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There are some staggering images at those links....

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REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-
510 AM PDT THU AUG 21 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

LOW AMPLITUDE SOUTHERLY SWELL WILL BRING INCREASED CURRENTS AND
OCCASIONALLY LARGER WAVE SETS TO SOUTHERLY FACING BEACHES TODAY.
ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER...INCLUDING DIVERS AND SURFERS...SHOULD
BE PREPARED FOR THE STRONGER THAN TYPICAL CURRENTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

LOW AMPLITUDE SOUTHERLY SWELL WILL BRING INCREASED CURRENTS AND
OCCASIONALLY LARGER WAVE SETS TO SOUTHERLY FACING BEACHES INTO
NEXT WEEK. ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER...INCLUDING DIVERS AND
SURFERS...SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE STRONGER THAN TYPICAL
CURRENTS.
It's 90ยบ up in Gasquet — which is pronounced gas-key by the locals, despite all my efforts — today, too, and the fog down here right on the coast is pretty wimpy the last few days. Tomorrow's a chance of drizzle, but the temperature looks to be on its way back up. Oh, joy.


always and any time....