Weather: Wind this morning was moderate NE; it died off by late morning and switched to west in late afternoon. Visibility was pretty good all day--somewhat limited on the far outer line during the first half-hour or so of the count. It was sunny and the swell was moderate. At the outer buoy, winds at dawn were NNE ~8 knots, switching to W at 6 knots at 1300. At sunset the winds were WNW at ~8 knots. Pressure remains high: at dawn it was 30.13, and it stayed around that over the course of the...

Weather: At Pt. Pinos, the morning started, once again, with moderate NNE winds; following the pattern of the last week or so, these winds dropped off and switched to light west towards the end of the count. It was a sunny day with minimal swell and good visibility. At the outer buoy, wind at dawn was NNE at ~12 knots. It switched to W ~6 knots at 1300 and had built to W ~12 knots at sunset. Pressure remained high: 30.17 at dawn to 30.20 at 0900, then falling to 30.11 at count's end. We had a...

Weather: At dawn, winds were moderate NE at the Point, and the full moon was glorious as it set into the ocean southwest of Pt. Pinos. Visibility was good, skies were partly cloudy, and the swell was minimal. The wind went more north by mid-morning and dropped off in early afternoon, going a little west in the evening. At the outer buoy, at dawn the wind was 15.5 knots NE. It went NNW at 1300 and was W at ~10 knots at sunset. Pressure at dawn was 30.19; it rose to 30.26 at 1000 and dropped...