What a Mess!!!!

[Big G]

Take a look at Tuesday and Wednesday. I don't think in all the years of looking at the charts, I've seen more confusion. Goes from -0- out of the south in white to 28 in RED from the north.

You can't tell if the cold front is comming out of the North or sneaking up from the South.

Nice colors though....

http://www.ikitesurf.com/windAndWhere.iws?regionID=149&siteID=812&Isection=Forecast+Graphs

[bryanleighty]

rasta ikitesurf.com

:)

[JoshTaylor]

ikitesurf sucks.

[CrazyJay]

Hey Josh..stay in school (and awake in spelling class) ;0)~

[Tom Stock]

im gana haff to laff

[JoshTaylor]

aha.. my bad..

[Skyway Scott]

Ikite has always sucked.

Accuweather is the best, imo. They nailed today's forecast 2 days ago.
They even had it picking up at noon and slowing at 4.
They also had the wind direction shifts nailed.
Unlike Ikite's technology that relies on 2 trained chimps, crayons and a dart board; AW has an actual human using stuff like computers and satellite images to do the forcecasting.
I am sure other sites are good too, but AW is the real deal. :)

[Galego]

Ikite has always sucked.

Accuweather is the best, imo. They nailed today's forecast 2 days ago.
They even had it picking up at noon and slowing at 4.
They also had the wind direction shifts nailed.
Unlike Ikite's technology that relies on 2 trained chimps, crayons and a dart board; AW has an actual human using stuff like computers and satellite images to do the forcecasting.
I am sure other sites are good too, but AW is the real deal. :)

do you have a link for them?

[Skyway Scott]

http://www.accuweather.com/marine.asp?zipcode=33712&page=%2Fmarine.asp&Submit1=GO%21

:)

Oh, they tend to be pretty conservative on their NW coldfront windspeeds. If they say 20, plan on more.
If they say 30, you are probably about to get rocked!!

[Galego]

http://www.accuweather.com/marine.asp?zipcode=33712&page=%2Fmarine.asp&Submit1=GO%21

:)

Oh, they tend to be pretty conservative on their NW coldfront windspeeds. If they say 20, plan on more.
If they say 30, you are probably about to get rocked!!

thanks, now that i have a reliable forecast for wind i guess i can put down my leaf blower!!!

[Skyway Scott]

They do better than any other, imo.
It's still just a forecast and we are talking wind.
But, I would bet on them against any other service, any day of the week.
It's as good as educated guessing gets, imo.

[bryanleighty]

http://www.accuweather.com/marine.asp?zipcode=33712&page=%2Fmarine.asp&Submit1=GO%21

:)

Oh, they tend to be pretty conservative on their NW coldfront windspeeds. If they say 20, plan on more.
If they say 30, you are probably about to get rocked!!


i added this to my post in the 'Wind Links' sticky thread in the Let's Ride forum.

If anyone has more links to add there, please do....

[Skyway Scott]

The other invaluable one that you have and posted is the Albert Whitted link.
That link is more reliable than the SW for ENE NE and E I think.
It's also dead on for Lassing.

[bayflite]

the albert whitted sensor is also the one that the weather channel has (at least here in the burg)on it's crawler @ the bottom of the screen.
very reliable.
prolly n pine county has a different sensor.
normally it refreshes hourly but on the weather channel it refreshes more frequently when noticable changes occur.
peace

[Ross Bond(blu Swchblde 2)]

good to know because i love lassing and the weather channel usually shows a lil. more than what north shore has, so now i can ride lassing more!!

[Kev]

I can't believe I'm actually here all this week. The curse has lifted. I hop[e I didn't just jinx myself. I think I'm going to be sooooo tier at the end of the week. So where is everyone going tomorrow? North Beach maybe??

Tuesday
North winds increasing to 20 to 25 knots. Seas building to 5 to 7 feet. Bay and inland waters choppy.
Tuesday Night
North winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts to gale force. Seas building to 6 to 8 feet. Bay and inland waters very rough.
Wednesday
North winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts to gale force. Seas 5 to 7 feet near the coast and 9 to 11 feet from 20 to 60 nm offshore. Bay and inland waters very rough.
Wednesday Night
Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet near the coast and 6 to 10 feet from 20 to 60 nm offshore. Bay and inland waters rough.
Thursday And Thursday Night
Northeast winds around 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet near the coast and 5 to 7 feet from 20 to 60 nm offshore. Bay and inland waters choppy.
Friday
East winds around 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet near shore and 3 to 5 feet offshore. Bay and inland waters choppy.
Saturday
East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.

[BigR]

Exactly there Kev, I think this new year you might be our good luck wind charm for a change. Stay in town all year!! LOL! :p

me and Lori should be there in the morning, I suppose thats what you're thinking?

have a happy new year Kev!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bayflite]

see you there.

[CrazyJay]

Backside should be good tomorrow after noon. Might switch North enough to ride frontside.
Happy New Year Everyone !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Wolfie]

North beach as soon as it looks good! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!

[Kev]

See you all there!!

[Tom Stock]

Will be at backside at 12:30 with my 9m locked and loaded ready to shred the flats across the channel.

See you there boys! Happy new year.

[eclipsedave]

Here is the link I used when I went over there for eclipse demo 3 weeks ago alot better than Ikite http://www.windfinder.com/forecast/saint_petersberg_clearwater