Thursday, January 26, 2012

Summer in Winter!...


(Will Rogers Tower #6 area, Jan. 25, 2012. Photo by & Copyright Will Maguire 2012.)


(Will Rogers Tower #16 area, Jan. 24, 2012. Photo by & Copyright Will Maguire 2012.)

Mid 80's?!... in January?!... and a High Surf Alert?!... No, you are NOT dreaming!

That's right, as previously announced yesterday:

Winter Storm/High Surf Warning!

It will be here..., Thursday, Jan. 26th and El Porto and other west and northwest facing beaches are going to get SLAMMED!

http://local.msn.com/bulletin.aspx?q=Marina+del+Rey-CA&eid=20332&zip=90292


Excerpt:

HIGH SURF WILL IMPACT THE COAST LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * SURF...BREAKERS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FEET BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THE SURF IS EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE TO 4 TO 6 FEET BY LATE MORNING FRIDAY. THE LARGEST SURF WILL BE ON WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. * IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKERS IMPACTING THE COAST WILL CREATE AN INCREASED RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SNEAKER WAVES. ..."

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