. >> reporter: for kite surfers like peter crockett, these gusty conditions that many look at as miserable are perfect. >> this is awesome. super strong. it's freezing, though. can't feel my feet. >> reporter: the big waves brought on by this week's storm may be fun for kite surfer, but those at the nearby harbor patrol say they can also spell disaster for others like boaters. >> currently it's gale conditions. we've got our storm flags up. double pennant red flags flying on the front office. you'll see 25 to 30 knot winds, gusts of 45, sometimes more. sea states are pretty big. 11 to 15 feet wind waves and 13-foot swell out of the south at 11 seconds. so it's pretty nasty out there. >> reporter: those conditions raise the chances boats could get damaged or even capsize, and it comes after we've already seen several boats capsize up in bodega bay this month killing multiple people. the harbor patrol is cautioning everyone to take this storm seriously. >> for the people that are on boats that go into the ocean, highly advised not to go out in these types of conditions. there's no reason to

. >> reporter: for kitesurfers like peter crockett and nano prefuti these gusty conditions many look at as miserable are perfect. >> it's awesome, super strong. it's freezing, though. can't feel my feet. >> reporter: the big waves brought on by this week's storm may be fun for kitesurfers, but those at the nearby harbor patrol say they can also spell disaster for others like boaters. >> currently it's gale conditions, so we've got our storm flags up. you see the double pennant red flags flying on our flag up front in the office. so you'll see 25 to 30 knot winds and gust to 45, sometimes a little more. sea states are pretty big, 11, 15 feet wind waves and 13-foot swell out of the south at 11 seconds. so it's pretty nasty out there. >> reporter: those conditions raise the chances boats could get damaged or even capsize and it comes after we've already seen several boats capsize up in bodega bay this month, killing multiple people. the harbor patrol is cautioning everyone to take this storm seriously. >> for the people that are on boats that go onto the ocean, highly advise not to go o