Quote Originally Posted by wakina View Post
NOAA weather is the last place anyone should look for future weather reports. NOAA is like the proverbial blind hog finding an acorn once in a great while. They do (maybe) get the forecast right .0001% of the time. If you travel to the lake or even go out on the lake based upon NOAA weather reports you will most likely be disappointed or worse scared shitless once those non forecast winds hit you or you are setting at home with a 10mph south wind while NOAAs forecast is calling for a NE wind of 15 plus mph! This is not a made up statement but based on my personal experience, I no longer look at the NOAA weather forecasts for that reason. I do look at the sat images as they are actual photo's of the lake and are not influenced by human error.
I'm glad to see someone else post about questionable weather forecasts. This has been on my mind for a while. I live in Cincinnati and always have to check the weather before I head north to fish. I have lost track of how many times I have not gone because of weather forecast that turned out to be wrong. Whether it's wind, storms etc. it seems like it is ALWAYS made to sound much worse than it is. And it's not just NOAA either, but the private services too. Call me crazy but I think it's related to ratings. Think about it, they definitely overstate the weather in winter, why not the other 3 seasons also? It makes you stay glued to the TV or radio.