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"underestimated offshore conditions"
There are some underused web pages where you can actually read live conditions from the NOAA offshore weather bouys. Sometimes, a bouy is offline (broken) for months on end, but often, you can actually get the data and sometimes video feed on live conditions.
Beats all heck out of listening to the weatherguessers.
You can also download historical data archived from the bouys, which is handy if you're trying to plan ahead and see what the "usual" or "worst" wx for a particular area has been in recent years. Doesn't mean that's what you'll experience, but at least it gives you an idea of what's possible or probable.
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