lulls: 19
    average: 23
    gusts: 28

WELL IT WAS ALMOST GREAT, JUST DIDN'T LAST LONG ENOUGH, DROPPING TO THE 15-20 FORECAST ABOUT 5PM. TS ERIKA NOW LOOKS LIKE IT WILL HIT PORT ISABEL/BROWNSVILLE BY SUNRISE TOMORROW AS A MINIMAL HURRICANE. ONLY A LITTLE CHANGE IS SURF BETWEEN MORNING AND AFTERNOON TODAY, STILL NOT REALLY A STORM SWELL, 3-4' AND SIDESHORE WIND.

BIB WAS GOOD, RUNNING FROM LAUNCH TO IWC AT THE BOAT RAMP INTERSECTION. NO PROBLEM PLANING JUST NOT FULLY POWERED EXCEPT IN THE GUSTS. MADE 3-4 TRIPS ACROSS IWC UPWIND OF THE NORTH CABINS, IT WAS NOT ANY WINDER AND THE CHOP WAS UNORGANIZED. DID A DOZEN JUMPS BUT MISSED AN OUTSIDE JIBE. INSIDE WAS A LITTLE LIGHT BUT NICE, MADE A COUPLE OF POWERED FAST TACKS AND PLANING JIBES. ONLY 3-4 FROM AUSTIN SAILING THIS AFTERNOON AND THE WATER LEVEL IS UP JUST A BIT.

TOMORROW MAY BLOW 35+ AND HOPEFULLY IT WON'T BE A TOTAL RAIN-OUT. PINS THINKS IT WILL BE OPEN, AT YOUR OWN RISK, TOMORROW BUT IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE A LOCKED GATE. THE CAUSWAY IS NOT EXPECTED TO FLOOD??