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Strong Wind — Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore, California

2024-11-04 to 2024-11-05 · Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore, California

Direct deaths

$10

Property damage

25 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

A hiker called 911 at 7 AM on Monday and reported that they had seen a boat capsize off Mussel Point and Bodega Head with two people onboard. The boat was 20 feet long and manufactured by Boston Whaler. A man was found dead on Bodega Dunes Beach at 7:40 AM. His companion remains missing.

A Small Craft Advisory was in effect for the waters off Bodega bay at the time of the advisory. Mean wave direction was WNW with heights ranging between 8 and 12 feet at the Bodega Bay Buoy (Station 46013) during the pre-dawn hours on Monday (11/4). NNW to NW winds ranged between 13 and 19 knots with peak gusts around 25 knots during the pre-dawn hours on Monday (11/4).

Wider weather episode

Strong swell waves in the eastern Pacific resulted in two fatal boating accidents in the waters off the North Bay.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1215504. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.