USA_Eli_A - 10-11-2008 at 10:48 AM
time to bust out the buggyyyy
AS THE FIRST OF THE STRONG PACIFIC FRONTS APPROACHES EARLY
VETERANS DAY SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE ALONG THE COAST AND MAY
GUST UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES NEAR BEACHES AND HEADLANDS.
IN ADDITION TO THE WIND AND RAIN...ANOTHER CONCERN WITH THIS STORM
WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IN AREA BAYS AND
ALONG THE COAST. WITH THE FULL MOON COMING MIDWEEK...ASTRONOMICAL
HIGH TIDES WILL BE THE HIGHEST OF THE MONTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
MORNINGS. THE STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BUILD WEST SWELLS
ALONG THE COAST TO 16 TO 18 FEET...MEANWHILE SIGNIFICANT RAIN
RUNOFF WILL BE EMPTYING INTO AREA BAYS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THE
RESULT MAY BE MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE
COAST AND BAY SHORES ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THURSDAY
MORNING.
THE LARGE WEST SWELL AND VERY STRONG EBB CURRENTS WILL ALSO
RESULT IN VERY ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON THE COLUMBIA
RIVER BAR WHERE 20 TO 22 FOOT SEAS AND BREAKING WAVES ARE LIKELY
WEDNESDAY. THE LARGE SEAS AND STRONG CURRENTS WILL ALSO INCREASE
THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE COAST.
THIS IS A DEVELOPING WEATHER PATTERN AND DETAILS ARE STILL
UNCERTAIN. YOU SHOULD STAY ALERT TO FOLLOWING WEATHER FORECASTS
AND BULLETINS ON THIS POTENTIALLY STRONG WET WEATHER SYSTEM.
kiteon - 10-11-2008 at 03:51 PM
i wish i was home. its snowing here tho, hope to snow kite soon
arkay - 15-11-2008 at 11:16 PM
There's now a whole new round of stumps and logs on to the beach in Manzanita. Went up to seaside today to enjoy the... 5mph wind and a beach that
actually had sand showing (given the high-high tide). A few trees, a ton of straw, and about 2000 crab shells, but not much other junk.