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Hey Steve you forgot the 100 percent chance of a million scallopers..............

Add 10 mph for Lanark.

rockyg wrote:Add 10 mph for Lanark.

Lanark prediction is better than the East side.......
Tonight: WSW wind around 10 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Seas around 1 ft.

Friday: W wind 5 to 10 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Seas around 1 ft.

Friday Night: WSW wind around 10 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Seas around 1 ft.

Saturday: WSW wind around 10 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Seas around 1 ft.

Saturday Night: WSW wind 10 to 15 kt. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Seas around 1 ft.

Sunday: SW wind around 10 kt. Rain likely. Seas around 2 ft.

Sunday Night: SW wind around 10 kt. Rain likely. Seas around 2 ft.

It wouldn't hurt my feelings if the wind blows every weekend for a month give them babies a chance ta grow a little bit

if you believe One foot seas I have some swamp land for sale

JIm Smith wrote:if you believe One foot seas I have some swamp land for sale

Every (JT) inshore forcast I've ever seen said 1 foot or less. No matter how hard the wind was blowing.

Salty Gator wrote:

JIm Smith wrote:if you believe One foot seas I have some swamp land for sale

Every (JT) inshore forcast I've ever seen said 1 foot or less. No matter how hard the wind was blowing.

That is because they are INSHORE predictions. If it is predicted INSHORE at more than 1 foot it will say CHOPPY or light to moderate chop..

Jumptrout51 wrote:

Salty Gator wrote:

JIm Smith wrote:if you believe One foot seas I have some swamp land for sale

Every (JT) inshore forcast I've ever seen said 1 foot or less. No matter how hard the wind was blowing.

That is because they are INSHORE predictions. If it is predicted INSHORE at more than 1 foot it will say CHOPPY or light to moderate chop..

That may be true, but everyone I have ever seen said seas 1 foot or less or seas around 1 foot. So I guess we shouldn't expect a light chop since the forcast didn't mention it.

Apalachee Bay-
Coastal Waters From Apalachicola To Destin Fl Out 20 Nm-
Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River To Apalachicola Fl Out To
20 Nm-
Coastal Waters From Suwannee River To Keaton Beach Fl Out 20 Nm-
Tonight
Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots increasing to around 15 knots in the late evening. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Protected waters a light to moderate chop. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
Saturday
West wind around 15 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots in the and afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Protected waters a light to moderate chop. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
Saturday Night
Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the late evening. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Protected waters a light to moderate chop increasing to choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Sunday
Southwest wind around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
Sunday Night
Southwest wind around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Not to overstate the obvious, but our buds at NWS are pitifully bad at marine forecasting. Some of it is due to a lack of local data, but for whatever reason it's just bad. I just got back from spending three weeks at Carrabelle beach, and I went out at least ten times in the boat during that time, plus could see the bay very well from the house. Perhaps one or two times they got the forecast sort of right out of more than 20 attempts. NWS undershoots the wind and waves consistently, sometimes horribly. For example, during the OAR tourney, NWS forecast was for 1-2 ft seas, while actual was 5-6 ft, for three days. One day I fished the forecast was 1-2 again, actual was 4-5, plus waterspouts. So, figure doubling whatever they say, at a minimum. One has to go and make a decision on the water, because their forecasts are close to useless.

EJ