In 1981 I got caught about seventy miles offshore of Murrells Inlet, SC in a 31’9” BHM that we outfitted to long line grouper. The NOAA weather report called for wind 15 to 20 knots out of the Northeast. We motored off from an overnight inshore anchorage in 120’ of water with the wind at our backs and the ocean building.
Within a couple of hours, that wind rose to 70+ knots, and the ocean in 700’ of water was over 12’ with an occasional 20-footer rolling over us. It took 24 hours to get that boat back to Murrells Inlet with the 70-knot headwind, all because of NOAA and their lack of accuracy.
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The weather started getting rough. The tiny ship was tossed...