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Prospects for upcoming weekend (Jan 18-20)
Posted: January 13th, 2003, 2:22 pm
by Chipola
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?"
Posted: January 13th, 2003, 2:39 pm
by wevans
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
Posted: January 13th, 2003, 3:15 pm
by Tom Keels
Wevans, where do you get your wind data from?
Posted: January 13th, 2003, 5:21 pm
by wevans
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
Posted: January 13th, 2003, 6:02 pm
by Tom Keels
Is the station actually on SGI? The last time I checked the closest one was carrabelle HS.
Posted: January 13th, 2003, 8:14 pm
by wevans
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.
Posted: January 14th, 2003, 7:51 am
by dstockwell
Hey wevans, how do I see the winds on this weatherbug thing.
Posted: January 14th, 2003, 8:16 am
by wevans
All readings are real time unless otherwise stated
Posted: January 14th, 2003, 8:35 am
by dstockwell
Dang now I got fiqure out how to show them fer the coast, instead of here.
Posted: January 14th, 2003, 8:48 am
by wevans
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.
Posted: January 14th, 2003, 11:13 am
by Gizmo
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?
Posted: January 14th, 2003, 11:27 am
by wevans
The cam at Finnie's is the Beachview.com cam aint it?
Posted: January 14th, 2003, 12:07 pm
by Gizmo
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.
Posted: January 14th, 2003, 12:08 pm
by dewyafish
Hey Wevens,
Fish may not know they are wet, but I bet they know when they are dry
Posted: January 14th, 2003, 12:27 pm
by wevans
Ya got that right Dewya