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NEW: High winds cancel Harbor Bay Ferry this morning
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ALAMEDA _ Winds gusting above 40 miles per hour on San Franisco
Bay have forced cancellation of Habor Bay - San Francisco ferry
service this morning. Passengers can take the Oakland - San
Francisco ferry instead, ferry service spokesman Ernest Sanchez
said. The Oakland ferry, which departs from Jack London Square, is a
much larger boat and can handle rougher weather. Also, the route
through the Oakland Estuary, then under the Oakland Bay Bridge is
much more sheltered from the wind, Sanchez sa...
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Forecast at U.S. Weather Service: Shortage of Funds for Modernization;Planned Radar Network May Lack Essential Computer System
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