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Check the red trout website Friday night for a cancellation notice. Registered anglers will also get a phone call if your number on the entry form is correct.

Friday 10/16
Morning

Very windy with large choppy seas. Small craft advisory. Small short period wind waves.
Winds: W 20 to 27 knots
Seas: WSW 5 feet at 5 sec.
Afternoon

Breezy whitecapping conditions with moderate choppy seas. Small short period wind waves.
Winds: WNW 15 to 20 knots
Seas: W 4 feet at 6 sec.

Saturday 10/17
Morning

Windy conditions with choppy seas. Small craft advisory. Small short period wind waves.
Winds: NNW 17 to 23 knots
Seas: NNW 4 feet at 4 sec.
Afternoon

Breezy whitecapping conditions with moderate choppy seas. Small short period wind waves.
Winds: NNW 14 to 18 knots
Seas: NNW 3 feet at 4 sec.

Sunday 10/18
Morning

Windy conditions with choppy seas. Small craft advisory. Small short period wind waves.
Winds: NNW 18 to 25 knots
Seas: N 4 feet at 4 sec.
Afternoon

Breezy whitecapping conditions with moderate choppy seas. Small short period wind waves.
Winds: NNW 14 to 20 knots
Seas: N 3 feet at 4 sec.

Jumptrout51 wrote:In spite of Wevans the Doomsayer the weather is calming as we speak. Saturday may be no more than a refreshing cool light breeze.
Except for where CaseyCook wants to fish. That will be rough,rough,rough.

If memory serves me right that's what you where saying last tourney and CC whip everyone but one boat but I haven't heard anyone talk about that All I know is if they have it me,CC and Pat have a plan and thats to fish all your holes

TroutTrent wrote:

Jumptrout51 wrote:In spite of Wevans the Doomsayer the weather is calming as we speak. Saturday may be no more than a refreshing cool light breeze.
Except for where CaseyCook wants to fish. That will be rough,rough,rough.

If memory serves me right that's what you where saying last tourney and CC whip everyone but one boat but I haven't heard anyone talk about that All I know is if they have it me,CC and Pat have a plan and thats to fish all your holes

That is correct Jeffro. And I'm fishing in that one boat that Casey did'nt beat.

Weather.com has it only blowing 13mph at St. Marks .... couldn't ask for nicer conditions. We do go by the best report we can find right???

I go by what the bouy tells me on that day "along with consideration of the forecast"

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/maps/Florida.shtml

These are interesting weather reports. Not a good day to venture off-shore for sure. Lucky for those fishing the tournament with a North wind the flats will be almost flat for the first 2 miles out. The land based winds of 10-15 won't begin building to the 18+ until it passes the 2 mile mark either.
The winds today have consistently been 10 mph less than was todays' prediction. The beach webcams show nearly flat seas at St. Thresa,Alligator Point,St. George and Panama City.
At least it will be a Sunny day on Saturday.

I know you motives JT, but you're still talkin my language. IT's gonna be a beautiful day on the water. Can't wait to get out there and catch some fish, get some sun and feel the cool breeze on my back. Tournament day here we come!!

Just got off the water it was perfect this morning!

You call this "flat seas" Panama City Beach


Though Saint George don't look bad at all

captkeyser wrote:I know you motives JT Tournament day here we come!!

My single motive is that I have spent too much energy gearing up for tomorrow to be able to reproduce it at a later date. My adrenal glands are depleted.
That and I already made 12 sandwiches.

Just got off the water it was perfect this morning!


Were the fishies bitin?

Jumptrout51 wrote:

captkeyser wrote:I know you motives JT Tournament day here we come!!

My single motive is that I have spent too much energy gearing up for tomorrow to be able to reproduce it at a later date. My adrenal glands are depleted.
That and I already made 12 sandwiches.

I hear ya. I even washed my wet gear, stuff STUNK! Boat's gassed, trucks gassed, coolers iced..... I wann fish dangit.

captkeyser wrote:

Jumptrout51 wrote:

captkeyser wrote:I know you motives JT Tournament day here we come!!

My single motive is that I have spent too much energy gearing up for tomorrow to be able to reproduce it at a later date. My adrenal glands are depleted.
That and I already made 12 sandwiches.

I hear ya. I even washed my wet gear, stuff STUNK! Boat's gassed, trucks gassed, coolers iced..... I wann fish dangit.

I Hear you both it is time to roll wind or not Jt I know you have alot more hours than all of us you are correct on the wind for the Flats about the two mile thing anyone outside of that probably don't have a chance to win anyhow!!!

Just spoke with Brian. He was down in Carrabelle and said that it was slick. They are going to have the captains meeting tonight and he says he has no plans on postponing the tournament at this point.

Sure it is supposed to pick up later in the evening, but the land forecast for the St. Marks area is saying 10mph up until 3:00pm tomorrow. I think that we'll all be juuuuust fine.