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Thursday, 04-Dec-2003 14:31:47 PST

 New Smyrna Beach Access

 
County cracks down on
driving in beach conservation zones 

Beachgoers who have been caught on video driving 
illegally in the conservation zone on their way 
to the New Smyrna Beach side of Ponce de Leon
Inlet are the target of an aggressive crackdown 
and beach education effort by the County. 

"In spite of our success in enforcing the Habitat
Conservation Plan (HCP) and informing our beachgoers 
of the need to protect our beach environment,
there are people who choose to do the wrong thing,"
said County Manager Cindy Coto. "We are required to
enforce the provisions of our Habitat Conservation Plan
 or risk sanctions or loss of the permit." 
 
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METEOROLOGY STUDENTS KNOW WHICH WAY THE WIND BLOWS
PROJECT SWELL WILL CHALLENGE MARINE FORECASTING SKILLS IN A SWELL PREDICTION CONTEST 


The Eastern Seaboard Ð October 3, 2003 Ð Project Swell is looking for
undergrad students interested in marine meteorology and/or surf
forecasting to challenge their weather predicting skills in
collaboration with the winter surf event, Red Bull Ice Break.  While
itÕs the surferÕs job to plunge into the frozen Atlantic during the Ice
Break event, participants of Project Swell will attempt to predict when
the contest should be run from the cozy comfort of their warm dorm
rooms.  Interested students can sign up for a chance to participate in
the project by visiting www.redbullicebreak.com.  The winner of Project
Swell will receive a hands-on surfology practicum with our esteemed team
of surf forecasting experts.

To qualify, students must be enrolled as an undergrad at a university at
least part-time status and have an interest in surf forecasting and/or
marine meteorology.  Qualified students who are one of the first 40
applicants will be entered as a participant.  Registration for Project
Swell begins October 1st.  The deadline for entry is October 14th, as
forecast submissions begin October 17th.  Students will be notified by
October 15th.

Students will submit their forecasts to the Project Swell to be judged
by Chris Bedford, owner/chief meteorologist of Sailing Weather Services,
Watertown, MA, with additional surf expertise input from Mark Willis. 
Chris is an American Meteorological Society Certified Consulting
Meteorologist with nearly 20 years of marine meteorological experience. 
Mark Willis is the East Coast surf forecasting specialist at
SURFLINE.COM who is also currently a graduate student at University of
Hawaii, Manoa, studying ocean wave modeling with Wavewatch III and
relating infrasound to ocean wave interactions.

Red Bull Ice Break is a cold weather surfing contest that will showcase
the NortheastÕs surfing talent and commitment to pursue their sport in
the harshest and coldest conditions.  Three qualifiers taking place this
fall will determine the finalists for the main event to be held later
this winter in the frigid and under-explored maritime region of Nova
Scotia. Participants of Project Swell will be asked to predict when the
third qualifier in Maine will take place.  A weather window between
October 18 - November, 2003 has been allotted to run the qualifier. .

To enter students must fill out the brief registration form posted and
submit it online at www.redbullicebreak.com.

Registration must include:
* Name and contact info (email/phone # where you can best be reached)
* Name of university you attend
* At least one faculty reference from your campus.
* Brief description of why you feel you are qualified to participate  

*Email all forms and requests to:  projectswell@redbullicebreak.com 

More info available at:  www.redbullicebreak.com



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