Those of you doing Christmas Counts this weekend will want to pack
your rain-gear and knee-boots. The forecast is calling for another
"atmospheric river" event with up to 8 inches of rain on the Coast
and winds gusting to 50mph. On the plus side, it should be warmish.

Winds will be southerly on Saturday and shift to westerlies on Sunday.
Coastal counts scheduled for Sunday have some potential for a dose
of pelagic species.

The forecasters are iffy on the potential for flooding, but generally
think any flooding will be localized.

Be careful out there...

--
Mike Patterson
Astoria, OR
String Theory
http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/northcoastdiaries/?p=2182