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ONE NEW DEATH EACH IN SAN
FRANCISCO AND SAN MATEO
COUNTIES.
THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL OF
FLU- RELATED BAY AREA DEATHS
THIS SEASON. UP TO 28.
>> REPORTER:
ALL THESE DEATHS ARE FROM
THIS FLU SEASON. WHICH
STARTED IN OCTOBER.
>> PAM: THE CONTEST IS ON.
ORGANIZERS ANNOUNCED THIS
AFTERNOON. THAT THE ANNUAL
MAVERICKS SURF CONTEST. WILL
BE HELD ON FRIDAY.
>> PAM: THE CONTEST HAPPENS
NEAR HALF MOON BAY. AND
FEATURES SOME OF THE WORLD'S
BEST BIG WAVE SURFERS .KRON
4'S CHARLES CLIFFORD WAS
ALONG THE COAST TODAY. AND
HAS DETAILS.
>> REPORTER:
FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS BIG
WAVES HAVE BEEN ROLLING
ASHORE HERE ALONG THE COAST
AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
ORGANIZERS OF THE MAVERICKS
SURF COMPETITION DECIDED TO
EVENT BECAUSE WAVES OF
BETWEEN 40 AND 50 FEET ARE
EXPECT TO ARRIVE STARTING
THURSDAY EVENING.
>> REPORTER:24 OF WORLD'S
BEST BIG WAVE SURFERS ARE
EXPECTED TO COMPETE THIS
YEAR. THE ONE DAY
COMPETITION WILL BEGIN AT 8
ON FRIDAY MORNING. ORGANIZER
JEFF CLARK SAID ON WEDNESDAY
THAT THERE WAS SOME CONCERN
THAT STRONG WINDS MIGHT MAKE
IT TO DANGEROUS TO HOLD THE
EVENT THIS WEEK, BUT DTHEY
ULTIMATELY DECIDED TO GO FOR
IT.
>> REPORTER:IT CAME DOWN
TO.. WE NEED TO MAKE A CALL.
IT'S 50 50. LET'S ROLL THE
DICE. THE ONE CONSTANT THAT
WE KNOW WE HAVE IN THE BAG
IS 40-50 FOOT WAVES COMING
AT US. THAT WE KNOW IS IN
THE BAG. SO LET'S PULL THE
TRIGGER AND EVERYTHING ELSE
WILL FOLLOW.
>> REPORTER:BY LATE
AFTERNOON, THE FORECAST FOR
FRIDAY HAD IMPROVED AND
CLARK IS EXPECTING A GOOD
TURNOUT.
>>THE GUYS ARE STARTING TO
FLY IN AND GET SET UP AND DO
THEIR MEDITATION AND PADDLE
OUT INTO SOME OF THE BIGGEST
SURF THEY HAVE SEEN IN TWO
YEARS.
>> REPORTER:NOW IF YOU'RE
THINKING ABOUT COMING OUT ON
FRIDAY TO WATCH THE EVENT,
KEEP IN MIND THAT DURING THE
CONETEST ALL OF THE ROAD OUT
TO PILLAR POINT WILL BE
CLOSED. SPECTATORS WILL NOT
BE ALLOWED ON THE BEACHES OR
THE BLUFFS ABOVE MAVERICKS.
THERE WILL BE A JUMBOTRON
SET UP IN HALF MOON BAY AND
THERE WILL ALSO BE PARKING