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kawishiwi
05-07-2016, 07:15 PM
I just found 2 wind and wave forecasts with time loop updates. These really look cool for planning lake trips.
http://www.weather.gov/gyx/LakeWinnipesaukeeWaveHeight?
http://www.weather.gov/gyx/LakeWinnipesaukeeWind?

Just Sold
05-07-2016, 07:23 PM
I just found 2 wind and wave forecasts with time loop updates. These really look cool for planning lake trips.
http://www.weather.gov/gyx/LakeWinnipesaukeeWaveHeight?
http://www.weather.gov/gyx/LakeWinnipesaukeeWind?

Web sites are unavailable.

kawishiwi
05-07-2016, 09:00 PM
Web sites are unavailable. Anyone getting to the pages?

Dad sold the C * C
05-07-2016, 09:04 PM
They open for me. Thank you

Newbiesaukee
05-08-2016, 06:33 AM
Working for me and very cool. Thank you.

noreast
05-08-2016, 07:29 AM
If it's more accurate than the airport, it'll be in my favorites in no time. Thanks.

Not to Worry
05-08-2016, 07:55 AM
Should be fun to watch over the summer.

Outdoorsman
05-08-2016, 12:20 PM
Web sites are unavailable.

Initially they were not working for me unless I copied/pasted them. Today they work. :shrug:

DRH
05-08-2016, 04:22 PM
I've found the following website to be helpful for predicting the wind on Winnipesaukee:

http://www.iwindsurf.com/windandwhere.iws?regionID=93&siteID=1197&Isection=Forecast+Graphs

Rattletrap
05-09-2016, 11:51 AM
Pretty cool

Winnisquamer
05-09-2016, 12:10 PM
good find!

fltsimguy
05-09-2016, 12:15 PM
I followed that site all last year and could not figure out how they predicted wave height. I assume it's some algorithm using forecasted wind speed, but I never saw it render an accurate figure. Would be a great thing to use if it worked more accurately! Although then all my friends wouldn't believe my tall tales about how big the waves were in The Broads on a certain day...

upthesaukee
05-09-2016, 03:53 PM
I followed that site all last year and could not figure out how they predicted wave height. I assume it's some algorithm using forecasted wind speed, but I never saw it render an accurate figure. Would be a great thing to use if it worked more accurately! Although then all my friends wouldn't believe my tall tales about how big the waves were in The Broads on a certain day...

It does say that these sites are experimental. As such, I would take that into consideration, and back it up with Snake Eyes, Echo Shores, and WinnipesaukeeCam for a couple of cams in the SE end of the lake, where i do most of my boating.