Gimme Shelter 6.2 Memorial Wknd.

Latest NWS forecast:

.SAT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.  .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NW WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT.

Looks like Sunday is the day to focus on, and both Saturday and Monday have potential, but I'd say it's 50/50 with a forecast like that (10-20 knots/seas 8 to10')...

Be ready!   

Let 'er Buck!



Tide pools just north of the hotels.

You got it TBone. Darius, I will have my prowler 13, and my daughter probably wont kayak too much.

Damn now your just tempting me..OK looks like sunday is good, I can probably skip the camping for 1 day will see..

Tide pools just north of the hotels.

hmmm. The whole place is lined with hotels, do you mean the ones near the lighthouse/launching area?

I am not sure. I have been there once a bunch of times, but never without being a little tipsy. this will be a first.

Darius, I offloaded the 13, but if you come up, you can use my prowler for a few hours in the afternoon.

Last call for Gimme Shelter 6.2! Leaving sactown at about 5 tonight! Room for yaks and sacks still!

The latest NWS forecast:

CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM- 900 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 5 TO 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. COMBINED SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT.

Possible window Saturday afternoon (not likely, IMO).  Be ready Sunday.  That forecast is rare and way flat.  Be ready.  Monday morning sounds like a potential too, but the window's tight - be ready for Sunday!

Today: NW wind around 13 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 9 seconds and WSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Tonight: NNW wind 5 to 13 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft at 11 seconds and WSW 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Sunday: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny. . Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday Night: NNW wind 6 to 8 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and WSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Memorial Day: NNW wind around 6 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and WSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.
  Should be good tomorrow

I gotta get that forecast, Rob - mine's too scary!  I could definitely be wrong, but the buoys still sound messy.  It is coming down though as we speak, and being ready for a long day tomorrow sounds like the plan to have.

Good luck, All - get a big one and don't forget the video and still shots.   

Here is a link to it.
http://preview.weather.gov/wtf/MapClick.php?lat=40.01552023717577&lon=-124.0682601928711&site=eka&unit=0&lg=en&FcstType=marine

Just zoom in on an area on the coast where you want a forecast and click.
Cape Mendo is looking prime tomorrow too.
Sunday: NNW wind around 7 kt. Patchy fog before 11am. . Wind waves around 1 ft.