High Surf in Mendocino Coast, California

High Surf October 17, 2007 – October 22, 2007 · Mendocino Coast, California

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

An indirect fatality occurred near Kibesillah Rock which is located six miles north of Fort Bragg, CA. The victim was a diver who was overcome by rough seas off the Mendocino County Coast. The Coast Guard rescued two other divers from the same party. Note that conditions were below advisory or warning criteria.

The wider storm

A storm system over the northeastern Pacific sent a series of large ocean waves into northwestern California beginning on Wednesday, October 17.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 64342. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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