Great NOAA weather map to better plan your yaking trips

Below is the link to our basic area, we have the lakes and river areas covered with this map and current/predicted weather. We can move the directional cursor any directions. Before we make a day trip to Bodega Bay, we check out the current conditions and what is predicted for later.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.ph ... tType=text


We have found the most useful data page is the one with current conditions and the next day by hour. For example, today there is high winds at the lake we often go to. However, tomorrow afternoon, which is rare, it should be calm and warm. So if we go this week, we will head up at about 11 and yak in the afternoon if the predictions hold. On the right hand bottom of the first page, you click on the “Hourly Weather” section.


http://forecast.weather.gov/wtf/meteogr ... 8&pqpfhr=6

I have used these maps to prevent wasted driving on fishing trips for years and to avoid bad weather/fog and other conditions that could ruin a good day. For our yakking trips, the site is even more valuable re not towing our Oasis to an area where the conditions aren’t great.

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2009 Oasis
2012 Freedom Hawk Pathfinder

That is a great weather source. Thanks Grampa Spey.

Thanks, one of my younger relatives has been using this site for years.

For example the winds currently on Lake Hennessee are gusting at 20 mph.

Tomorrow afternoon is predicted to be one of those rare days with minimal wind from 11 am throughout the afternoon.

No go today and maybe a go tomorrow if the prediction holds.

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2009 Oasis
2012 Freedom Hawk Pathfinder

Great indeed, thank you!

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2011 Oasis - Lunalilo Express
2012 Revo 11 - Lunalilo