The Halibut Trend...

[Beer Waggin]

Why does it always seem as though the weather is great the weekend before the rodeo?
High pressure building on Thursday.

COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO CASCADE HEAD
OREGON AND WESTWARD 60 NM
928 AM PDT MON APR 28 2003

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W THIS AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 3 FT. W
SWELL 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 4 FT. SHOWERS.
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.THU...N WIND 10 KT...RISING TO 15 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 4 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 5 FT.



Looking at the buoy reports, you guys should have had a better ride in yesterday afternoon. Maybe you should have just went out further!