WMFL August 13th, and 14th event CANCELED!!

[Nailer]

Wind speeds as I type this are 21 Kts at Holland pear, 25 kts mid lake, and a big storm moving across the lake from the North. The massage from Captain Don I received a bit ago was "its blowing like a bitch here". At this point all we can do is hope for better on Sunday. Sorry all but 4' waves are just not safe for our small boat fisherman.

Edited August 13, 2011 by Nailer

[DIRTY DOG]

LMZ847-131515-

GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI-

400 AM EDT SAT AUG 13 2011

TODAY

SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS VEERING WEST 10 TO

20 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET

SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET LATE IN THE DAY.

TONIGHT

NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE

OF THUNDERSTORMS...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY OVERNIGHT. WAVES AROUND

1 FOOT.

SUNDAY

NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF

SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE IN THE DAY.

SUNDAY NIGHT

NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES

2 TO 4 FEET.

Man ,tomorrow dont look any better in my eyes, guess well see what the 4pm update brings.

[Nailer]

What is NOAA thinking when they post 20-25 kts winds and 1-2' waves? When ever has a 20 kts wind only produced a 2' wave?

My son Jacob is on the lake now, and he says it's 3-5 with the occasional 6' thrown in. with wind speeds of 15 kts.

[plumkrazy]

i bet that the 4 pm one will have small craft advisory

[Adam Bomb]

You can blame it on my Mom. Whenever she takes a vacation and we are planning to head west the wind blows like hell. Forcast for the next few days sucks!...Hope you guys get your tournament out tomorrow.

[ekbelt]

Anyone know if they canceled day 1 for the Saugatuck tournament too?

[DIRTY DOG]

Nope day one was fished.

[Nailer]

i bet that the 4 pm one will have small craft advisory

You where correct Phil.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 775 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS

EVENING

We will not fish Sunday!

I am thinking about next Saturday doing a make up event and, or fun event/meet and greet type thing.

[Line Dancin]

Anyone know if they canceled day 1 for the Saugatuck tournament too?

Talked to Jimmy a little while ago they held it up for one hour and then started the tournament. He said there was Lightning everywhere while they went out. 6-8s where they were fishing and watched a watersout try and form. He also said there were boats out there way to small to in that kind of water. I dont know what the heck they were thinking not calling it. Is tournament control trying to get someone killed. they had the boat hit by lightening that was less than a mile from us a couple years ago in ludington and alsmost kill that guy. I just dont get it. Maybe when they get someone killed they will make better decisions. Glad the WMFL leaders has more common sense. Glad to see that ken and don can look at the weather and realize it just isn't worth it some times. No fish is worth someones life.

[mattmishler]

Sounds like a great time to run doubles on one screw of a bridge boat.

[Far Beyond Driven]

Buddy said it was 4's with some bigger, he's in a 22' and wasn't bitching too badly about it. 6-8's would have had him running for the harbor.