Thursday, December 17, 2009

12/17 - The Pattern

Well.

Looks like we're in the true winter weather pattern now.

YOU HAVE TO GET WHILE THE GETTIN IS GOOD, is what I say! (where FLEXABILITY, is KEY)

This past week it was Monday and Tuesday, the 14 & 15th.

Avid anglers, and especially ones that make their entire living fishing are also amateur weather forecasters. For their locale area, of course.  Looks like we're in the every 3-5 day pattern, now.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING


TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. INLAND
WATERS CHOPPY. ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWERS.

TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. INLAND WATERS
CHOPPY. RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. INLAND
WATERS CHOPPY. RAIN WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.

FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GALE FORCE GUSTS
POSSIBLE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. INLAND WATERS CHOPPY. SCATTERED
EVENING SHOWERS BECOMING ISOLATED AFTER MIDNIGHT.


SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS TO GALE FORCE,
POSSIBLE EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.


SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5
FEET. INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.


MONDAY

WEST WINDS 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. INLAND WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP.


If you have the ability to go on a week day, a week day maybe the only choice. And then Monday is your day!