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I hope everyone has a great time fishing the Blue water classic. I don't think the weather has agreed with the dates so everyone be safe and have some fun while you're at it. If nothing else the party should be great. Don't forget to post your pictures for us less than fortunate guys that are out of town can feel like we are part of it.
yeah this weather is not looking good at all. man this will be a major bummer
It's still Tuesday!
we're fishing...weather's gonna be great...Bob
QUOTE (Ktrain @ Aug 14 2007, 03:52 PM)
yeah this weather is not looking good at all. man this will be a major bummer
I fished a striper tourney last year in gale force winds. If bobs going Im going.
Tom
FISH ON!!
Jake, Wish you could be down here for this. Great thing about this year is that if we don't fish...Budwieser's going to get ALOT of business!!!
BUT the weather will be fine. the Navy wave predictions I've seen have had the heavy stuff well offshore past the 1000 fathom line...its not going to be a lake, but will be fishable. We still have an inshore division to fall back on.
BUT the weather will be fine. the Navy wave predictions I've seen have had the heavy stuff well offshore past the 1000 fathom line...its not going to be a lake, but will be fishable. We still have an inshore division to fall back on.
Here is the navy shot for Sat morning.
Click on the image to make it bigger.
It is for wind wave height.
Tom
Click on the image to make it bigger.
It is for wind wave height.
Tom
That's totally doable! Big wind waves well offshore, not near our fishing grounds! 
Keep the faith!!!!
Keep the faith!!!!
What day are we looking at?
PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT 20 NM
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE EVENING.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT 20 NM
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE EVENING.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT.
To me Friday is looking better. SW is better than N
PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT 20 NM
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE EVENING.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT 20 NM
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE EVENING.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT.
To me Friday is looking better. SW is better than N
im sure it will be fine for you guys!
Friday looks pretty rough, but Saturday isn't looking horrible...
Baltimore Canyon To Hatteras Canyon Out To 36n 70w To 34n 71w
This Afternoon
Variable winds 10 kt or less...except NW portion...becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft...highest NW.
Tonight
S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt...except far se portion... variable winds 10 kt or less. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Highest winds and seas NW.
Thu
S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt...except far se portion... variable winds 10 kt or less. Seas 4 to 6 ft...except far se portion...2 to 4 ft.
Thu Night
SW winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 5 to 8 ft late...highest NW.
Fri
SW winds 15 to 25 kt...becoming N. Seas 5 to 8 ft... highest NE.
Sat
Winds diminishing to E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 6 ft late...highest se.
Sun
E to se winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Baltimore Canyon To Hatteras Canyon Out To 36n 70w To 34n 71w
This Afternoon
Variable winds 10 kt or less...except NW portion...becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft...highest NW.
Tonight
S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt...except far se portion... variable winds 10 kt or less. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Highest winds and seas NW.
Thu
S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt...except far se portion... variable winds 10 kt or less. Seas 4 to 6 ft...except far se portion...2 to 4 ft.
Thu Night
SW winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 5 to 8 ft late...highest NW.
Fri
SW winds 15 to 25 kt...becoming N. Seas 5 to 8 ft... highest NE.
Sat
Winds diminishing to E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 6 ft late...highest se.
Sun
E to se winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
My rambling thoughts while board at work over lunch:
1. The different forecast sources don't agree with each other yet so this means they don't know squat yet.
2. Don't even look at the weekend weather forecast until the Thursday afternoon update.
3. If you want to go fishing and have your kitchen pass approved from the admiral, plan your trip, get your crew together, organized your tackle and bait, ect. Far easier to cancel a trip if the weather is bad than to put on together Friday night because the forecast just improved.
4. Many days are a coin toss for your boat...sometimes you have to stick your bow out of the inlet to see if the conditions are OK for your boat. No disgrace in turning around and taking the crew to eat pancakes instead.
5. The baltimore to hatteras canyon segment is too big an area to have any accuracy. When you get close, use intellicast see why it might be blowing at Hatteras or Baltimore but nice out of VB. Fishweather is cool because it can give a forecast for an individual buoy so I look at the VB buoy forecast.
6. If you are waiting for the no threat of pop-ups storms, sunny skies, variable winds, seas 2 foot or less, you may never go offshore fishing. Again, no disgrace in turning around. Get XM or Sirius weather for your chartplotter if you want updates on the water including tracking storms.
