Flower Gardens Go/No-Go Decision

[blueeyes_austin]

What is the wave height at which Gulf Diving will cancel the trip? The marine forecast is showing 2-3 ft Wednesday through the weekend.

 

[redacted]

You should be good to go at 2-3 ft. I believe they cancel around 5 ft because reboarding with the ladders becomes very dangerous. So don't worry about the inshore forecasts. You need to be watching about 100 miles offshore.

 

[blueeyes_austin]

Grr. Cancelled.

Not because of weather...but because they didn't have enough people.

 

[TwoBitTxn]

6 foot waves. They also take into account how close they are together.

15 kt wind will do it too.

A summer trip not full??? Wow. That's suprising.

TwoBit

 

[blueeyes_austin]

6 foot waves. They also take into account how close they are together.

15 kt wind will do it too.

A summer trip not full??? Wow. That's suprising.

TwoBit

It was a Thursday/Friday trip. Gulf Diving said there were only 11 spaces sold.

 

[texdiveguy]

wow that is a low number.

 

[cjames]

I hate it when that happens. A few years ago, we got washed for 4 trips in a row.

 

[Debraw]

Sorry to hear your trip was cancelled. I wish I could take more trips because June is a great time to go but the shop is in the busy season right now and days off are hard to come by much less three in a row!

 

[Texass]

Here's a link to the FG buoy LINK Look at Marine Forecast 1.

Thanks TwoBit, I didn't know about the 15kt wind.