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"Windy" app ( ? )

27 views·14 replies·by pequa1

noreaster.comAug 30#1

In the late summer I rely on wind forecasting the most since I will have a killie troll over the starboard side and hopefully a weak or fluke on a stringer to port. This negates my ability to put out a drift sock like in the late spring and still fish off the yak whether I am livelining a snapper or resorting to jigging a Gulped buck and teaser. Lately, the Windy app, especially on the desktop, must be forecasting and posting indoor wind velocities ! It fooled me yesterday when I got blown all over. Sure enough, once I was sheltered enough on the way back, I checked the weather channel, accuweather, windfinder and even NWS and all would have "steered" me right. I noticed at 6am today that "Windy" again had 2-3 kt.winds forecasted through 11AM here but the others had double and triple that. I decided to do some gardening today and now a good S or SW breeze has already come up at 9am. Definitely more than 2 or 3. Anyone else noticing this. Being retired for over 15 years, putting an outing off is easy, but what happened to my once "go-to" app !?

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CommodoreOriginal Crew7,034 postsSince 2018

Snapprhead27FREEAug 30#2

I use Windy and Windfinder. I notice a big difference in the 2. Couple trips i thought would be cancelled due to wind and the trip happened with none of the mentioned knots

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Commodore5,031 postsSince 2020

pequa1MOD

noreaster.comAug 30#3

Snapprhead27

I use Windy and Windfinder. I notice a big difference in the 2. Couple trips i thought would be cancelled due to wind and the trip happened with none of the mentioned knots

it does seem like the MSM and many weather forecasts and forecasters treat the wind like it is an afterthought. What do sailors and cropdusters use ?

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CommodoreOriginal Crew7,034 postsSince 2018

Snapprhead27FREEAug 30#4

pequa1

it does seem like the MSM and many weather forecasts and forecasters treat the wind like it is an afterthought. What do sailors and cropdusters use ?

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Commodore5,031 postsSince 2020

longcastFREEAug 30#5

Buoyweather

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AdmiralOriginal Crew20,417 postsSince 2019

pequa1MOD

noreaster.comAug 30#6

longcast

Buoyweather

Will have to find the closest buoy to backbay Matzohpizza lol

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CommodoreOriginal Crew7,034 postsSince 2018

MakoMattMOD

noreaster.comOct 15#7

I have used the Windy app from our local area to as far south as Antartica, and find it to be pretty accurate. I found it particularly interesting comparing real conditions vs the app when steaming through Drakes Passage.

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CaptainOriginal Crew2,132 postsSince 2018

pequa1MOD

noreaster.comOct 15#8

all I got in backbay Matzohpizza in August was 2 or 3 knots. The direction at least was accurate. I have stopped using it and just use weather channel, accuweather and windfinder now. I never used any of them this month in Europe. Que sera, sera.

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CommodoreOriginal Crew7,034 postsSince 2018

KonaFREEOct 15#9

The windy app has proven to be a valuable resource, dead on accurate.

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First MateOriginal Crew271 postsSince 2019

pequa1MOD

noreaster.comOct 15#10

Usually was but not this past August for me. 12 of my 57 kayak backbay fishing trips were on n august and all i ever got was way off.

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CommodoreOriginal Crew7,034 postsSince 2018

pequa1MOD

noreaster.com5d ago#11

Every day is Saturday.

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CommodoreOriginal Crew7,034 postsSince 2018

pequa1MOD

noreaster.com5d ago#12

While "Windy" on my phone seems to work OK, my desktop is still useless. it is already 10 knots here, not 3 or 4, and a noreaster is blowing in late Thursday through Friday. yet "Windy" (on my desktop) is showing 3s across the board. Unless someone shows me how to get Windy to post actual wind speed, I will be taking it out of my favorites. Yes, I can use it on my phone, but why not on a new Windows 11 PC with fiber optic data dump ?

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CommodoreOriginal Crew7,034 postsSince 2018

Snapprhead27FREE5d ago#13

I find a huge difference in Windy and Windfinder. I have trips Friday-Monday booked.

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Commodore5,031 postsSince 2020

longcastFREE5d ago#14

Snapprhead27