Diving 8/5-8/7?

[michaelbaranowski]

Since my dive buddy is out of action for the next month I am looking to see if I can find anybody that needs a extra person to split gas. And maybe I can learn a thing or two along the way.

[speckle-catcher]

sounds like you've got the bug :D

[michaelbaranowski]

I have had the bug now I just have made my first dive in the gulf so it makes me feel a little more comfortable. Plus the seas are forecaust to be nice and I hate to miss the good weather.

[michaelbaranowski]

the forecast now has 2-3 for Sat/Sun so I will just have to wait and see. Guess I should see if I can find someone to go during the week and I can just call in sick.

[Phat_Tuna]

don't know where you are looking at the weather, but here is the buoyweather forecast for the weekend.

8/6 00 W 266 0 - 1 S 3sec 0 - 1
8/6 06 SSE 169 9 - 12 SSE 3sec 0 - 1
8/6 12 S 187 7 - 10 S 2sec 1 - 2
8/6 18 WSW 246 1 - 1 S 3sec 0 - 1

8/7 00 SSE 164 3 - 5 S 3sec 0 - 1
8/7 06 S 173 9 - 13 SE 4sec 0 - 1
8/7 12 S 185 6 - 9 S 3sec 1 - 2
8/7 18 S 182 8 - 11 S 3sec 1 - 2

[michaelbaranowski]

http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/fmtbltn.pl?file=forecasts/marine/coastal/gm/gmz370.txt

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
303 PM CDT TUE AUG 2 2005

UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP
CHANNEL OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS

GMZ350-355-370-375-031130-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM-
303 PM CDT TUE AUG 2 2005

TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

WEDNESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

[Phat_Tuna]

michael i am not sure if you are aware of this or not but. NOAA Lies and they have a serious Crack problem in their forecasting division. Mine is pulled from Buoy weather wich is a composite of all the forecasting agencies and has been dead on for as long as we have used it. where as Noaa is right once out of every ????? times.

[michaelbaranowski]

I guess I will have to look at it also to see what I think will happen.

[speckle-catcher]

I agree with PT about the NOAA wave forecast - seems like they are always off by 2' (usually 4', when they call for 2')

[michaelbaranowski]

NOAA is back down to less than 2'.