Dont give up just yet!!!

Discussion in 'Weather and Surf Forecasting' started by fl.surfdog, Aug 22, 2013.

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  1. Aug 22, 2013 #1
    fl.surfdog

    fl.surfdog Well-Known Member

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  3. Aug 22, 2013 #2
    Zippy

    Zippy Well-Known Member

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    That's the same guy who miscalled one storm after another last year.
     
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  5. Aug 22, 2013 #3
    Zippy

    Zippy Well-Known Member

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    And did it sounding completely confident and believable, lol.
     
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  6. Aug 22, 2013 #4
    Betty

    Betty Well-Known Member

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    Hey flsurfdog, Do you think he is reading his comments, or do you think he naturally can talk so fast?

    So, I took off work to get out there Wednesday morning. About a dozen guys were out at 8, 3-5' waves, much bigger than SI called for, about 6-7" intervals, onshore winds made it pretty choppy, a little blown out. I saw this short boarder really ripping. Was that you? I got my butt kicked but it was fun, and way better than work.
     
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  7. Aug 22, 2013 #5
    fl.surfdog

    fl.surfdog Well-Known Member

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    I can only remember one in the late season he blew, ahhh, time will tell. If forecasting is easy everyone would do it, but I must say he is confident mofo
     
    fl.surfdog, Aug 22, 2013
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  8. Aug 22, 2013 #6
    Zippy

    Zippy Well-Known Member

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    That's true maybe it was only one that had my hopes really high.
     
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  9. Aug 22, 2013 #7
    fl.surfdog

    fl.surfdog Well-Known Member

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    No Betty I went out yesterday afternoon around 3:00, chest high, nice little bowls coming in...I brought my funboard out, it was that kind of wave, not a lot of power, but still fun...its been a while, felt really good!!!
     
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  10. Aug 22, 2013 #8
    fl.surfdog

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    Matter of fact Zippy, I think he blew the call on Sandy, but that was such a weird storm to begin with, in the terms of how strong it became.
     
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  11. Aug 22, 2013 #9
    Mitchell

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    No...Levi blew a bunch last fall, we were watching his video forecasts at work pretty regularly until it just got ridiculous with nothing he predicted panning out. you surfing in the a.m.?
     
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  12. Aug 22, 2013 #10
    super fish

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    what he says isn't really far fetched but then again, it's like predicting a swell 10 days out
     
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  13. Aug 25, 2013 #11
    fl.surfdog

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  14. Aug 25, 2013 #12
    Mitchell

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    Just my opinion here but when I see forecasters making claims like

    "Should see our first hurricane by Sept 3/4."

    and posting model maps with no date, scale, or any other information other than what looks like an impressive storm between Florida and Bermuda 10 days from now I think its kind of irresponsible, or at least lazy. Does the purple mean 30, 50, 80mph winds? Its just a model, and the models have been forecasting stuff like this to happen 10 days out for pretty much the past month. Why is this forecaster confident that now it "should" happen. No details....Where's Jeff Lyons on this?...that guy I trust.

    Anyway...i'm stoked for it. Tired of this non-stop small wind swell.

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  15. Aug 25, 2013 #13
    fl.surfdog

    fl.surfdog Well-Known Member

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    Apparently this forecaster has much more education then you and I put together in meteorology, that is an assumption, sorry if you hold a sheepskin in meteorology. But I don't think its irresponsible, I think its just forecasting. Mr. Weiland has more information than you and I could even imagine at his finger tips, c'mon Mitchell don't be such a doubter, its just that time of the season.:cool:
     
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  16. Aug 25, 2013 #14
    Special Whale Glue

    Special Whale Glue Well-Known Member

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    Jeff Lyons.......yewwww. The weather channel used to be core now it's just corny.
     
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  17. Aug 25, 2013 #15
    fl.surfdog

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    If you all look on the 180 hr. swell map Mr. Swellinfo has a storm in the Central Caribbean moving our way....hmmm...its not time to get excited yet but its something to talk about.
     
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  18. Aug 25, 2013 #16
    fl.surfdog

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    Jeff Lyons, haven't heard that name in ages...had to use google on this one...looks like he is in Kentucky somewhere giving snow predictions...tropics were a little to much....just kidding.


     
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  19. Aug 25, 2013 #17
    Mitchell

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    Actually I meant Jeff Masters anyway. Jeff Lyons...LOL.

    Sorry...I'm usually frothing about these things as much as anyone. This summer is kind of beating down my stoke.

    Lets see if it pans out. Basically he's saying there "SHOULD be a hurricane by September 3/4", and put up a map with a bulls eye.
     
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  20. Aug 25, 2013 #18
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  21. Aug 25, 2013 #19
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    Surfline is calling for one
     
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  22. Aug 26, 2013 #20
    Alvin

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    The sandbars are setting up for something really nice!
     
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