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Thar she finally blows. Monday a billionth of an inch. Tuesday a hunnerth of an inch. Wednesday a tenth of an inch. Thursday a quarter of an inch. Friday not even a drap. However. Saturday, 5am sharp, plop, plop, plop, plop, plop, splat... splat, splat, splat... loudly pouring down rain.
High Surf AdvisoryI unnerlined the pinhead warnings. This might be progress... if pinheads read the NWS warnings, that is....
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
345 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014
...HIGH SURF TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
.LARGE SWELL PRODUCED BY A POTENT STORM SYSTEM IN THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC WILL PEAK VERY LATE TONIGHT RESULTING IN HIGH SURF
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY MORNING.
CAZ001-002-111945-
/O.EXT.KEKA.SU.Y.0001.140112T0200Z-140112T2000Z/
REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-
345 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
SUNDAY...
* WAVES AND SURF: BREAKING WAVES 20 TO 24 FEET ALONG WEST AND
NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES.
* TIMING: SURF WILL BUILD TONIGHT. THE HIGHEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED
TO ARRIVE AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO THE MORNING HOURS ON SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS: LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST WILL LEAD TO
INCREASED WAVE RUN-UP ON BEACHES WITH WAVES TOPPING AND
WASHING OVER LARGE ROCKS AND JETTIES. THESE LARGE WAVES CAN BE
ERRATIC AND UNPREDICTABLE. USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR THE SURF
ZONE AS THESE LARGE WAVES WILL BE CAPABLE OF SWEEPING PEOPLE
INTO THE FRIGID AND TURBULENT OCEAN WATERS. MARINERS
TRAVERSING THE BAR ARE URGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION
ESPECIALLY DURING MAX EBB WHICH IS PREDICTED TO OCCUR AROUND
MIDNIGHT. OR STAY IN PORT UNTIL THE THREAT SUBSIDES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.
...
Short Term Forecast
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
513 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014
CAZ001-003-111445-
REDWOOD COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
513 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014
.NOW...MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE THROUGH HUMBOLDT
AND DEL NORTE COUNTIES EARLY THIS MORNING. RAINFALL RATES UP TO A HALF INCH
PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE. DRIVE SAFELY BY SLOWING DOWN.
Thing is, I was juuuust almost done doing my flipping and flopping and frequency whining in my ears thing, aaaaalmost asleep when the ruckus kicked in. I gave it up for lost by around 6.... Now I've got my coffee with the spoon standing up in it. If that doesn't knock me out I don't know what will.
Sheesh.
