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weather info....NOAA vs Wetsands vs Stormsurf
Posted: October 7th, 2010, 12:12 pm
by slayer
were do yall try and get yall most reliable extended forcast???
who has the best track record for being right??? and who is wrong more often than not????
Re: weather info....NOAA vs Wetsands vs Stormsurf
Posted: October 7th, 2010, 12:37 pm
by onefishtwofish
I only fish nearshore, but I use NWS and also Reefcast. I will try the other two as well. I enjoy comparing who is right more than not.
For me, windspeed and direction, I like reefcast as it is more detailed throughout the day. Wave height is almost always the same.
Re: weather info....NOAA vs Wetsands vs Stormsurf
Posted: October 7th, 2010, 12:43 pm
by silverking
wunderground.com
Re: weather info....NOAA vs Wetsands vs Stormsurf
Posted: October 7th, 2010, 12:53 pm
by Perch Jerker
Re: weather info....NOAA vs Wetsands vs Stormsurf
Posted: October 7th, 2010, 10:22 pm
by Harmsway
Windfinder is for sailers, surfers, and windsports nuts, but their forecasts are pretty good.
http://www.windfinder.com/forecast/keaton_beach
Re: weather info....NOAA vs Wetsands vs Stormsurf
Posted: October 8th, 2010, 8:10 am
by Dubble Trubble
silverking wrote:wunderground.com
+2
Re: weather info....NOAA vs Wetsands vs Stormsurf
Posted: October 8th, 2010, 5:17 pm
by onefishtwofish
Oh yeah, wunderground is my main duckhunting tool. The weather is spot on. I always check NWS, Reefcast and Wunderground before every trip. Ain't the internet great? Glad Al Gore invented it. (or was it JT?)
Re: weather info....NOAA vs Wetsands vs Stormsurf
Posted: October 13th, 2010, 2:33 pm
by qoutrage
If you fish the Carrabelle area, I invite you to check out my weather site on Wunderground.com.
I have been maintaining a 'personal weather station' for about 5 years and put it online back in Jan this year. It disseminates accurate data and updates every 2-3 seconds (rapid fire). It records all parameters every 5 minutes as is shown on the history page . The 'rapid fire' updates is a nice feature, particularly, for checking 'right now' wind conditions.
The current conditions page is enhanced by Wunderground, with local radar, a 7 day forecast, marine forecast, tides, moon phase, other area wx stations and a wealth of other wx related info. . I have a web cam overlooking my front yard and the St George Sound. The picture is not the best quality, but good enough to see what's happening, weatherwise. It updates every 5 minutes.
Hope some of y'all will find these weather pages handy and useful for your 'on the water' planning.
http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstat ... =KFLCARRA3
http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/fin ... uery=32322
Disclaimer...I don't have a degree in meteorology, but received extensive training on the physical science of weather over the 37 years I spent with a major airline. That and I watch the Weather Channel a lot... and I've stayed at HIE a few times...lol Otherwise, it is just a very interesting hobby.
I can't get the links to work on my end...typing 32322 in the location field of any wunderground.com page will get you the info...sorry. qg
Re: weather info....NOAA vs Wetsands vs Stormsurf
Posted: October 13th, 2010, 2:48 pm
by Barhopr
What Q said plus weatherbug for the phone. Gives, among other things live radar, winds and lightning strike overlays on google aerial photos
Re: weather info....NOAA vs Wetsands vs Stormsurf
Posted: October 13th, 2010, 3:04 pm
by Tidedancer
Quinn's site is super cool. Thanks for sharing with us.