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Sea Kayak Trips Bulletin Board
Re: Weather interpretation
Posted By: Nick Schade In Response To: Weather interpretation (Laura Hysen)
Date: Wednesday, 7 July 1999, at 8:54 p.m.
The first rule of paddling is: Don't go out if you are uncomfortable with the conditions.
3' waves look pretty darn big when you are in a kayak. They will block out your view of the horizon. Don't depend on what the weather report says. If it looks beyond your limits, it is beyond your limits. You will eventually become comfortable with bigger waves and harsher conditions. But, save your experiments for less risky conditions.
> My husband & I have pretty different views on what is considered an
> adventure but we are both curious as to how a more experienced kayaker
> might have interpreted a particular weather forecast. We were doing a 4.5
> mile crossing with a report of 1-3 foot waves, winds 10-20 knots, and
> scattered storms; the sky was dark and moody and the waves seemed much
> larger (maybe up to 4 ft at times) to me than 1-3 feet (in short I was
> quite uncomfortable paddling in this) The bottom line: I feel that this
> weather report contains a high amount of variablity and although no severe
> weather was forcasted the weather could have still worsened locally to a
> degree that may have posed a problem/challenge for beginner/intermediate
> paddlers. Obviusly I work from a cautious playing field! My knowlege of
> weather patterns has strengthend my instincts on how quickly forecasts can
> change. In short, do you wait it out or just go for it?!
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