Posted on 09/12/2018 9:45:20 AM PDT by gandalftb
Wave heights to 83 ft were measured early this morning by satellite altimeter under the northeast quadrant of Hurricane Florence. These enormous waves are produced by being trapped along with very strong winds moving in the same direction as the storm's motion.
Some strengthening is forecast through Wednesday night, drawing energy from the warm water. Its winds could approach Category 5 strength, which means winds of 157 mph or higher.
(Excerpt) Read more at pilotonline.com ...
Definitely survival of the fittest when the ocean is in charge but I loved every minute of it.
Its drifting S as the High pressure to the N has subsided. It wont travel S but just hang there and really tick people off as they are going to get very wet
“A fact not known to many is the highest wave ever recorded struck in Trinidad on December 31, 1913. Lighthouse Keeper, Fred Harrington, was performing his duties in the lighthouse perched 196 feet above sea level during a ferocious winter storm. As he turned to wipe the lantern room windows, he observed “a sea of unusual height”. In his words, “ The sea itself fell onto the top of the bluff and struck the tower on a level with the balcony, making a terrible jar.” The spray flew forty feet above the crest. The lens was thrown off level by the wave but the plucky Mr. Harrington had the light back in operation in a half an hour. Harrington also recorded observing waves crashing over nearby Pilot Rock (103 feet) - known as “a perfect 10 over Pilot” these days.”
http://trinidad-ca.com/discover/lighthouses.html
It was not Galveston - it was somewhere down around Biloxi
To quote Jimmy Buffet - if you are gonna get blown away - get blown away
They keep hyping these things more and more so you will tune in Fox or CNN
I’m glad I’m not in the area.
Here is a buoy that you can call up that is about right in the path of the storm.
Check this link tomorrow early.
https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=41002
“Somebody ought to tell her about the folks who had decided to have a Hurricane Party in Galveston when Camille hit.”
Lots of people in Gulfport will be surprised by this.
Great post, thanks!
Signing the Child Support and Alimony checks. And maybe the one to the Lawyers if He’s got any money left.
You always have the chance of encountering a rogue wave which will be much higher than the others. - Tom
Project MaxWave was created by 11 organizations from six EU countries to investigate rogue waves. Using two European Space Agency satellites, the project used radar to map the surface of the oceans over a three-week period. During this period, 10 massive waves were identified, all over 82 feet in height. Several were nearly 98.4 feet in height, from crest to trough.
Fear is being 19 years old on the main deck, in our shop,32 feet above the water line looking STRAIGHT UP at waves topping the 05 level. Ready for typhoon but can still hear things breaking loose.
FEAR turns to TERROR when 2 of our Chiefs, WWII vets come into the shop wearing LIFE JACKETS.
Fun site
Strength in numbers, man!
If so, I'm guessing that there are two sets of grandparents racing down there now to rescue their grandkids.
The only time I was seasick was when we skirted Super Typhoon Omar in the South China Sea. Same winds, same rollers, green water over the bow...
And the seas rose up against the heathen leftists and washed clean the lands of the deep state Obamites.
Only the righteous with red necks, those who love Zion, were spared and knew the skills of how to flourish in the midst of the wrath of the divine.
And so there is no blue wave of the heathen, only the wave of righteous Zion, 55 cubits high , assuring the purification of the land of rainbows.
When your pitching to where your antennas are in the water and your helmsman is strapped in the chair its rough.
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