Big Sur

Weather expectations, 12/18

from 10 am. My gauge reads 1.32 for the last 24 hours. Note Mining Ridge measured a healthy 2.57”

Current guidance has trended wetter, specifically for the Big Sur coast and further into southern California. Despite the high uncertainty, the QPF forecast hasn`t changed drastically. The coastal mountains are now expecting about 4-7 inches of rain over the week, which is about an inch more than we expected 24 hours ago.

The above is the NOAA/NWS weather report from this morning’s discussion. Wednesday is the big day for the storms, it looks like.

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Appointed appellate counsel for indigent defendants (retired.) I have lived in Big Sur since 1984, first on the north coast, and on the South Coast since 1989.

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