Wave report for Hurricane Irma

[ripnlip]

Wave report for Hurricane Irma

I was curious so I went to NOAA's site to check the "offshore" & "open sea" wave report in & around the Hurricane. We can't get out on the Great Lakes when there are 2-4' to 3-5' waves. How would you like to be looking at 27' waves on the offshore & 54' waves in the open sea?

 

That is just mind boggling!

 

Be safe everyone! Live to fish another day!

[fisherdude]

might need some dramamine for that fishing trip . the cold and snow here in New York is not that bad after all ...

Edited September 7, 2017 by fisherdude

[dukhnter8]

Don't we need to multiply that by 2 for actual waves, like on the Great lakes? So it would be 54' and 108' 

[ripnlip]

You're right! I forgot about the "NOAA" factor of THEIR height of the wave x 2= actual wave height! Thanks for the reminder. 

[Sunmoon]

Sounds like a real good salmon rock. Lol

[Fishnut]

Like driving the hills of Elk Co. as long as there just rolling. Lol. Jk. That's a pucker factor of 9 to the tenth power.


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[Todd in NY]

A category 2 typhoon in WWII capsized 3 US Navy destroyers. That was with 100mph winds, so Irma is nearly twice as powerful.

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Cobra

[Sk8man]

Quite a few people have been killed thus far in the Carribean including a 16 year old pro surfer so this storm is no joke. People are fleeing Florida in droves heading north. I hope this thing turns out to sea.

Edited September 8, 2017 by Sk8man

[jimski2]

More people died in the evacuation than the last hurricane in Houston. Roads are gridlocked and gasoline is unavailable in Florida now. This could be another government screwup counting on evacuations as the answer. I75 was moving at 8 mph today at noon in Alabama and things really have not started. The drive from Fort Meyers took 13 hours today for a friend trying to get out.


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[EsoxAC3]

A category 2 typhoon in WWII capsized 3 US Navy destroyers. That was with 100mph winds, so Irma is nearly twice as powerful.
 
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Cobra

It is remarkable that typhoon Cobra sank 3 ships in the 3rd fleet in 1944. Many more ships were badly damaged. These storms are hard to comprehend.


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[jimski2]

The ships lost in the storm were top loaded with extra anti aircraft weapons during wartime and their stability was compromised. Halsey was blamed the blame should have been on the officers who added the weapons on deck. I


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[EsoxAC3]

Halsey sailed another fleet of ships into a hurricane about a year later. He should have been relieved of command. Instead they promoted him, lol.


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