NOAA Wrong Again

[HUTCH #1]

Took the day off Monday to do some fluke fishing out of Shark River Inlet. This was based on NOAA Monday forecast. 5-10 NW becoming 5 SW in afternoon. seas 2 ft. Got to the inlet and wind was howling 15-20 north all day and five foot seas. Had to turn around like all the other small boats that were there and read the same forecast that I did and fish the river all day for shorts. Stayed home 3 times this year based on NOAA forecast when the weather was beautiful. Thanks again NOAA for getting in wrong again.

[Gerry Zagorski]

I feel your pain...

Not that they don't blow forecasts as well but Windguru is typically better then NOAA... We have a direct link to them on the site here. If you look above under Resources, Choose Wind Information.

A lot of people have also been using the Long Brach forecast on www.weather.com as another point of info they have an hourly forecast with wind speed once you are withing 24 hours.

As far as most forecasts go, I don't trust any more then 2 days out.

[MrAC1980]

Don't forget to bookmark the surf cams that are outside Manasquan Inlet. Can't beat looking at the waves yourself on cam vs reading predictions!

[shrimpman steve]

Noaa sucks;)

[wdrag]

If you have a complaint about the forecast, please use the following link to submit your observed conditions.

http://www.weather.gov/phi/marobsform

[stevelikes2fish]

NOAA - - - - - Needless Online Advisory Agency (taxpayer waste)

[Overtime Fishing]

Can you actually get anything of value from Windguru without paying for the pro/pay version? Cannot ever seem to get any data in the zzones around us.

[captain george angler]

I like wind Guru much better than NOAA and it is free right on the top of this page under Resources. They blow a few but I think NOAA should use them and save us all some money.

[Joey Dah Fish]

You should also check weather.com hourly forecast for the Cory you are departing from use that plus wind guru I trust weather.com more

[frugalfisherman]

Going tomorrow (Wednesday). Guru and NOAA totally different wind forecasts. Monday they were both wrong.

[fishonmike]

Here is some i like


http://www.windfinder.com/forecast/long_branch

http://www.buoyweather.com/wxnav6.jsp?region=NJ&program=Maps

[rumster]

Took the day off Monday to do some fluke fishing out of Shark River Inlet. This was based on NOAA Monday forecast. 5-10 NW becoming 5 SW in afternoon. seas 2 ft. Got to the inlet and wind was howling 15-20 north all day and five foot seas. Had to turn around like all the other small boats that were there and read the same forecast that I did and fish the river all day for shorts. Stayed home 3 times this year based on NOAA forecast when the weather was beautiful. Thanks again NOAA for getting in wrong again.
I agree with you that NOAA is messed up at times and I didn`t expect the wind to be what it was at 10:00 am, but around 12:00 pm the wind died down and it was gorgeous out there. I was running a 24 ft Rampage and believe me you missed a gorgeous afternoon after the wind died out.

[Joey Dah Fish]

Going tomorrow (Wednesday). Guru and NOAA totally different wind forecasts. Monday they were both wrong.

What town are you leaving from?

[Angler Paul]

The wind forecasts by various weather services has been atrocious the last two days. Yesterday, I had my boat loaded up and ready to go and changed my mind due to the wind. Today, I went anyway thinking they could not be that wrong again but they were. Near shore it was NNW 20 mph plus. I could not find any fish there so I moved out to 3-4 miles and the conditions were even worse. NNE at 20 mph plus. I toughed it out for a few hours and managed 2 keepers and 6 shorts but I really did not enjoy myself fishing in that slop.

Paul Haertel

[Pauls1976]

I could only fish Monday morning, it was sloppy being in my 24 Scout. Didn't realize it until I did a u-turn while trolling. Managed to stuff the bow a few times. While washing the boat, watched the wind fade away. Oh well.

I can deal with NOAA being wrong but what I never could understand is why they can't update the forcast since it is automated. I can even deal with underestimating it at times but when they botch the direction, that leaves me scratching my head.

Personally, I look at all the sites and get an idea. When in doubt I look at the surf cams. I especially like Buoyweather and Windguru

[bigfishy]

http://www.intellicast.com/ for ALLLLLLLL your weather needs...
nuff said

Spend some time and learn to use the diff functions, You will no longer need
ANY other weather sites.....promise

[DMac]

I dont post much any more, but I have to agree everyone was way off with mondays forcast, but it was fishable I only broke SRI at 630, which was late for me Im usually breaking it at grey light and while conditions were not what was forcasted it was not horrible wind and waves picked up later maybe 8-830am, but by then I was already fishing and I fished late until wind layed down to lake atlantic and it did ran home at 30knots. Some time early bird gets worm and patience pays off. Some days you make the wrong call Monday I made the right ones.