The weekend

[DC Ben]

Sigh if only this dream forecast for Saturday would hold. should be fun to see what it changes to on the day before...grrrr.

Forecast as of 4:00 PM EDT on September 26, 2005
Baltimore Canyon To Hatteras Canyon Out To 36n 70w To 34n 71w.

Fri
NE winds 15 to 25 kt...decreasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas subsiding to 3 to 6 ft.

Sat
Winds becoming E to se 10 kt. Seas subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.

[hd232]

I am with you lets hope[smile]

[Carson MAC]

I haven't fished in a month and a half for every reason under the sun. I need to go really bad. So look for that forecast to get bigger. [grin]

Cmac

[mdsportsman]

We can only hope but I don’t see it laying down that much in that short of time with the winds and seas they are calling for Thursday and Friday.

THU
SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT...THEN BECOMING N 20
TO 30 KT OVER NW PORTION LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8
FT...HIGHEST NW.

FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT.

SAT
WINDS BECOMING E 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.

[DC Ben]

I'm trying almost no matter what, so anywhere near this [wrong] forecast would be fine.

[Chumlord]

I am waiting and watching. Most likely heading south for some of those toothed critters!!! Sunday perhaps????

[DC Ben]

Uh oh, they put "N" into the wind direction and snuck decreasing "late" saturday into it ;)

Fri
Winds becoming N to NE and decreasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 6 ft.

Sat And Sun
Winds becoming E to NE 10 to 15 kt Sat. Seas subsiding to 2 to 4 ft late Sat.

[OC Local]

not looking good for Fri and Saturday. Sunday ??

[Tuesday 4:00pm]

FRI
WINDS BECOMING N TO NE AND DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT.

SAT AND SUN
WINDS BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE SAT.

[DC Ben]

Now the N is gone. This is fun ;) (1 am wed)

Fri
N winds decreasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 6 ft.
Sat And Sun
Winds becoming E 10 to 15 kt Sat. Seas subsiding to 2 to 4 ft late Sat.

[DC Ben]

Hmm. Where oh where did my 2-4 go...

Fri
N winds decreasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 6 ft. Winds and seas highest se.

Sat And Sun
Winds becoming E 10 to 15 kt Sat. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Winds and seas highest S.

[whitebite]

I read this forecast as "we don't know what the hell is gonna happen but if you go out can you please call us and let us know what the conditions are" 1-800-NOAA -is -Lost

[TommyTuna]

u guys that pay attention to the canyon forecast alone might as well use a OUIJA board instead.....

[Second Shot]

LOL Whitebite. That has been the case most of the summer...right.

[HARPOON]

http://buoyweather.com/wxnav.jsp?region=SE&program=nww3BW1&grb=wna&latitude=36.5&longitude=-75.75&zone=-4&units=e

http://buoyweather.com/wxnav.jsp?region=SE&program=Maps

[DC Ben]

Tommy, that is exactly my point! [wink]

[DC Ben]

Held basically the same forecast for several hours now. Shocking.

Fri
N winds decreasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 6 ft. Winds and seas highest se.

Sat And Sun
Winds becoming E 10 to 15 kt Sat. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Winds and seas highest S.

[fixit]

If ya asked me the forecast is getting much better.. Just go and stick your nose out of the inlet and go from there........

[DC Ben]

Fixit thats always my real forecast ;)

Even their guesses make things look OK so far.

[DC Ben]

A turn for the worse just a few minutes later -

Fri Night
Winds becoming NE 10 to 20 kt throughout...highest se. Seas 3 to 5 ft...except to 7 ft E of 1000 fms.

Sat Through Mon
NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft...highest S.

[HIT N RUN]

I don't think you'll see to many reports this weekend. Atleast not out of OI.Good luck to those that try!! Think I'm gonna sit this one out.

Bill.

[DC Ben]

Sure enough those wind guesses are starting to look nasty as is the strength of the cold front on the national map. My old stomping grounds in MI seem to get our weather 1-2 days early in the fall and they have gale warnings right now (40 kt winds and 6-10 swells on lake Michigan). Crap.

Crossing my fingers that it blows through fast and lets stuff settle down. I want to take my father out for tuna.

[TommyTuna]

Sunday will be very fishable

[bitemysister]

i suggest we all (probably 15-20 on this thread) go ahead and charter a 60' something and go.... whitebite said he would pay and bring those hot squidnation bars as well. there's always the spot tourney in VB too

[TommyTuna]

bitemysister originally wrote:
i suggest we all (probably 15-20 on this thread) go ahead and charter a 60' something and go.... whitebite said he would pay and bring those hot squidnation bars as well. there's always the spot tourney in VB too


or we could charter a 52' Ricky[tongue]

[Chumlord]

Right now I'm out.

