, how do I see the winds on this weatherbug thing.

Post by **wevans** » January 14th, 2003, 8:16 am

All readings are real time unless otherwise stated

dstockwell · Post by **dstockwell** » January 14th, 2003, 8:35 am

Dang now I got fiqure out how to show them fer the coast, instead of here.

Post by **wevans** » January 14th, 2003, 8:48 am

In your options, change the Zip to 32358 "Sopchoppy"

I f ya want the other coast, just pick a Zip over there

Course you should be able ta see the coastal locations in the drop-down box already.

Gizmo · Post by **Gizmo** » January 14th, 2003, 11:13 am

The beach cam is located at finnie's resturant right on the gulf. I don't if the wind data is collected from there or not?

Post by **wevans** » January 14th, 2003, 11:27 am

The cam at Finnie's is the Beachview.com cam aint it?

Gizmo · Post by **Gizmo** » January 14th, 2003, 12:07 pm

Yes it is. I have never walked up there to see if they have the wind gauge though. That data could be collected from the weather station on the causeway between the two bridges.

dewyafish · Post by **dewyafish** » January 14th, 2003, 12:08 pm

Hey Wevens,
Fish may not know they are wet, but I bet they know when they are dry

Post by **wevans** » January 14th, 2003, 12:27 pm

Ya got that right Dewya