Crab Opener Nov 2, where will you be?

monterey bay

HMB!

Just a reminder to double check your crab gauges. The blue danielson ones are off and could be 5.70 or something like that depending on the batch. I compared a couple of blue ones with the yellow gauge and had to dremel the blues.

VERY IMPORTANT!

be careful:

SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 4 TO 6
FT...INCREASING TO 6 TO 8 FT.

SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 6 TO
8 FT.

Geez it is going to be fine. http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.48521114945348&lon=-122.47695922851562

What web site are you looking at?

This one :

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/data/Forecasts/FZUS56.KMTR.html

I've been launching out of pillar point for years , this is the most
 accurate IMHO ..

moodymike, that forecast is for the larger area.  The one GB2 is pointing to is the local version of that specific to the immediate HMB area.  I find that local one to be more applicable to the inside crabbing grounds.

BTW, even the larger area forecast just came down for Saturday morning.

Sat: NW winds 5 to 15 kt...increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft...increasing to 6 to 8 ft.


-Allen

    It's gonna be horrible conditions Saturday@ HMB.      Y'all better stay home ....

Here is today's NOAA Point Forecast for HMB Inshore

Saturday: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday Night: WNW wind around 13 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 9 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday: NNW wind 10 to 13 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 6 to 8 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 7 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday: N wind 9 to 12 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 5 to 6 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday looks great, Sunday is doable but kind of snotty, Monday slightly better. I just finished cutting and marinading bait. Rolling SCAL style, 5 ambush hoops rigged for night ops. It's going to be fun.

10/31/2013 9am NOAA forecast Pt St. George to Cape Mendo
source:   http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?map.x=101&map.y=147&minlon=-126&maxlon=-119.98&minlat=38.5&maxlat=42.95&mapwidth=354&site=eka&zmx=1&zmy=1

Today: N winds up to 5 kt. Waves W 3 ft at 13 seconds.

Tonight: N winds 5 kt. Waves NW 2 ft at 6 seconds...and W 4 ft at 13 seconds.

Fri: NW winds up to 5 kt. Waves W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog.

Fri Night: W winds up to 5 kt. Waves W 6 ft at 15 seconds.

Sat: N winds 5 to 10 kt...rising to 10 to 20 kt. Waves NW 10 ft at 13 seconds.

Sun: N winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves NW 10 ft at 13 seconds.

Mon: N winds 5 to 15 kt. Waves NW 8 ft at 14 seconds.

Have fun guys, watch out for each other and be safe. And don't get pinched!!!!  Will miss not being there

Ok hey what do I know ? Supposed to blow up to 30 knots by sun . Have fun out there . Pulling crab pots in 30 knots with an out going tide all is just silly and unsafe .

Ok hey what do I know ? Supposed to blow up to 30 knots by sun . Have fun out there . Pulling crab pots in 30 knots with an out going tide all is just silly and unsafe .

The openrd is Saturday.  The general area forecast still looks good for Saturday morning.

POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM-
853 AM PDT THU OCT 31 2013

SAT
NW WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES 3 TO 7 FT. W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 15 SECONDS.

And the point forecast calls for

Saturday: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday Night: WNW wind around 13 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 9 ft and SW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

-Allen

So for the 40+ crabbers going to HMB isn't organizing?  I'm not hardcore enough to go at midnight.  I'll roll out there when I wake and probably putz around through out the day. 

Nate

dude, that is some sweet looking forecast!

Couldn't find anything in the regs about gifting crab. Can I get my 10 and "gift" them to my wife and go out and get 10 more? Thanks for the help.

Anthony