Wouldn’t it be nice if…
Now, maybe I’m somewhat of a dreamer, but wouldn’t it be nice if a person could just dial in his NOAA weather channel on his VHF marine radio and there would be an option to select what weather he or she would like to have for the day? A bit far-fetched perhaps, but a guy can dream, can’t he? Well, since that doesn’t seem likely in the near future, the best we can hope for is to be able to plan our day on the water around the latest broadcasts from the weather service as broadcast through the NOAA weather channel on your marine radio. They’ll keep you posted on any late breaking weather conditions while you’re out on the water and will give you plenty of time to pull in your lines and head for shore within a safe time frame. Don’t push your luck with the weather – somehow, it always seems to win. Over the years I’ve developed a very health respect (not fear) for weather conditions on the lake. I hope you do too.