Great 'surf' report (below) from the NW this week. We should get about a foot or more of cold pow from this one back in Bend and Bachelor. Fun, but shallow lines on the front-side of the mtn have been good for an hour or two of fun for the last couple days. Hopefully, the coming storm, and subsequent "pineapple express" next week should usher in the beginning of the real snow season soon!
from
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/total_forecast/marine.php?marine=PZZ250
.SUN...S WIND 40 TO 50 KT...BECOMING 45 TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 16 TO 20 FT IN THE MORNING DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS THEN BUILDING TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 55 TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 80 KT. COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 32 TO 36 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 11 SECONDS. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 60 TO 70 KT WITH GUSTS TO 85 KT... EASING TO 45 TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 40 TO 45 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. COMBINED SEAS 28 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT. W SWELL 29 FT. SHOWERS.
..and an update on the evening of 12/3:
BUOYS 29 AND 50 ARE ADRIFT AND MAY RUN AGROUND TONIGHT. SEAS PEAKED AT 48 FT AT BUOY 89 BUT HAVE STARTED TO FALL. WILL MAINTAIN THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT DUE TO VERY HIGH RIVER FLOWS AND GIVE THE SEAS SOME MORE TIME TO DROP. WILL LIKELY NEED TO GO WITH HIGH SURF WARNING LATER TONIGHT. THERE IS ANOTHER BATCH OF SEAS CLOSE TO 30 FEET THAT REACHES OUR COAST TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT FROM AN OFFSHORE FETCH THAT WILL MAINTAIN RATHER HIGH SEAS INTO AT WEDNESDAY.
Power out to over 40,000 around the N. Oregon coast, 130mph gusts, warming temps, and rain. Can anyone say "Pineapple Express"?
but we got some waves anyway...
But I was on a mission for another type of sliding, as Mt. Bachelor only reported 6" from the storm. Here's a shot from tonite, with some building swell wrapping into the local reefs here.
Plenty to be thankful for here, how about you?
