Forget about going fishing the SOC for a few days...but if you want a real thrill?
Went out yesterday and had a ball in 3-4ft waves..no fishing, but had a great time testing a boat hull...bouncing and sliding the troughs. Took major
waves, no broaching, but we took tons of spray!
I did not want to risk damaging my spendy Nikon out there, so all I can post is Coyote and Mulege roadviews of the sea before we hauled anchor. It
was ROUGH!
The anchored CC looked like a colt dancing & pulling at it's ground tether.
Palm fronds bent way over...damn windy now.
Some road views coming back from Mulege.
Temps at 5 a.m. were 50F, wind gusting already, clear skies. Forecast: more of the same for the next couple days..then? ..who knows? Hey,
it's winter in Baja....fish, hunt doves, make hearty stews, read a few books. Life is good.
.
[Edited on 12-18-2009 by Pompano]bill erhardt - 12-16-2009 at 10:01 AM
Four days of calm seas forecast for Thetis Bank........shari - 12-16-2009 at 10:41 AM
wind wind wind in SOC = heavenly summer like days on the Pacific...sorry amigos...let it blow over there!!!
it's gotta be nearly 80 degrees right now over here and super calm!
AND...Juan just got into some TUNA!!!!!! woo hooo
[Edited on 12-16-2009 by shari]DENNIS - 12-16-2009 at 11:48 AM
Well...It isn't 80 here but, 70 will do. It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood.Bajagypsy - 12-16-2009 at 12:30 PM
Shari, here is hoping the temp stays there till we get there, it warmed up here in Saskatoon today, only -18!Pompano - 12-16-2009 at 01:35 PM
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Four days of calm seas forecast for Thetis Bank........
BILL..If I didn't have a prior committment, I'd already be headed for Mag Bay in th MoHo pulling that Trophy. Tight Lines!msteve1014 - 12-16-2009 at 06:09 PM
Three more days and I will be in La Bocana, hoping the weather and fish hold on for a little longer.Lauriboats - 12-16-2009 at 07:26 PM
Next Tuesday we will be heading your way Shari, hope it stays calm over there, it is really windy over here on the Bay of Conception .Pompano - 12-16-2009 at 07:31 PM
Laurieboats...
It's SOOO WINDY over here at Coyote, that..
...my dog has to back up to bark.
Tell me the truth, I can take it. Has anybody ever heard that one before?shari - 12-16-2009 at 07:36 PM
forcast says nice here for the next few days...yipppeeeee.fishbuck - 12-16-2009 at 07:37 PM
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Originally posted by shari
forcast says nice here for the next few days...yipppeeeee.
What's the Tuna forcast?DavidT - 12-16-2009 at 11:24 PM
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Originally posted by Pompano
Laurieboats...
It's SOOO WINDY over here at Coyote, that..
...my dog has to back up to bark.
Tell me the truth, I can take it. Has anybody ever heard that one before?
I've not heard that one before. What happens if you turn him around and then he f-rts?shari - 12-17-2009 at 07:42 AM
another calm, flat seas, warm day here Bucky...they got 7 tuna yesterday and lost some to sea lions as well...Juan says they were spotty and tricky to
find but some are still around. He's out again today with some spearfishermen to target tuna too so stay tuned.Skipjack Joe - 12-17-2009 at 08:39 AM
Shari,
Can you give me the link for the weather report for Asuncion? I can only find the major towns. Are you saying it's calm all day long?Pompano - 12-17-2009 at 08:41 AM
Igor..the wind/gale/really strong blast.. comes up in the afternoons.
!WIND!
Pompano - 12-17-2009 at 08:43 AM
Fishbuck...I just went outside to check with the Wind Gods. They are a mite restless and tell me it's gonna be VERY WINDY for at least the next two
days. Gusts to 20mph today and about 18mph tomorrow. Wave heights will pound you silly...4 footers with some 6 footers thrown in to really test your
choice of Spanish expletives. Add cooling surface water temps to that and a dove hunt inland sounds very good.
All this wind we have been having since Sunday night means that even if the winds quit by this coming Saturday, the Mulege area will still be
roly-poly until Sunday or Monday. I could go out on a limb and predict the weather for your planned trip...
... but then we would not be having all this fun keeping you in suspense.
Wind:
A long time ago, my Dad told me he'd had to quit hiring any hands who smoked a pipe or wore thier Stetsons loose. They'd spend too much time trying
to light pipes or chasing flying hats. One or two prairie fires and some stampedes made this a simple decision.
Windy Story:
Then there was the time he and I were riding fence after a terrific windstorm that piled tumbleweeds against the wire.. which then caused huge sand
dunes to grow over the fence.
We came upon a Stetson sitting on a large dune. Dad leaned down from the saddle and grabbed the hat. A head underneath grunted:
"Grab a shovel, boys. I'm on horseback."msteve1014 - 12-17-2009 at 05:59 PM
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Originally posted by Pompano
Laurieboats...
It's SOOO WINDY over here at Coyote, that..
...my dog has to back up to bark.
Tell me the truth, I can take it. Has anybody ever heard that one before?
I have heard that before. I'm 51, and my first journeyman said that when I was a first year apprentice. He retired 1 year after we started working
together. He was 65 then. The same guy showed me how to put togeather a Rube Goldberg.
[Edited on 12-18-2009 by msteve1014]
[Edited on 12-18-2009 by msteve1014]shari - 12-17-2009 at 08:57 PM
I use buoyweather and plug in our lat-long. There has only been light winds all week with a bit of wind in the late afternoon around 3...maybe around
12-15 knots...just gorgeous....supposed to be even less tomorrow...but a 9shari - 12-17-2009 at 09:00 PM
i use buoy weather and plug in our lat-long....there have been light winds all week...a couple hours of 12-15 in the late afternoon and balmy
weather...just lovely and tomorrow should be even calmer but a 9' swell expected but it doesnt look like it will get that big.
STILL WINDY
Pompano - 12-18-2009 at 09:52 AM
This is what our Baja weather looks like from Sta. Rosalia...mucho viento.
For you stinkpots and sailors, Santa Rosalia marina is a snug harbor and anchorage.
WIND/WAVE FORECAST FOR THIS AREA...(PT. CONCEPTION)
I have used this site ..BUOYWEATHER,COM..for many years with good success.
Morning - Breezy whitecapping conditions with moderate choppy seas. Small short period wind waves.
Winds: NNW 12 to 16 knots
Seas: NNW 3 feet at 5 sec.
Afternoon - Breezy whitecapping conditions with moderate choppy seas. Small short period wind waves.
Winds: NNW 13 to 18 knots
Seas: NNW 4 feet at 5 sec
The Tube just said that Atlanta's international airport is closed due to severe weather. Guess our windy days on the SOC are not that bad after
all.
