Offshore discussion----this is rather SCARY...

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Offshore discussion----this is rather SCARY...

#1 Postby SolakNC » Wed Sep 17, 2003 3:55 am

Cannot get mental image....35-56 feet seas!!!!!!!! Yikes!!!


HURRICANE WARNING


TODAY
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 65 TO 90 KT WITH GUSTS
TO 110 KT OVER FAR SE WATERS LATE. NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING
TO 35 TO 60 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 14 TO 27 FT...BUILDING TO 36 TO 55
FT SE PORTION AND 20 TO 36 FT NW PORTION. RAIN...SQUALLS AND
BLOWING SPRAY. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.

TONIGHT
SHIFTING WINDS 65 TO 95 KT WITH GUSTS TO 115 KT NEAR
THE CENTER OF ISABEL. SEAS 35 TO 56 FT. WINDS BECOMING SE 35 TO 60
KT E OF 75W AND NW 35 TO 60 KT ELSEWHERE W OF 75W. SEAS 25 TO 35
FT. RAIN...SQUALLS AND BLOWING SPRAY. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.

THU
SHIFTING WINDS 65 TO 95 KT WITH GUSTS TO 115 KT NEAR THE
CENTER OF ISABEL. SE WINDS 35 TO 60 KT E OF 75W AND NW 35 TO 60 KT
ELSEWHERE W OF 75W. WINDS BECOMING SW TO S 30 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 25 FT...HIGHEST W. SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
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#2 Postby Aquawind » Wed Sep 17, 2003 5:50 am

Noo Wayyy would I want to be in waves like that.. :o
Better be one BIG boat.
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#3 Postby Deenac813 » Wed Sep 17, 2003 6:03 am

Holy Moly!! I cannot believe those seas.. I hope everyone is prepared.. there is going to be ALOT of water coming their way!
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#4 Postby azsnowman » Wed Sep 17, 2003 7:23 am

I've seen 15-18 foot swells in the Atlantic back in 1979 when I was aboard an aircraft carrier, even that HUGE sucker was rolling like a tin can!

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#5 Postby Rainband » Wed Sep 17, 2003 7:27 am

Double rutt ro :o
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#6 Postby ncbird » Wed Sep 17, 2003 7:31 am

OH MY!!!! Just the tought of it turns me green....
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#7 Postby stormyweather » Wed Sep 17, 2003 7:40 am

DH tells me these seas are the size of a 3 and 1/2 to 5 story building...
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#8 Postby Amanzi » Wed Sep 17, 2003 8:27 am

Oh Goodness... I just hope no one is out there in anykind of smallcraft!

Can U imagine that wall of water looking down at you? :o
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#9 Postby North Georgia » Wed Sep 17, 2003 8:49 am

I grew up in the St Pete area of FL and there were always small craft being rescued by the Coast Guard because they went too far out and got caught in a sudden blow...and this from just a common afternoon thunderstorm.

I can't imagine 50-foot seas! Sure enough there will be some yahoos offshore when things start to get really bad. By the time they realize it, they may not have the power or navigation ability to get away.
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#10 Postby galvbay » Wed Sep 17, 2003 9:00 am

Can you say 'SEA SICK'! It would be like a cork in a washing machine!
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#11 Postby Trader Ron » Wed Sep 17, 2003 9:17 am

Azsnowman,

I was on an Aircraft Carrier from 1965-67.We were coming back from Vietnam and as soon as we got out of the Suez Canal we got hit with some storm.Waves were going over the Flight deck..lol...
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