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Marine Strong Wind · Eastern Pacific

Marine Strong Wind March 15, 2008 · Point Reyes To Pigeon Point California Out To 20 Nm, Eastern Pacific

29 mph

Estimated gust (25 kt)

Deaths

$25K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Two men participating in a race to benefit United Celebral Palsy were lost at sea after they left the Richardson Bay Marina om San Francisco Bay around 9am aboard a 32 foot boat named Daisy on Saturday March 17th. Around 1030am Sunday morning March 18th, officials recovered debris from the boat about 5 miles west of the Golden Gate Bridge. An hour later, the body of one of the sailors was found. The other body has not been recovered.

The wider storm

Two men participating in a race to benefit United Celebral Palsy were lost at sea after they left the Richardson Bay Marina in San Francisco Bay around 9am aboard a 32 foot boat named Daisy on Saturday March 15th. Around 1030am Sunday morning March 16th, officials recovered debris from the boat about 5 miles west of the Golden Gate Bridge. An hour later, the body of one of the sailors was found. The other body has not been recovered.

Began near Point Bonita (37.8044, -122.5154).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 80775. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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