Tim Doreck

Weekly Status – Monterey Express – Tim Doreck

September 10, 2008

Saturday: NW winds 5kt becoming N. wind waves 1ft or less. NW swell 2 to 5ft. Patchy fog. Sunday: NW Winds 5kt becoming W. wind waves 1ft or less. NW swell 1 to 4ft. Patchy fog. Already looking better than last week and last week was SUPERB!! Although vis was generally 25′ to maybe 35′ [...]

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Weekly Status – Monterey Express – Tim Doreck

August 7, 2008

Saturday NW winds 5 to 15kt… becoming west wind waves 2ft or less. NW swell 2 to 5ft… patchy fog. Sunday West winds 5kt… becoming s. wind waves less than 1ft. NW swell 4 to7 ft… patchy fog. Monterey Bay… holding 30′ in most areas with only a slight layer of about 15′ or even [...]

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Weekly Status – Monterey Express – Tim Doreck

July 20, 2008

Ok… for those of you who know Monterey… your going to say… Yeah… it could happen. IT DID!!!! No LESS than 100′ maybe 110′ of visibility in MONTEREY BAY at Ball Buster (about 2 miles from the harbor). (Reported from Monterey Express divers, Escapade divers and Beach Hopper divers… and my DM Luke Robert). Tim

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Monterey Express – August Night Dives

July 20, 2008

Monterey Express – August Night Dives – Maximum diver load is 15 divers NOT 20 as is the norm for the Monterey Express 2 dive charters. Same $90.00 They are 2 dive charters… tanks provided and are set up on the Reservation system at this time. Saturday, August 9th for a 7pm departure, BOARDING at 6:30 [...]

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Weekly Status – Monterey Express – Tim Doreck

July 16, 2008

So far… a superb dive season. WOW… last weekend tuned out to be the flattest, smoothest sea surface conditions with the least surface winds we have experienced in about 3 months. The Wednesday forecast prior indicated a somewhat higher swell and wind condition (6′ and 15 kts of wind) than the 2 previous weeks. The [...]

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Weekly Status – Monterey Express – Tim Doreck

July 10, 2008

Saturday SW winds 5 to 10kt. Wind waves 2ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5ft and SW 2ft. Sunday W winds 5 to 10kt. Wind waves 2ft or less. NW swell 4 to 7ft and SW 2ft. Vis yesterday (July 9) in Monterey was 25′ to 30′. Seas flat (3′ swells) and very warm [...]

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Weekly Status – Monterey Express – Tim Doreck

June 17, 2008

Although last weekend was not as warm as the models suggested… the MARINE and DIVE related forecast were every bit as expected and more. The unexpectedly small dive population on the dive boats (considering the dive conditions) were NOT disappointed. They enjoyed the smooth flat conditions and visibility 30+ in Monterey and Carmel that had [...]

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Weekly Status – Monterey Express – Tim Doreck

June 14, 2008

Flat seas. VERY light breezes and a smooth as glass ride ALL day First dive: Pinnacles — super smooth down and up — with 30? and a bit of a blue/green tint. ZERO surge, ZERO wind, almost ZERO swell. Second Dive: 35? much cleaner and less green tint. One of the best – Strawberry Hill – which [...]

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Weekly Status – Monterey Express – Tim Doreck

June 11, 2008

Temperatures above normal in all areas including Monterey (mid 70′s), RAPIDLY diminishing seas with an almost imperceptible swell and winds (<10 knots) are going to make it a MUST DIVE weekend. Sunshine an almost zero cloud coverage… so bring your sunscreen and set up your UW cameras. Lots of spaces on board this weekend but [...]

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Weekly Status – Monterey Express – Tim Doreck

May 30, 2008

The Friday 4am NOAA forecast, the 1am CDIP and the 4am Scripps weather models are in near perfect agreement. The dive forecast is SUPERB. NOAA forecast for Saturday and Sunday (May 31 and June 1, 2008) Saturday SW winds 5 KT… Becoming W 5 to 15 KT in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 2 [...]

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