Forcast for the weekend ?

Has anyone seen the forcast for the weekend? At present they are forcasting a swell of up to 40 feet on westerly facing shorelines. We fished a comp on Brandon bay last weekend with a 14ft swell and that was impressive enough.

I think that I will leave the rods at home this weekend and maybe watch from a distance.

check out http://www.magicseaweed.com for more details.

im on the east cost, it will flat calm on the beach

Has anyone seen the forcast for the weekend? At present they are forcasting a swell of up to 40 feet on westerly facing shorelines. We fished a comp on Brandon bay last weekend with a 14ft swell and that was impressive enough.

I think that I will leave the rods at home this weekend and maybe watch from a distance.

check out http://www.magicseaweed.com for more details.

Any bets on another angler being swept off rocks in Co. Clare this weekend? You'd want to be 60ft above the waterline to be fishing there, safer to watch from a distance alright...

phototography not fishing so.

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14m waves predicted for west coast
Friday, 30 November 2007 08:40

Waves of up to 14 metres in height are being predicted for the west coast this weekend.

They would be the highest experienced for a number of years.

The Marine Institute and Met Éireann have issued a warning to all ships, fishing vessels and anyone close to the shoreline to take great care, particularly tomorrow afternoon.

Computer-generated wave forecasts, using information picked up on the Marine Weather Buoy Network, show that waves with a significant height of up to 14m, about 45 feet, could occur in the seas to the west of Ireland.

Previously the biggest waves recorded by the Marine Institute's data buoys were at the M1 Buoy to the west of Galway Bay on 17 January 2005, waves of 13.4m or about 40 feet.

The Institute and Met Éireann say that similar conditions could occur this weekend if weather systems develop as predicted and create conditions potentially hazardous to all marine users.

When a broad area of very low pressure sits in the Atlantic north of Ireland, as is expected to happen today and tomorrow, waves are able to build over a considerable distance.

There giving serious warnings on a couple of radio stations to stay away from the sea this weekend due to the swell coming in and that includes shore angling :evil: :cry: ....First time i've heard this sort of warning given for anglers it's normally just boats.

You'd certainly get a buzz steering a boat through that. If you want
to watch the drama unfolding in real time, hourly buoy observations
for the M6 Deep Atlantic buoy Approximately 210 nautical miles (389
km) west southwest of Slyne Head are available at
http://www.marine.ie/home/publicationsdata/data/buoys currently wave
height 8.7 meters!

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I suppose these warnings havn't been given before as they did not have the bouys in place then. These days in our super health and safety envirnoments we seem to get these statements alot. Yes I am sure you will have to be careful but its not something that hasn't happened before. Most anglers wouldn't fish in those conditions anyway. Its the surfers who will take the risks, ya mega man ect ect....

I suppose these warnings havn't been given before as they did not have the bouys in place then. These days in our super health and safety envirnoments we seem to get these statements alot. Yes I am sure you will have to be careful but its not something that hasn't happened before. Most anglers wouldn't fish in those conditions anyway. Its the surfers who will take the risks, ya mega man ect ect....

The buoys have been in place for a few years now IIRC. They don't put out those statements lightly, the conditions really are expected to be severe.
And how many surfers have drowned in the last few years? I'd say a lot more anglers have drowned, particularly in heavy swells such as the forecast says...

just heard the announcement in the news - not just part of the weather forecast - but as an item within the news - even advising against walking the dog!!!

just heard the announcement in the news - not just part of the weather forecast - but as an item within the news - even advising against walking the dog!!!

in weather like that it will be flying the dog like a kite... :lol:

m6

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anyone that fishes the west coast today needs psychiatric help :shock: :shock:

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the warnings on the radio this morning were warning that poles,bulgarians and lithuanians to watch themselves as they the fish a lot on the west coasts,don't know if warnings on the radio will make a difference if they don't understand english!! :shock:

its like a summers day down here at the moment 8)

Lahinch

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