An ideal picture of a good day to dive...Well, not so good for the past three days here in Northern Mindanao, raining and windy all day Monday, white caps and current strong on Macajalar Bay.. even airline flights were canceled that day. a ruin day if one is about to go diving. You got to cancel and plan for another better day.
A good way to insure for a fun dive is monitoring the weather in the targeted dive area a week in advance. A source for this is the local radio and television stations that gets the forecast and trend from PAGASA weather station, and as the week progresses, get the specific local frontal condition of the area such as current, wind and fog and other local illegal fishing practices which might endanger the diver, such as dynamite fishing which I observed still done in Molugan, El Salvador area while I was snorkeling there.
On the dive day itself and at the dive site determine the environmental condition if there is a possibility that it will change while you are down underwater. Pre-plan a signal from the boatman for any eventuality. The water condition is assess by its A)current, if too strong to make it difficult to hold a position, B) wave action, it is exhausting while on surface, C) water visibility, would be nice to see clearly the wonders God made underwater, and D) wind, it is always cold after a dive. Crystal blue water indicate good visibility and gray or greenish water reduced visibility.
HAVE A FUN DIVE!!!
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