Who Do U Trust

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surfingboyo
surfingboyo
QLD
318 posts
QLD, 318 posts
11 Dec 2008 11:39pm
i was just checking the wind forecasts for tommorow and came accross to very different outlooks.

1) Seabreeze
www.seabreeze.com.au/graphs/qld1.asp
Friday
5-10 N/NE
Saturday
15-20 N/NW


2) BOM
http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDQ11270.html
Friday
20-25 NW/NE
Saturday
25-30 N/NW

Since there never right, im guessing wind is hard to forecast.

So what weather service do you check-out.
it will be interesting to see what the wind does


elizabethb
elizabethb
QLD
2081 posts
QLD, 2081 posts
11 Dec 2008 11:52pm
Just check the current beacons and go by that; have gear in the car or available at all times in case, and be prepared to have an excuse to leave school, work, uni or your missus if the wind does appear....

Tomorrow I'm going for 15-20 NE, as atm there is a strongly sly front here. Good luck.
Plus, the BOM has updated theirs.

Friday: NW/NE winds 15/20 knots increasing to 20/25 knots later in the day. Seas 1.6 to 2 metres. Showers.
Saturday: N/NW winds 15/20 knots increasing to 20/25 knots in the morning, and to 25/30 knots by afternoon.
phrase
phrase
WA
228 posts
WA, 228 posts
12 Dec 2008 5:24am
I look at the trees. But when I see the seagulls having a hard time flying straight, that`s it there`s no stopping me!
555
555
892 posts
555 555
892 posts
12 Dec 2008 5:42am
www.windguru.cz

They might be in Czechoslovakia, but they have a far greater success rate than our local BOM equivalent 'MetService'. I find that windguru understates the wind a bit (maybe around 10% by strength) but is generally spot on with timings and direction.

Sometimes I wonder if the Met people just consult the horoscope writers instead of looking at the charts.. But then, if they did that, they might be right more often.
Blownaway
Blownaway
QLD
776 posts
QLD, 776 posts
12 Dec 2008 7:09am
I find Bom consistently seems to over state it an seabreeze is the same at under estimating it.
So most of the time it is somewhere in the middle so always be prepared if it looks in any way at all to come on.

I am going with the 15 to 20 NE this arvo an kicking in at around midday....
superlizard
superlizard
VIC
702 posts
VIC, 702 posts
12 Dec 2008 9:23am
yeah, i find all the forecasts bull***t most of the time...
beacons are the only reliable thing... although if it takes you more than 10 minutes to get to beach, you could also get stooged by the changing wind.
colinwill78
colinwill78
VIC
1395 posts
VIC, 1395 posts
12 Dec 2008 10:25am
I use my horoscope


(edit.... damn someone already did thet gag)
laurie
laurie
NSW
3889 posts
NSW, 3889 posts
12 Dec 2008 12:34pm
Speaking of old gags:

555
555
892 posts
555 555
892 posts
12 Dec 2008 11:25am
Looks like you need to update the pic Laurie.. how do you decide whether the arrows should be red or green?
laurie
laurie
NSW
3889 posts
NSW, 3889 posts
12 Dec 2008 2:56pm
Saffer
Saffer
VIC
4501 posts
VIC, 4501 posts
12 Dec 2008 3:00pm
Trust is always a subjective issue...for example:

Man made alcohol, god made marijuana...who do you trust more?
GreenPat
GreenPat
QLD
4103 posts
QLD, 4103 posts
12 Dec 2008 2:05pm
Who says? If this is the same doG who made man, then didn't doG also make alcohol via the hand of man?

But we're not going to get theological here, rule 9 says no religious debates. Keep it green, keep it clean.

Edit: I think discussing Huey is acceptable though
user
user
WA
1140 posts
WA, 1140 posts
12 Dec 2008 5:07pm
Well "Huey" is of course short for "Kahuna" the great Hawaiin doG of the surf !!!
GreenPat
GreenPat
QLD
4103 posts
QLD, 4103 posts
12 Dec 2008 8:11pm
Could do with some surf right now, bloody work function.

Bring on the weekend...
surfingboyo
surfingboyo
QLD
318 posts
QLD, 318 posts
12 Dec 2008 10:32pm
seabreeze 1
coastalwatch 0

we will see what happens tomorrow
surfingboyo
surfingboyo
QLD
318 posts
QLD, 318 posts
13 Dec 2008 3:33pm
phrase said...

I look at the trees.


i didnt know the trees issued forecasts
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