NOAA announces New Marine Zones!

This is pretty cool. This will help us make better decisions as kayak anglers.
Taken from: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mtr/marine.php
Check it out!
PK


New Marine Zones Effective Tuesday October 2 2007

Effective Tuesday October 2 2007 at 0900 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) the Marine Forecasts from WFO Monterey will be reconfigured to account for differences in weather and climatology for the Central California Coast. This will affect the inner water zones (0-20 nautical miles) from Point Arena to Point Piedras Blancas. This change involves the following two improvements:

--Marine Zone (PZZ550) currently extends from Point Arena to Pigeon Point out to 20 nautical miles. This Marine Zone will be split into two zones…Point Arena to Point Reyes out to 20 nautical miles (PZZ540) and Point Reyes to Pigeon Point out to 20 nautical miles (PZZ545).

--Marine Zone (PZZ555) currently extends from Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas out to 20 nautical miles. This Marine Zone will be split into two zones…Pigeon Point to Point Pinos out to 20 nautical miles (PZZ560) and Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas out to 20 nautical miles (PZZ565).

That is cool, having our range span 4 or 5 zones will let us see if it's getting better or worse north or south, and give us more detailed information.

Thats what I'm sayin!
It is difficult to get a read on marine WX in the Big Sur area, especially when the NWS just provides a blanket forecast from Pigeon Pt all the way down to Piedras Blancas! Now it is going to be treated as its own region. Sweet!
Unfortunately, the WX looks crappy on Saturday. Maybe I'll try to get out on Sunday..?

PK