55 FOOT WAVES !!! MS AL Coast

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55 FOOT WAVES !!! MS AL Coast

#1 Postby c5Camille » Mon Sep 13, 2004 3:24 pm

This is a link to a marine forcast page... they are forcasting
55 foot seas Wednesday night...

and that's assuming the storm passes to the East of us...

http://buoy.ocens.net/wxnav.jsp?region= ... -5&units=e
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#2 Postby yoda » Mon Sep 13, 2004 3:27 pm

c5Camille wrote:This is a link to a marine forcast page... they are forcasting
55 foot seas Wednesday night...

and that's assuming the storm passes to the East of us...

http://buoy.ocens.net/wxnav.jsp?region= ... -5&units=e


We will see about that... but surfing anyone? :D
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#3 Postby Scorpion » Mon Sep 13, 2004 3:28 pm

Thats ridiculous, almost tsunami waves!
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#4 Postby Aslkahuna » Mon Sep 13, 2004 3:56 pm

are deep water waves-I seriously doubt that you will get 55 footers breaking onshore because of the shoals off shore. Also, they will not be suitable for surfing since the break will be unstable.

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#5 Postby dhweather » Mon Sep 13, 2004 4:04 pm

They cite clearly "open ocean"

As for the coast, I would expect 20-30 foot tops except right around the area of landfall, that may be up >35.
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