Windy.

Generally an easterly wind. A little north or south in it depending on where you stand.  Blowing at 23 mph on the wharf, with a gust to 30 mph.  Long Marine Lab has it clocking at 12 mph.  What is interesting is how strong of an east wind we are getting.  Rain started to fall around 2:15 today and has been sporadic.  It was heavy briefly around 8:40, and then this wind really kicked up.  I can hear holiday decorations getting tossed around out there.  This storm should subside overnight.  Periods of heavy rain are possible, but we are looking at getting maybe a half inch overnight.  I'm thinking it is closer to a third of an inch by sunrise and maybe, just maybe a half inch by the time this thing wraps up.  Showers should start breaking by late morning and we should be high and dry by the early morning hours on Thursday.  But it all depends on how this system moves.  Right now it stays off shore and swiftly gets to our south.

Forecast still looking good into the weekend.  Storm tries to break downtime high pressure for Monday.  Better chance of more rain late next week.  It is a nice wet December.

I'll get back on here later this week to recap this storm and look at our next one.  I'll leave you with this.  Solid NW swell is arriving Thursday.  Long period, and moderate height.  It should hit at 7.5 feet at 19 seconds, with the best breaks seeing double overhead surf.  Game on folks.  Use caution.  Eastside should be head high plus, westside overhead, Middle Peak and north county will be double overhead.  Conditions look clean.  Swell continues Friday and drops a bit, but still solid, on Saturday.