1. The different forecast sources don't agree with each other yet so this means they don't know squat yet.
2. Don't even look at the weekend weather forecast until the Thursday afternoon update.
3. If you want to go fishing and have your kitchen pass approved from the admiral, plan your trip, get your crew together, organized your tackle and bait, ect. Far easier to cancel a trip if the weather is bad than to put on together Friday night because the forecast just improved.
4. Many days are a coin toss for your boat...sometimes you have to stick your bow out of the inlet to see if the conditions are OK for your boat. No disgrace in turning around and taking the crew to eat pancakes instead.
5. The baltimore to hatteras canyon segment is too big an area to have any accuracy. When you get close, use intellicast see why it might be blowing at Hatteras or Baltimore but nice out of VB. Fishweather is cool because it can give a forecast for an individual buoy so I look at the VB buoy forecast.
6. If you are waiting for the no threat of pop-ups storms, sunny skies, variable winds, seas 2 foot or less, you may never go offshore fishing. Again, no disgrace in turning around. Get XM or Sirius weather for your chartplotter if you want updates on the water including tracking storms.
QUOTE (Fish Dad @ Aug 15 2007, 09:14 AM)
My rambling thoughts while board at work over lunch:
1. The different forecast sources don't agree with each other yet so this means they don't know squat yet.
2. Don't even look at the weekend weather forecast until the Thursday afternoon update.
3. If you want to go fishing and have your kitchen pass approved from the admiral, plan your trip, get your crew together, organized your tackle and bait, ect. Far easier to cancel a trip if the weather is bad than to put on together Friday night because the forecast just improved.
4. Many days are a coin toss for your boat...sometimes you have to stick your bow out of the inlet to see if the conditions are OK for your boat. No disgrace in turning around and taking the crew to eat pancakes instead.
5. The baltimore to hatteras canyon segment is too big an area to have any accuracy. When you get close, use intellicast see why it might be blowing at Hatteras or Baltimore but nice out of VB. Fishweather is cool because it can give a forecast for an individual buoy so I look at the VB buoy forecast.
6. If you are waiting for the no threat of pop-ups storms, sunny skies, variable winds, seas 2 foot or less, you may never go offshore fishing. Again, no disgrace in turning around. Get XM or Sirius weather for your chartplotter if you want updates on the water including tracking storms.
1. The different forecast sources don't agree with each other yet so this means they don't know squat yet.
2. Don't even look at the weekend weather forecast until the Thursday afternoon update.
3. If you want to go fishing and have your kitchen pass approved from the admiral, plan your trip, get your crew together, organized your tackle and bait, ect. Far easier to cancel a trip if the weather is bad than to put on together Friday night because the forecast just improved.
4. Many days are a coin toss for your boat...sometimes you have to stick your bow out of the inlet to see if the conditions are OK for your boat. No disgrace in turning around and taking the crew to eat pancakes instead.
5. The baltimore to hatteras canyon segment is too big an area to have any accuracy. When you get close, use intellicast see why it might be blowing at Hatteras or Baltimore but nice out of VB. Fishweather is cool because it can give a forecast for an individual buoy so I look at the VB buoy forecast.
6. If you are waiting for the no threat of pop-ups storms, sunny skies, variable winds, seas 2 foot or less, you may never go offshore fishing. Again, no disgrace in turning around. Get XM or Sirius weather for your chartplotter if you want updates on the water including tracking storms.
AMEN!!!
Fish dad is right on.....you all know what my saying is....you don't know unless you go !.....nothing wrong with launching your boat...getting out the inlet and then turning around....ME AND MY CREW A FISHING THIS TOURNAMENT...I want a trophy....plus I just found out who the beer maids are for the three nights and I"m gonna be there for sure !!!!!!!!!!.....Bob
QUOTE (bobdu11 @ Aug 15 2007, 01:39 PM)
Fish dad is right on.....you all know what my saying is....you don't know unless you go !.....nothing wrong with launching your boat...getting out the inlet and then turning around....ME AND MY CREW A FISHING THIS TOURNAMENT...I want a trophy....plus I just found out who the beer maids are for the three nights and I"m gonna be there for sure !!!!!!!!!!.....Bob
Bob -- I'm looking forward to fishing. If you're in, I'm in! I'll be waiting at the dock with a PBR in hand. It's not a question of if we're getting a trophy but how many!
Dolph
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