stupid wind!

[killerbe20]

open water forecast for southern lake michigan.....

.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO

20 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING...

THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY OVERNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT

SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.

.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 KT.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2

TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO

15 KT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.

.THURSDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KT.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT.

CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES

2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT OVERNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...WEST GALES TO 35 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST. WAVES BUILDING

TO 10 TO 14 FT.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KT. WAVES 10 TO 14 FT.

.SATURDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES

7 TO 10 FT.

.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.

at least Sunday may be nice. I'm sure Monday will be though cause I'm at the firehouse.

[GLF]

This is not what I am seeing on NOAA. Where are you getting your forecast from? I would like another link to compare forecasts.

[killerbe20]

that was from noaa as well. it is the open water forecast, the near shore wasn't as bad.

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/product.php?site=lot&product=glf&issuedby=lm

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/grr/marine/

how are you accessing noaa? i also like comparing different forecasts. its amazing how different they can be sometimes.

[spoonfed]

Sounds like what we had in Frankfort all weekend! Had to run 9 miles in 6-8 coming back on Sat. Gotta love mother nature!

[jimcr]

that was from noaa as well. it is the open water forecast, the near shore wasn't as bad.

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/product.php?site=lot&product=glf&issuedby=lm

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/grr/marine/

how are you accessing noaa? i also like comparing different forecasts. its amazing how different they can be sometimes.

Hey Josh try these links

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/greatlakes/?c=map&l=gl&p=a&m=wh

The second one has a map that you can click on where you will be and gives you the forecast for that area.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=43.052833917627936&lon=-87.80960083007812&site=lot&smap=1&unit=0&lg=en&FcstType=marine

I have a few more but these seem to be about the best.

Tight Lines

Jim

[GLF]

This is what I have been using for the open water forecast.

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/zone/gtlakes/lmopen.htm

[killerbe20]

thanks guys!

looks like they are all saying the same thing. Sunday looks like it may be nice.

oh, well. i blew an exhaust hose and have to replace the risers on one motor anyways. should be fixed today or tomorrow and ready if the weekend is fishable.

[Grant Sadler]

I hear YA Same report I seen I'am keeping close eye on it, to do the Pentwater trip, it may be a couple days of this Hope thats not the case

[GLF]

thanks guys!

looks like they are all saying the same thing. Sunday looks like it may be nice.

They link I use updated this morning and now shows the same forecast as your link.

[JWheeler]

Sure would be nice if the forecast was dead wrong....unlikely. Supposed to fish Saturday. May launch north one port and roll south to the dock if it is "managable"...

[its an addiction]

Yah, stupid wind. Ruined my plans for the long weekend in my 16' boat. I guess it will be the inland lakes this weekend.

[steeliebob]

I guess you have to look at the posative side of all of this **** weather. That is there will be a few more fish hitting the gravel beds this year and with all of the rain they will have a chance to spawn out before the river fishermen can get a good shot at them. Hopefully more fish in a couple of years. I was planning on hitting some river mouths this week for steelhead but not with the 3" of rain that we got yesterday