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RIJIMMY
04-19-2004, 07:28 PM
I always look at the wind forcast and my weekly fishing plan is based on where I believe the winds will be best , normally that means an onshore wind. I was looking at some charts today of the shoreline and trying to calculate goods spots for different winds and suddenly I was very confused,
Here's the dumb question

If the forecast is for SW winds, does that mean the wind is blowing in the direction SW or from the SW?????

If I threw sand in the air, would it blow SW?

Am I crazy, I'm not sure why this is confusing me....

blackeye
04-19-2004, 07:40 PM
from.
and remember, there's no such thing as stupid questions, just stupid people:D

goosefish
04-19-2004, 07:41 PM
Wind directions are given from which the wind blows. A SW wind comes from the SW but blows to the NE. A NE wind comes from the NE and goes to the SW.

Scotch Bonnet
04-19-2004, 07:42 PM
SW wind is coming out of the SW(the sand would fly NE)

castn4bass
04-19-2004, 07:49 PM
West is best.......East is least!

Fish On
04-19-2004, 08:44 PM
ya but East is best for the ride home.

Goose
04-19-2004, 08:45 PM
Forget the sand, pizz into the south west and you'll never forget where its coming out of.

RIJIMMY
04-20-2004, 07:37 AM
Good thing I asked! So if its a SW wind , if I face SW, the wind will be in my face. Thanks

Saltheart
04-20-2004, 07:42 AM
If its a SW wind in RI , you should go fishing! :)