sweet, sweet christ.
A VERY POWERFUL PACIFIC STORM HAS GENERATED WHAT COULD BE THE_LARGEST_WAVES RECORDED SO FAR THIS WINTER ALONG THE NORTHERN AND_CENTRAL_CALIFORNIA COAST...AND PERHAPS THE LARGEST IN THE LAST 10_YEARS. THE_ LEADING EDGE OF THE LARGE WAVES REACHED THE NORTHERN COASTAL_WATERS_LATE LAST NIGHT AND WILL REACH THE CENTRAL WATERS LATER THIS MORNING._THE WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH TONIGHT AS THEY SPREAD SOUTHWARD DOWN THE COAST.
COMBINED SEAS WILL BEGIN BUILDING TO AROUND 15 FEET LATER_ THIS MORNING...REACHING NEAR 20 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN_PEAKING_ BETWEEN 25 AND 40 FEET TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY ON THE_OCEAN...AND REACHING 10 TO 20 FT IN THE MONTEREY BAY. IN ADDITION TO WAVE_ SETS IN_THIS RANGE...THERE IS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY OF A FEW EVEN_LARGER WAVES_OCCURRING FROM TIME TO TIME...PERHAPS UP TO 50 FEET. THESE_HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST LATE_FRIDAY...BEFORE SEAS SUBSIDE TO AROUND 15 FEET.__
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02-25-2004, 04:53 PM #1
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For those of you stuck in San Fran, check this out...
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02-25-2004, 04:55 PM #2
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Can you say "Mavericks"?!!!!!!!!!
Gave up on the bottle, give me the lobotomy.
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02-25-2004, 05:51 PM #3
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could some one go take some pictures for us?
or better yet could someone find a link to this phenom?
pleasePoints on their own sitting way up high
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02-25-2004, 06:51 PM #4
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110 foot Thursday?
"if the city is visibly one of humankind's greatest achievements, its uncontrolled evolution also can lead to desecration of both nature and the human spirit."
-- Melvin G. Marcus 1979
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02-26-2004, 10:17 AM #5
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paging watersnowdirt??????
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02-26-2004, 10:27 AM #6
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I just got a call from my housemate driving up the coast who estimated it was 20 feet at Pacifica (linda mar - taco bell beach). He said it was unsurfable, but huge.
THAT"S FREAKING HUGE for that beach.
Mavericks is likely going off, so I'll try to take a break from my work and walk down there, if I can. I still can't drive with my shoulder, and I"m about a mile away, so I'm gonna have to brave the storm!! I'm charging up the digital camera as we speak.
Here's the live webcam, though when I clicked it, I couldn't get anything:
http://www.mavsurfer.com/live_cam/
I'll keep you all posted and try to get pix asap.“Within this furnace of fear, my passion for life burns fiercely. I have consumed all evil. I have overcome my doubt. I am the fire.”
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02-26-2004, 10:30 AM #7
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I'm a surfing JONg and I have no idea where the California Buoy is but 29.2ft at 14sec sounds HUGE!
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02-26-2004, 10:34 AM #8
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i got the cam at mavsurfer.com.
doesnt look like anyone is in the water, and i cant get a good feel for size/scale from looking at.
it looks kind of sloppy, and scary, and cold.
meanwhile, back at the ranch...heres one of my spots
http://www.warmwinds.com/cam_frame_nj.htm
firing...
and ...one more edit, almost 30 feet at 14 seconds is preety damn big.Last edited by rightcoast; 02-26-2004 at 10:36 AM.
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02-26-2004, 10:36 AM #9
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add to those elements the sharks and the reef, and you've got yourself just about the gnarliest surf spot in the continental US.Originally posted by rightcoast
it looks kind of sloppy, and scary, and cold.“Within this furnace of fear, my passion for life burns fiercely. I have consumed all evil. I have overcome my doubt. I am the fire.”
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02-26-2004, 10:37 AM #10
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i was on the cliffs looking at that last winter thinking...yeah ill probably never surf here.
cold water and scariness doesnt bother me, but sharks do.
edit-ok, mavs caliber scariness bothers me.
http://www.mavsurfer.com/mavsurfer_00/mavtv/mavtv.html
this should work.Last edited by rightcoast; 02-26-2004 at 10:48 AM.
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02-26-2004, 11:01 AM #11
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02-26-2004, 01:50 PM #12
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bump^
someone else check out the mavericks cam and tell me what you think for size when a set comes in.
its building it seems, some cleaner stuff.
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02-26-2004, 06:56 PM #13
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ripz - where did you get that? cool as hell!
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02-27-2004, 02:50 AM #14
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in here someplace. seems to be down right now or i'd show you a more direct link.Originally posted by gonzo
ripz - where did you get that? cool as hell!
https://www.fnmoc.navy.mil/PUBLIC/
someone pelase put up some pics of mavs when it starts to hit!
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02-27-2004, 09:54 AM #15
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7:55AM PST...looks like Mavs might really start to work today.
Check out the link to live feed, there is now what looks to be a remote broadcast antenna set up on the cliff.
Bump^ bunch of folks in the water...people are getting wavesLast edited by rightcoast; 02-27-2004 at 11:07 AM.
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02-27-2004, 11:13 AM #16
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bump for anyone interested
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02-27-2004, 11:30 AM #17
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WOOHOO!
THE CONTEST IS TODAY!
Screw work - I'm walking over to check it out!!!!!
Taking my camera - damn - I wish I had a bigger zoom lens.
They haven't done the contest in three years or so, and I"m not even sure if it's still sponsored by Billabong, or if it's just Jeff Clark's thing.
Wait...what the hell am I doing typing? I'm on my way!“Within this furnace of fear, my passion for life burns fiercely. I have consumed all evil. I have overcome my doubt. I am the fire.”
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