I'm sure most of you are burned out from all the sessions you've had this week. As for me, I've been waiting for the weekend and watching the winds dissapear.
Do the pros predict any ridable weather? Sat early morning maybe? Fat chance?
Anxious to kite,
Dawid
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by dawidp » Fri Apr 30, 2010 8:31 pm
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by adseguy » Fri Apr 30, 2010 9:02 pm
I'm no pro, but I've realized that right before a storm the forecasts are terribly unreliable. I just watched the forecast go from 21 SW to 13 SW within a few hours. Doesn't look like much anywhere besides Wisconsin.
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by nG » Fri Apr 30, 2010 9:11 pm
adseguy wrote:I'm no pro, but I've realized that right before a storm the forecasts are terribly unreliable. I just watched the forecast go from 21 SW to 13 SW within a few hours. Doesn't look like much anywhere besides Wisconsin.
In addition, it is extremely dangerous to go out into the water when it forecasts thunder storms later in the day, cause it may seem like a nice weather, but in split second wind direction can reverse, and storm come unexpectedly.
Learned my lesson the hard way.
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by adseguy » Fri Apr 30, 2010 9:29 pm
Yep. If you feel that cold air or see a storm/wind line I do a cool trick called GET THE FUCK OUT! 
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by STF » Fri Apr 30, 2010 10:11 pm
sooo were we going?
SW 15-20 looks good. If i turns out around 200 degrees or less Id say keegs. it was forcast for SW today and it was more S at keegs. had a 4+ hr sesson there today. If its more then 200 lets hit up Mich somewhere
SW 15-20 looks good. If i turns out around 200 degrees or less Id say keegs. it was forcast for SW today and it was more S at keegs. had a 4+ hr sesson there today. If its more then 200 lets hit up Mich somewhere
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by Misfit » Sat May 01, 2010 1:49 am
Ive been waiting for the weekend but it looks iffy for saturday. Ill look at it again when I wake up!
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by Misfit » Sat May 01, 2010 11:29 am
Noah sent me a message that it's blowing up his way. Way too far for me to drive today but if you're really going nuts......
My backup plan was to get the hobie out if the breeze was too light to kite but the damn storms in this area are making it unsafe. Nothing like a 28' lightning rod sticking out of the middle of your rig.
Aaaaarrrrgghh!!
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My backup plan was to get the hobie out if the breeze was too light to kite but the damn storms in this area are making it unsafe. Nothing like a 28' lightning rod sticking out of the middle of your rig.
Aaaaarrrrgghh!!
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by dewsy » Sat May 01, 2010 4:42 pm
got about an hour and a half in at Warren State Park just a couple minutes south of St. Joe.. the wind was light but I had the flysurfer and the door board I just got in and had a good time.. GO HAWKS, they're on tonight at 7!!
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by jensmadwind » Sat May 01, 2010 6:49 pm
do you mean the Atlanta Hawks, if so FEAR THE DEER
oh and it blew 25-40+ in Madtown
oh and it blew 25-40+ in Madtown
10 mph?
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by jensmadwind » Sat May 01, 2010 8:03 pm
must have taken too many to the head today,
u meant Blackhawks
go Hawks
u meant Blackhawks
go Hawks
10 mph?
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