T-2 weeks to Escape from Alcatraz

I’ve been reading a lot about this race to prepare for it, including this race report from Ray Maker, this course preview from two-time winner Eric Lagerstrom, and this race review by Kelly O’Mara, and suffice to say, I’m more than a little anxious about the swim. To ease my anxiety, I built a swim conditions dashboard for San Francisco Bay southwest of Alcatraz, using forecast data from NOAA’s San Francisco Bay Operational Forecast System. Not sure it’s helping with the anxiety part, but it looks cool and gives a good idea of what to expect in terms of currents and water temperature. *[NOAA]: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration