Feet today. As they got closer to shore where the boat was located, they were only about 20 feet high. But enough to do damage. They werent paying attention and they were in the wrong place at the wrong time. Reporter the rescued men were watching surfers but mavericks is no place for beginners, according to experts. On a stormy day like today respect mother nature. Trust your instincts. Safety first. Reporter at pillar point harbor, tara moriarty, ktvu fox 2 news. Our chief meteorologist bill martin is here and you know just how dangerous mavericks can be. You have been out there in fact watching the competition. I know the guy who rescued the two guys. He is a professional photographer who was on the jet ski that rescued the two guys and i knew the guy on the cliff taking those pictures. Both of them said he lost his jet ski. He wasnt even able to how do jet skis i think they jumped in and pulled these guys in and one of the jet skis got caught in the wash and went into the rocks. Bu
Thats snow in those areas. So you can see that. And thats indicate conservative of this system. This is a Colder Weather system, hence the low rainfall amounts. But heres whats good about it. We are going to get into low snow levels in the mountains up to two feet of snow between now and the next 24 to 32 hours or 36 hours. And the upshot to all of this is theres more behind this. Not right away. But theres more behind it. So the showers continuing to fall now. So this compute will be slow. The mountains are going to get snow tonight to the tune of over a foot of snow perhaps. And then more is on the way as we head into the tail end of the weekend. If you are waiting for folks to get home, the roads are slick. Shaken and lucky to be alive two men have quite a story to tell after their boat capsized at mavericks near Pillar Point Harbor just north of half moon bay. That spot obviously is well known for the mavericks big wave surfing contest usually held in january or february. Ktvus Tar