Consider the weather the day before this forecast. Now, if you read the marine forecast and it says winds 10-15 knots and seas 3-5 feet, there must be something wrong. And variable wind, that is the holy grail as it means near flat calm seas. The wave heights they predict are severely tainted as they typically include swell heights as well, which are really of no consequence to your fishing. As far as your fishing comfort goes, that is the THE most inaccurate, misleading and unuseable information you can use. The first thing that absolutely kills me is their prediction of the sea height. Here is how I read and interpret the information. The resource most of us fishermen use is the NOAA marine forecast, however the trick is in knowing and fully understanding what you are reading and knowing when to read between the lines and when to apply a filter on some of the information. There is no escaping the reality of wind driven seas and the discomfort it brings and thus we seek to find the most favorable sea conditions on which to enjoy your fishing day. The one wrench that can get thrown into this equation is cut off low pressure systems as they are their own animals and don’t follow any rulesĮvery fisherman must consider the weather before making final plans to fish offshore. And thus you know have a reference to look out up to 7 days and start making a plan to go fishing. As bad as it may have been last weekend and early week with the strong winds and cold temperatures, it has been just as good since Friday and looks to continue very nice through Wednesday or so. Basically, the weather balances itself out. As an overall rule I use for the length of the weather window, the stronger the front the longer the weather window. The light wind conditions may only last one or two days, or like this past week, they may last 5 or 6 days. This is the day that the High Pressure ridge has moved just offshore and thus will bring either calm or light south winds. As such, 80% of the time you will have light wind conditions on the first day the low temperature is higher than the previous day. This up and down of temperature mostly has to do with the approach and passing of cold fronts. Watch as they rise and then fall to a peak low and then begin to rise again. Focus in on the low temperatures and follow them through week. The rule that I use is to look at the 7 day temperature outlook. Of course, no body wants to fish when its windy and cold, and thus it is important to get a sense of the weather and be able to predict when good fishing weather will prevail. Brant and the OIFC Captains look at the weather. Certainly it is not an exact science, but there is some consistency. However, there are some tricks and things you can do to "filter" that forecast to get to the truth and also be able to precdict the weather further in advance. The resource that most of use is the NOAA Marine forecast to determine whether we'll go fishing or not. The weather is obviously the ultimate deciding factor as to whether you go fishing or not. Roger's Wahoo Challenge (NovemDecember 31, 2022) Freeman/Yamaha Fall Brawl King Classic (October 21-23, 2022).Yamaha Jolly Mon King Classic (June 8-12, 2022).Fisherman's Post Inshore Challenge (May 19-20, 2023).Far Out Shootout (April 15-May 13, 2023).
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