[c-note]

me too @#$@%^!&!

[Jim Crist]

I'm with you Conner, let me know where we're heading out of. Have a bad itch to get out there and have a great day with good friends. Give me a call.

[Water_boy]

The wx to the north looks much better, they're calling for 2-4 ish from the Hudson to Baltimore. I'll be on a friends 42sf out of southern NJ so it looks I'll be out there Sat/Sun, (fingers crossed).

[c-note]

it says 2-4 out of OI now. Might be a shorter a$$ kickin. Jim I may have a spot on the Kat for Saturday I'll call you after a presentation I have this morning.

[Teasers]

I'm still watching. The Va. Beach bouy has the waves at 4.3 feet and a dominate period of 6 seconds as of 8 AM Thursday. That's a little bumpy.

Keith

[DC Ben]

Glad to see it blowing pretty hard here on shore today, crossing my fingers that this is mostly past in 48 hours.

[fixit]

Sunday looks better.... Can't be NE at 80 degrees

[TommyTuna]

now both days will be great

[Persistence2]

Still waiting and watching...

Keith, we're planning on running with Calvin and Kelly (probably leave early) so let me know if you want to run with us (if it comes together).

Tight lines

Glenn

[DC Ben]

Yup looking up on the maps and with my own eyes. Forecast is calming down too. I have Saturday with Sunday as a backup.

Fri Night
N to NE winds decreasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft...except 3 to 5 ft W of 1000 fms.

Sat
NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

[Capt Crunch]

Hmmm...

http://buoyweather.com/wxnav.jsp?region=NE&program=nww3BW1&grb=wna&latitude=37.5&longitude=-75.5&zone=-4&units=e

[Persistence2]

The intellicast wind model looks like a train wreck...but the Cape Henry to inshore forecast look like 5-10. I think it's a "toss up"...

Sure will be fun trying to make a decision tomorrow.

Glenn

[juggernaut]

WERE FISHING. I'M GETTING UP EARLY CHECKING WINDS AT LIGHT TOWER & WEATHER BOUY. PLAN ON TAKING NICE CRUISE OUT. CALVIN

[DC Ben]

See/hear you out there Jugger :)

[TommyTuna]

gonna be so pretty might run up to the Hudson

[Mike H]

Tommy,

This weekend weather is tough for me to call. I respect your opinion, but I can't tell if your last two posts were serious or sarcastic. Do you think that either day will be pleasant or at the very least doable? We have a 3.5 hour drive to the boat so we want to make a good decision.

Thanks
Mike

[TommyTuna]

looks to me like the further north you go, closer to the surface high, the better it gets - hence the Hudson smartass comment.

[grillo2]

Just look at the weather where you will be leaving from. the NWS is predicting a low of 48 degrees on saturday morning At Ocean city. for the temp to get this low the winds will have to be near dead calm considering the ocean all around OC in the low to mid 70's. then look at the marine forecast calling for east winds at 5 to 10 or 10 to 15 or whatever. any east wind off the ocean will not get a land temp that low. never trust the canyon forecast. for example, look at the De lightship right now when it supposed to be blowing real hard. the waves never broke 5 and are now down to the 3ish range. We're doing an overnighter sat / sun leaving IR inlet and heading to wilmington. Should be fine. Mark

[Teasers]

Thanks, Glenn. we're keeping a close eye on the weather. We'll make a decision tomorrow night. If we go we plan to leave about 4:30 so we'll probably be about 30 minutes behind you, Kelly & Calvin. We'll be on 68 & 79.

Keith

[Persistence2]

Keith,

I had to make a decision tonight, so I'm out...I hope the weather co-ops for everyone making the trip. I'll wait for another day...it's a huge commitment of time and energy running from Richmond and I have a lot of other "stuff" I can be doing with the family.

GOOD LUCK! Burn em' up!

Glenn

ps - Cal, if you're reading this, I planned on calling you tomorrow in the am.

[c-note]

man...Grillo2 brings me up and Presistence2 brings me down... hopefully the distance between the ups and downs will be widespread[grin]

I'm in for now out of OI. They did well today down there.

[Teasers]

Not looking good this morning. The bouy off of False Cape has the waves at 5.6 feet with a dominate period of 6 seconds. That was at 6:50 this morning. The forcast is calling for 3-5 seas tomorrow with NE winds.

Glenn, I think we'll chase the man in the brown suit.

Keith

[c-note]

damn the wind man...OI is out. VB maybe.

[DC Ben]

Well darn what a beautiful weekend it was. Perfect days on the water with Dad, calm sunny seas and the occasional fish :)

Funny that the conditions ended up closest to what the "pros" said 5 days out!!

As Tommy says, mental masturbation passes the time until the next trip :)

Good work on the fish btw, Tommy - sounds like I need another lesson.