5.2 in GOM?

[tornadochaser1986]

ya i think once it hits a 4.0 u can definately feel it a 5.2 would be ablew to be felt how far out in the GOM was it ?

[TheEuropean]

ya i think once it hits a 4.0 u can definately feel it a 5.2 would be ablew to be felt how far out in the GOM was it ?

about 114 miles south of Grand Isle.

[HurryKane]

Okay, what's next for the GOM - SNOW???

Well, it is supposed to get down to 27 here in the 'head tomorrow night....

[Ixolib]

Yes, all earthquake reports are in UTC (also known as Z Time). A 5.2 would not be strong enough to generate a significant sea wave.

Steve

Thank goodnes for that!!

Being on the receiving end of a tsunami would, I believe, be about the freakiest thing anyone could go through... That and tornadoes. Neither of which can you plan for.

[Brent]

A 5.2 isn't that strong, and many people probably wouldn't notice it even if they were right at the epicenter.

There was a 4.6 in Northeast Alabama back in May 2003... it was pretty significant. Stuff got knocked off shelves, just about everyone got woken up by it(happened early in the morning before sunrise). It was pretty significant for an area that doesn't usually have an earthquake like that.

[TexasStooge]

Guess TWC won't be doing an "It Could Happen Tomorrow" episode about an Earthquake in the GOM anytime soon

[Rainband]

Okay, what's next for the GOM - SNOW???

now that you mention it

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
930 PM EST FRI FEB 10 2006

...OL` MAN WINTER HEADED FOR THE SUNSHINE STATE...

.UPDATE...COULD IT BE SNOW FLURRIES? NOW THAT I`VE GOT YOUR
ATTENTION...

WINTER STORM IS TAKING SHAPE AS PROMISED ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GULF
COAST THIS EVENING. WATER VAPOR LOOPS SHOW ALL THE ELEMENTS:
CONFLUENT FLOW IN THE CANADIAN MARITIMES IS DEEP VORTEX SLOWLY
PULLS NORTHEAST...A SOUTHWARD DIVING IMPULSE THROUGH THE GREAT
PLAINS...WITH EXCELLENT DIFFLUENT FLOW TO ITS SOUTHEAST INDUCING A
BEAUTIFUL BAROCLINIC LEAF WITH THE CLASSIC "S" SHAPE NOW SEEN AT
THE BACK EDGE OF THE UPPER MOISTURE IN ARKANSAS AND LOUISIANA.

SINCE WE`VE BEEN ADVERTISING THE DEEPENING CYCLONE AND EVENTUAL
COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THERE`S
NOT MUCH MORE TO DISCUSS. THE ONLY ADDITIONS TO THIS EVENING`S
UPDATE WAS TO GET AHEAD OF THE CURVE FOR A HIGH SURF ADVISORY
SINCE THE MORNING WILL DAWN PARTLY SUNNY IN SOME AREAS BUT THE RIP
CURRENTS MAY BE SURLY WELL AHEAD OF THE INCLEMENT WEATHER. PREFER
NOT TO TAKE CHANCES SINCE THIS SLIVER OF TIME WILL BE THE BEST
"WEATHER" OF THE WEEKEND.

OTHERWISE...THE OVERNIGHT SHOULD REMAIN PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY
CLEAR WITH A CHILLY START...READINGS HAVE ALREADY CRASHED INTO THE
40S IN SHELTERED LOCATIONS AND WILL PROBABLY DIP INTO THE 30S
BEFORE RISING LATE AT NIGHT AS SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASES OFF THE
DECK. WILL RE-WORD THE ZONES AS SUCH. MID AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL
INCREASE LATE AT NIGHT ALONG THE NATURE COAST.

GIVEN THE COOL AIR MASS AND LACK OF RECOVERY TIME...THUNDER MAY BE
HARD TO COME BY SATURDAY ESPECIALLY FROM THE INNER WATERS TO LAND
FROM TAMPA BAY TO LAKELAND AND POINTS NORTH. ENOUGH HEATING
FARTHER SOUTH MAY DESTABILIZE THINGS ENOUGH FOR A BIT MORE
CONVECTION. THAT SAID...GIVEN THE DYNAMICS PREFER TO LEAVE
ISOLATED WORDING IN.

NOW...SNOW FLURRIES. BELIEVE IT OR NOT...SUCCESSIVE RUNS OF THE
GFS ARE QUITE VIGOROUS WITH SUNDAY NIGHT`S REINFORCING SHORT WAVE.
GFS POINT SOUNDINGS AND CROSS SECTIONS SHOW NEAR SATURATION
BETWEEN 900 AND 700 MB ALONG WITH A RIBBON OF VERTICAL MOTION.
MOST INTERESTING IS THE DEPTH OF THE NEAR-SATURATED CONDITIONS IN
SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES...WHICH INCLUDES *ALL* OF IT. AT THE SAME
TIME...SURFACE WIND CONVERGENCE COULD DEVELOP BEFORE DAYBREAK MONDAY IF
YOU BELIEVE THE MODEL TRENDS (THE 18Z NAM IS SIMILAR) OVER AT
LEAST THE CENTRAL ZONES. WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO
MID 30S...BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY DEWPOINTS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 (RATHER
THAN UNDER 20 WHICH WOULD EVAPORATE ANY PRECIPITATION)...IT IS NOT OUT OF THE
QUESTION THAT SOME FLAKES MAY FALL. STAY TUNED.

ZONES OUT BY 10 PM.

[Ixolib]

Guess TWC won't be doing an "It Could Happen Tomorrow" episode about an Earthquake in the GOM anytime soon

[cajungal]

It happened 114 miles off Grand Isle. Louisiana's only inhabited barrier island which was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. The locals on the island have not felt anything and nobody knew there had been an earthquake. Until the Coast Guard told some people. Grand Isle is about an hour and half drive from my home.

[JonathanBelles]

when will the snow hit??

[Margie]

Whether you feel anything depends on a number of different factors.

I experienced distinct side-to-side shaking for about 30 seconds in a small quake living in Arlington MA about 20 years ago and it was felt more in my area, because I lived in an area that was built on top of landfill.

[gtalum]

Hmm. At 3 miles deep? Your house would be a shakin', haven't you been in any earthquakes? I've been in a few 3.0ers, including a 5.6 back in I think 2000 near Niagara Falls, Ontario. You can feel the ground shake in a 3.5.

I've been through several around 5 where I didn't even realize there was a tremor until it was on the news.

[feederband]

Hmm. At 3 miles deep? Your house would be a shakin', haven't you been in any earthquakes? I've been in a few 3.0ers, including a 5.6 back in I think 2000 near Niagara Falls, Ontario. You can feel the ground shake in a 3.5.

I've been through several around 5 where I didn't even realize there was a tremor until it was on the news.

Depends on what your doing at the time if you are siiting still or standing still you will feel 3.0 quakes...I've been in office building walking in 5.0's and didn't feel it yet everyone sitting down was saying did you feel that...

[gtalum]

Depends on what your doing at the time if you are siiting still or standing still you will feel 3.0 quakes...I've been in office building walking in 5.0's and didn't feel it yet everyone sitting down was saying did you feel that...

Good point, this probably explains the discrepancy.