Apr 12 2007
Why sailing looks iffy on Southern California coast this weekend
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It’s been blowing like hell for the last 36 hours or so. The seas are now frothy (though not quite to the mashed potatoes point.)
But it’s only Thursday and I want to go to Santa Cruz over the weekend.
After looking at all sorts of analysis and countless wx maps with their lovely swirling ISOBARS I was nothing but confused about when and where we were likely to get decent weather.
Take a look at this animation It’s a great place to start your analysis if you want to go from the general to the specific, which is a darned good way to go for a multi-day trip.
