[Paddlewise] Seiche eyewitness

Folks,
    Here is a follow-up report from an eyewitness. So much drama!
Unfortunately I have not yet heard from this person, so I will quote w/o
identity at the moment. Hey, if we write a book, "Tide of the Centry",
I'll share the proceeds, from Richard Clifford
    And without further ado, the story:

> It was quite interesting indeed.  I work at a water
> filtration facility located right on lake erie, 40
> miles south of Bullalo and we experienced the seiche
> also.  There was wind that day but not enough to cause
> the seiche.  It has to do with the combination of wind
> (NNE) and high pressure causing the seiche.  Being a
> water lover I had to experience it, but not in the
> yak, so I walked out to where the water started
> crashing the beach.  This was over 200 ft. out from
> where the beach was only a couple of hours ago!  It
> seems to happen every few years.  USE CAUTION!  A
> professor of geology at Fredonia State advised me that
> when the pressure system clears out, the water comes
> back in very fast and high!  So if you are out walking
> around on the new found beach investigating (as I was)
> the water can beat you back to the shore when it comes
> back in.  Kinda like "opening the floodgates"  [Anon]
>

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