<p>Any reports from the beaches yet?</p>
<p>Looks like it will cruise through our party of the globe and NOT stick around, like Erin 2001 and Felix 1995 did.</p>
<p>Knee to thigh high at Newport, RI</p>
<p>Kei</p>
<p>A few beaches closed on Nantucket and some are taking boats out of the water. High winds (more than usual) and rains expected on Sunday. Glad I’m not having a wedding this weekend.</p>
<p>8-12 foot waves predicted for tomorrow, Jersey shore. Got the boogie board loaded up for the morning. However, the lifeguards may keep us out of the water. If so, Sunday’s supposed to be good surfing too.</p>
<p>Yesterday, Rhode Island . . . on shore winds at Pt. Judith … almost blown out . … 6-8 foot faces . . larger set waves . . . Matunuck double overhead . . . epic traffic jam at the point . . . literally hundreds of tourists’ cars driving down to and turning around without getting out . . . completely blocked from 8 pm to 9 pm . . . great day to get punched around like a rag doll 
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<p>Kei</p>
<p>Are you a surfer K-o-L?</p>
<p>AP reports that a group of people has been swept into the ocean by a huge wave:</p>
<p>[Hurricane</a> wave sweeps Maine spectators out to sea - Yahoo! News](<a href=“http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/tropical_weather]Hurricane”>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/tropical_weather)</p>
<p>To all our NE CCers - please stay safe.</p>
<p>The town closed of our beaches yesterday–no one was allowed to even go onto the beach.<br>
The lifeguards used the day to practice in the rough surf. We went back today after dinner just to check out the surf. Wow! The surfers were out like crazy and the waves were pretty impressive. The gulf stream must have been pushed closer to shore because the ocean water temp was very warm. By tomorrow, I’m going to predict that the waves will be a bit more under control and more of the beach will be accessible.</p>
<p>location: Eastern L.I.</p>
<p>^typo correction: The town closed ALL of our beaches yesterday…</p>
<p>Beaches were closed at Wells, Maine around noon. High Tide an hour or so after and the water was over the sea wall. Some crazy folks surfing.</p>
<p>Bromfield, yes . . although at my age I am getting to be an ex-surfer :-)</p>
<p>Hope all citizens stayed out of the water.</p>
<p>Kei</p>
<p>thigh to chest high leftovers yesterday PM at 2nd Beach Newport</p>
<p>now we wait for the next hurricane</p>
<p>Kei</p>