Re: [Paddlewise] Surfing in S. Cal. should be exciting...

From: Bradford R. Crain <crainb_at_pdx.edu>
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:33:23 -0800
I seem to recall a song about how it never rains in sunny California, but
man it pours. Anybody remember the words?

Brad

Craig wrote:

Subject: [Paddlewise] Surfing in S. Cal. should be exciting...


>I must be a secret masochist because I keep checking the weather at Dana
> Point, California where Sue and I spent Christmas. When our daily high
> temperatures were barely nudging the mid-20s the weather at Doheny Beach 
> was
> often much better... rarely below 65 and often in the 70s. This, of 
> course,
> plunged me even deeper into my winter-induced depression.
>
> This week I've been feeling lots better. Our own temps have been into the
> 50s and I checked my iPhone before getting out of bed and discovered that
> Dana Point has no fewer than five warnings: Coastal flooding; Inland
> flooding; Flash flooding; High surf; and, High Wind. The surf is expected 
> to
> get to 20-feet what with the high winds and the high tide. Even better, 
> the
> high temp is in the mid 50s just like it is here. Whoopee! I felt so much
> better I decided to check the stock market.
>
> Uh oh.
>
>
> Craig Jungers
> Moses Lake, WA
> www.nwkayaking.net
>
> PS: The lake is still frozen... apparently the daily high in the 50s isn't
> enough to offset the daily low in the high 20s.
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