let's talk about the weather


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As we have established, it began raining hard at precisely 2:22am this morning, but it was partly sunny here by noon. Better than merely partly sunny, it was also partly cloudy and partly foggy. In plain English, that means it was so fucking beautiful here today you might shoot yourself if I had a camera to show you.
High Surf Advisory

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST FRIDAY...

* WAVES AND SURF...BREAKING WAVES 20 TO 25 FEET ALONG WEST AND
NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. BREAKING WAVES 16 TO 19 FEET ALONG
SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES.

* TIMING...LARGE SURF WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST
THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY FRIDAY. ELEVATED SURF CONDITIONS WILL
PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST WILL LEAD TO
INCREASED WAVE RUN-UP ON BEACHES WITH WAVES TOPPING AND
WASHING OVER LARGE ROCKS AND JETTIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR
THE SURF ZONE AS THESE LARGE WAVES WILL BE CAPABLE OF SWEEPING
PEOPLE INTO THE FRIGID AND TURBULENT OCEAN WATERS.

* MARINERS TRAVERSING THE BAR ARE URGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME
CAUTION ESPECIALLY DURING MAX EBB WHICH IS PREDICTED TO OCCUR
BETWEEN 430 AM AND 630 AM...AND 4 PM AND 6 PM...OR STAY IN
PORT UNTIL THE THREAT SUBSIDES.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

Flood Watch

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...NORTH COAST INTERIOR AND REDWOOD COAST.

* THERE IS A BREAK IN THE RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVIER RAIN WILL
RETURN LATE THIS EVENING.

* HEAVY PERIODS OF RAIN WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER IN ROADWAYS
AND AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL BE TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF
2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED. TOTALS AS HIGH AS 6 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE AT HIGH ELEVATIONS.

* SMALL STREAM AND CREEK FLOODING IS LIKELY. RAPID RISES ON MAIN
STEM RIVERS ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH SOME RIVERS REACHING
MONITOR STAGE. VISIT HTTP://WWW.CNRFC.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE
DETAILS ABOUT MAINSTEM RIVERS.

Hazardous Weather Outlook

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST FRIDAY...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A FLOOD WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT.
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT.

LARGE SURF WILL BUILD TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH
BREAKING WAVES OF 20 TO 25 FEET POSSIBLE ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST
FACING BEACHES...AND 16 TO 19 FEET ALONG SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES.

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA
TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY...RESULTING IN RAPID RISES OF MAIN
STEM RIVERS AND LOCALIZED URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING. GUSTY
RIDGETOP WINDS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

A FLOOD WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT.
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT.

LARGE SURF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. HEAVY RAIN WILL
TRANSITION TO SHOWERS FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND A FEW MAIN STEM
RIVERS MAY REACH MONITOR STAGE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS WITH SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY...AND SNOW
LEVELS WILL FALL TO 3000 FEET SATURDAY WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS
POSSIBLE AT PASS LEVELS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA.
The green of the trees and grasses and north sides of everything are blending with the blues and grays of the atmosphere, and it makes me start wishing again I were floating naked in it.

This has been a pattern with me. My whole life, every time I'm gobsmacked by the intensity of natural beauty, it isn't long before I am faced with the desire to be floating naked in it. That must be what heaven is. That must be what God is.

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OR....

We could talk about them murdering a man in cold blood at Evil Hour two days ago.


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