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    <h2>Evaluating Scuba Diving Conditions</h2>
    <p>Please refer to the following table for information on how to read and report conditions on this site.<br/></p>

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                      <th>Element</th>
                      <th>What you are reporting</th>
                      <th>How to measure it</th>
                      <th>How to read it</th>
                      <th>Example </th>
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                      <td style="background:grey; font:black; font-size:10pt">Vis<img src="../pictures/vis.svg" alt="Smiley face" width="75" height="75"/> </td>
                      <td>The average Horizontal Visibility in 5\' increments </td>
                      <td>The average distance you can see your buddy horizontally well enough to determine it\'s him or her disregarding brightly colored equipment like their pink fins. </td>
                      <td>Visibility in 5\' increments from under 5\' to over 40\'. <br />
                        This is a pretty subjective area of diving and until Secchi Disks are as common as snorkels we\'ll all just have to live with precisely inaccurate estimations. </td>
                      <td>20\'</td>
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                      <td style="background:grey; font:black; font-size:10pt">Surf<img src="../pictures/surf.svg" alt="Smiley face" width="75" height="75"/></td>
                      <td>The average height of the crests of waves in the surf zone in relation to your Ankle, Knee, Waist or Shoulder. </td>
                      <td>When standing at the water\'s edge the crests of breaking waves during the lull in the wave sets are roughly the same height as your Ankle, Knee, Waist or Shoulder. </td>
                      <td>Height of the average wave in the set when standing at the water\'s edge. This measurement is in relationship to a body part to give a general idea of surf height. </td>
                      <td>Knee high </td>

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                      <td style="background:grey; font:black; font-size:10pt">Surge<img src="../pictures/surge.svg" alt="Smiley face" width="75" height="75"/></td>
                      <td>The average strength of surge you experienced as None, Light, Moderate, Strong and Very Strong as compared to other dives you\'ve done in Monterey or Carmel. </td>
                      <td>A light surge may be hardly noticeable during most of the dive while a strong surge will push you around during the whole dive a distance greater then the visibility </td>
                      <td>Surge strength is measured in None, Light, Moderate, Strong and Very Strong. It\'s intended to give a general idea of the average surge strength and movement you could feel. </td>
                      <td>Light </td>
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                      <td style="background:grey; font:black; font-size:10pt">Current<img src="../pictures/current.svg" alt="Smiley face" width="75" height="75"/></td>
                      <td>Like surge, current is the average strength of a current either at the surface or at depth. </td>
                      <td>Like surge a light current is hardly noticeable while a strong current may be too great swim against. </td>
                      <td>Current is measured the same way surge is. Choices are None, Light, Moderate, Strong and Ripping</td>
                      <td>Ripping </td>
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                      <td style="background:grey; font:black; font-size:10pt"><img src="../pictures/temp.svg" alt="Smiley face" width="75" height="75"/>Temp</td>
                      <td>The temperature, in 5 degree F increments from under 50 to over 70 degrees, as determined by your dive computer. </td>
                      <td>Read the temperature from your dive computer\'s log. </td>
                      <td>Temperature is displayed in 5 degree F increments from under 50 to over 70 degrees</td>
                      <td>55 degrees</td>
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                      <td style="background:grey; font:black; font-size:10pt">Overall<img src="../pictures/overall.svg" alt="Smiley face" width="75" height="75"/></td>
                      <td>Overall dive quality symbolized by one of three smiley\'s. </td>
                      <td>Use your expertise and experience to rate the overall conditions. Ask yourself, &quot;Considering the numerical values of Vis, Surf, Surge, Current and Temp, were the conditions better then I would have expected?&quot; A bat ray or other spectacular marine life does not constitute a good overall rating-- use the conditions as a guide. </td>
                      <td>Overall dive quality is symbolized by one of three smiley\'s. It represents how the various numeric elements marry and contribute to the conditions. Choices are: <img src="../pictures/good.png" alt="image" />, <img src="../pictures/fair.png" alt="image" /> <img src="../pictures/poor.png" alt="image" /></td>
                      <td><img src="../pictures/good.png" alt="image" /> </td>
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                    <tr>                      <td style="background:grey; font:black; font-size:10pt">Last Report </td>
                      <td>Gives the last time a report was give for this dive site. Reports can be carried over indefinitely if no new reports are submitted. </td>
                      <td></td>
                      <td></td>
                      <td> Sat Mar 6 12:28:29 2004 </td>
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                    <li>Responsible Use:</li><br />
                        I don\'t feel I should remind anyone of what they learned in their open water class but remember:
                        <li>Reports from this system are meant purely for general information and are only as accurate as the divers submitting them. </li>
                        <li>Use your head and opt out of a dive if you dong t feel the conditions are right. </li>
                        <li>Condition: Dive is a web-based service so there may be airtime or data charges from your wireless carrier&amp; and I don t see a dime of that. </li>
                        <li>Do not attempt to report dive conditions while underwater without proper training. </li>
                        <li>Condition: Dive is not a replacement for good judgment and careful study of the various other online resources such as <a href="http://www.garlic.com/~triblet/swell/wamglance.html">Chuck Tribolet\'s Monterey Sea Conditions at a Glance</a>. </li>
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                <b><a name="report" id="report"></a>Reporting conditions:</b>
                  <li>After a dive at a popular Monterey/Carmel dive site point your Web-Enabled Device to <a href="http://www.aquaticdiscovery.com/conditiondive/">http://www.aquaticdiscovery.com/conditiondive</a> </li>
                  <li>Click <b><font color=blue>Report Conditions Now</b></font>. The dive site conditions update form is downloaded from the internet and displayed in a table. </li>
                  <li>Pick the dive site and each element from the drop down boxes. </li>
                  <li>Click <b><font color=blue>Report Conditions</b></font> and your condition report is immediately applied. <br />
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