Two women kayakers, ages 39 and 36, were separated from their kayaks by large waves. They were able to swim to the 1/2 mile channel buoy outside of Oceanside Harbor where they were rescued by Coast Guard reservists.
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Two women kayakers, ages 39 and 36, were separated from their kayaks by large waves. They were able to swim to the 1/2 mile channel buoy outside of Oceanside Harbor where they were rescued by Coast Guard reservists. Both were suffering from moderate to severe hypothermia.
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NWS San Diego, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 25, 1:10 PM PST, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.
EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 210 PM PDT TUE SEP 25 2001 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHWEST WILL BRING WARM...DRY WEATHER THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. .DISCUSSION...TODAYS TEMPERATURES WERE NEARLY AS WARM AS YESTERDAY...BUT THE ONSHORE BREEZE KICKED IN THIS AFTERNOON AND PREVENTED HIGH TEMPS FROM EXCEEDING MONDAYS HIGHS. ONLY MINOR CHANGES ARE EXPECTED IN OUR WEATHER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE DOMINATE FEATURE WILL BE THE UPPER HIGH OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN STATE. WEAK PACIFIC IMPULSES ENTERING NORCAL WILL SLOWLY BREAK DOWN THE RIDGE THROUGH FRIDAY RESULTING IN SLIGHTLY LOWER HEIGHTS AND A RETURN TO A MODERATELY STRONG ONSHORE FLOW. AS A RESULT...TEMPS THE NEXT THREE DAYS WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER THAN WE HAD TODAY. ALSO...MARINE LAYER CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE IN THE COASTAL ZONES. HURRICANE JULIETTE WAS 500 MILES SOUTH OF CABO SAN LUCAS...ON THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE BAJA PENINSULA. JULIETTE IS AN INTENSE HURRICANE WITH MAX SFC WINDS OF 145 KTS. MOVEMENT IS WEST NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH...BUT EVEN A GLANCING BLOW WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN TO THE SOUTHERN BAJA PENINSULA. THE ETA AND AVN FORECAST VASTLY DIFFERENT HURRICANE TRACKS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK...BUT LATEST HURRICANE GUIDANCE TAKES IT JUST WEST OF CABO. ANY MOISTURE THAT REACHES SOCAL WOULD NOT HAPPEN UNTIL EARLY NEXT WEEK...AND THERE IS TOO MUCH UNCERTAINTY TO SAY EVEN IF IT WILL GET THIS FAR NORTH SO WILL KEEP THE EXTENDED DRY FOR NOW. .SAN...NONE. MOEDE
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
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