6.21.2009

The World is unusual among cruise ships in that many of its passengers actually buy condominium-style suites aboard the vessel, which becomes their permanent home. Passengers visited Portland but wanted to spend the weekend in Astoria.
The Daily Astorian

SV TATOOSH POSITION 45* 44.044' N by 122* 51.695' W

HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OFFSHORE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS WILL MAINTAIN NWLY WINDS OVER THE WATERS AT 15-20 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND 10-15 KT OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS REACHING LOW END SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA...THEN WEAKEN LATE THIS EVENING. A WEAK FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WATERS LATE TUE NIGHT AND WED...WITH A SHARP SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDING INTO THE NORTH WASHINGTON COAST. THIS GIVES LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS IN THE NRN WATERS...AND NEAR SMALL CRAFT WINDS NEAR SHORE IN THE SOUTH ON TUE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WEAK FRONT SHOULD MOVE INTO WATERS ON WED FOR SOUTHERLY WINDS ALL WATERS. EXPECT SEAS TO REMAIN BELOW SCA LEVELS NEXT FEW DAYS THEN BUILD TO NEAR SMALL CRAFT HEIGHTS THURSDAY. EXPECT ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR DURING THE UPCOMING VERY STRONG EBB CURRENTS THIS MORNING AND AGAIN MONDAY MORNING.

Today.....I dunno.

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