Craig Jungers wrote: > So this is the new standard for storms: They are either DougLloydian or > not. :) We reached something like an 8 or 9 on the DL scale (1-10_ yesterday, with solid spume on the bay and 3-4 foot breakers (<1 mile fetch). Trees down everywhere, power out all over. A small catamaran on a trailer got flipped and dismasted. Roofs off, fences down, shingles strewn all about. Forecast was for 100 mph winds on the headlands and beaches. Hit about 50 here and gusts to 67 at the airport, where things are more protected. And "torrential rain," which seemed like an ordinary hard coastal rain, except it was sideways. Nothing like Katrina, though. Dooouuugie, the Columbia River Bar is callllliiinnnng, Doooouuugggiiieeee, come play with me (35 foot swells; probably broke _outside_ the bar!). -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Dec 15 2006 - 09:54:40 PST
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