Re: [Paddlewise] Coast Guard rescues 2 bay kayakers

The first airliftee appears to have a skull cap neoprene john and paddle  
jacket. The second fellow appears to have wind pants and jacket, possibly over  
neoprene. The wind was up high and sustained over a long period of time. For  
those not intimate with details of the western Washington area, Bellingham is  
north of Seattle a hundred miles or so. Northern inland waters refers to the  
area including the San Juan Islands. Whidbey Island is south 20 miles or so 
from  Bellingham. Smith Island is south of the San Juan group by 10 miles. It 
has been  very blustery 'round here indeed.
 
>From 1AM onward in the Northern Inland Waters it looked like 16-24 
then  20-30, then 35-55 knots. a downward trend well  reported.

http://www.crh.http://wwhttp://www.crh.http://ww

Smith  Island was reporting high  40's:

http://www.ndbc.http://wwhttp://www.ndhtt
 
>From 1AM onward in the Northern Inland Waters it looked  like 16-24 then 
20-30, then 35-55 knots. a downward trend well  reported.

http://www.crh.http://wwhttp://www.crh.http://ww

Smith Island was reporting high  40's:

http://www.ndbc.http://wwhttp://www.ndhttp://www.nhttp:

Wunderground says to 43k from Whidbey  Island.

http://www.wundergrhttp://wwhttp://www.wundehttp://wwwhttp://www.wunde
ry.html?req_ry.html&req_req_<WBR&<WBR>req_state<W

The  Hein bank buoy was reporting 33-41k with seas of 6 feet. That 
buoy is a few  miles south of San Juan Island and probably more 
exposed on a southerly than  Bellingham bay. 

http://www.ndbc.http://wwhttp://www.ndhttp://www.nhttp:

I'm glad they made it home safe. The Coasties are a  
commendable lot.

Cheers as always,

Rob  G
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