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  1. Sep 26, 2008, 05:45 PM #1
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    Question Winds!!

    Looks like Sunday's set for good winds, but lots of disagreement about Saturday. Latest Swellinfo maps have sideshore for Va Beach and onshore for Eastern Shore. Both show decreasing wind throughout the day. Weather.com pretty much agrees with the wind direction, but is showing lighter winds (< 5kt) early, followed by heavier winds later. Accuweather.com shows onshore for both places and heavier winds (10-15 kt).

    Any other sites people recommend for wind forecasts?

    Is there one source that's thought of as the "official" wind forecast shop?

    Thanks and hoping the 6pm forecast update will be colored blue or green for one of these locations on Saturday!
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    http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/phi/
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  3. Sep 26, 2008, 07:29 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by aka pumpmaster View Post
    http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/phi/
    Does Swellinfo get their wind forecast from NOAA?
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  4. Sep 26, 2008, 07:36 PM #4
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    don't know how he pulls all the data together. i look at a wide range of stuff but mainly SI and NOAA for weather. Last year I did a 3 months study of various forecasting sites and compared the forecast for 3 days before a date to the actual conditions on that date. SI was the best with a 70% accuracy rate. Magic Seaweed was right about 20% of the time.
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  5. Sep 26, 2008, 07:39 PM #5
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    Not surprised MSW was off so much.... By SI do you mean Swellinfo? Good stuff.
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    Yeah, SI is short for Swell Info
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  7. Sep 26, 2008, 06:03 PM #7
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    Thumbs down

    Ya it sucks for NJ it was green all day for Sunday and now it switched to blue/red.
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    It will change again.
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    Quote Originally Posted by aka pumpmaster View Post
    It will change again.
    Haha it just did...
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  10. Sep 26, 2008, 06:24 PM #10
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    Could someone give me a quick lesson on the way the winds affect the surf. Or point me to a place I can learn. I want to be able to understand this stuff myself so I dont waste my time going out only to be disapointed..

    thanks guys!
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