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48 FOOT WAVES !!

#1 Postby c5Camille » Mon Sep 13, 2004 9:48 pm

Forcast for Mississippi Alabama coast
Thursady morning... 47 FEET !!!
http://buoy.ocens.net/wxnav.jsp?region= ... -5&units=e

it was showing 70 feet on the 11pm forcast...
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#2 Postby Lockhart » Mon Sep 13, 2004 9:51 pm

Good Heavens! 70 foot waves?! When was the last time (if ever) such a thing happened to the US Coast?
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#3 Postby Windsong » Mon Sep 13, 2004 9:52 pm

I wonder what that translates to by the time it reaches land? Anyone know?
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#4 Postby vbhoutex » Mon Sep 13, 2004 9:55 pm

Last time was probably Hurricane Camille. I was in Gulf Breeze for Camille and we saw 50 foot waves there which was 120 miles from landfall.
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#5 Postby Opal storm » Mon Sep 13, 2004 9:55 pm

Pensacola Beach is in some major trouble :eek:
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#6 Postby c5Camille » Mon Sep 13, 2004 9:55 pm

typically 50%

the barrier islands will go underwater...

i remember georges was showing 35 feet at the bouys

we went to Dauphin Island that day and the surf
was solid 15 to 20...
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#7 Postby AL Chili Pepper » Mon Sep 13, 2004 9:56 pm

Anybody want a hurricane. I'll sell you one for cheap.
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#8 Postby Windsong » Mon Sep 13, 2004 9:57 pm

Man, I can't even imagine that. That would make me move to Oaklahoma right quick.
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#9 Postby Sean in New Orleans » Mon Sep 13, 2004 9:58 pm

O M G ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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#10 Postby Sean in New Orleans » Mon Sep 13, 2004 9:58 pm

O M G ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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#11 Postby GalvestonDuck » Mon Sep 13, 2004 10:02 pm

70 ft waves???? Hold on...is that COASTAL? It says it's for the buoy at 30.0N 88.0W.

Just how far is that from the coast?
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#12 Postby c5Camille » Mon Sep 13, 2004 10:02 pm

60 miles...
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=42040
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#13 Postby jes » Mon Sep 13, 2004 10:03 pm

So how far inland when a wave that size go?
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#14 Postby weatherlover427 » Mon Sep 13, 2004 10:04 pm

GalvestonDuck wrote:70 ft waves???? Hold on...is that COASTAL? It says it's for the buoy at 30.0N 88.0W.

Just how far is that from the coast?


It's not too far south of the mouth of Mobile Bay.
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#15 Postby AL Chili Pepper » Mon Sep 13, 2004 10:05 pm

GalvestonDuck wrote:70 ft waves???? Hold on...is that COASTAL? It says it's for the buoy at 30.0N 88.0W.

Just how far is that from the coast?


mobile's 30.5N, 88.0?W....and that's about 20 miles inland. So....it ain't far.
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#16 Postby MiaMom » Mon Sep 13, 2004 10:05 pm

Is there a corresponding estimated wave height for Mobile Bay?
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#17 Postby c5Camille » Mon Sep 13, 2004 10:07 pm

here is a graphic map for today through Wednesday
morning... they are forcasting it to double by thursday... 70 feet!! The whole Gulf will be turned
upside down!!

https://www.navo.navy.mil/LIBRARY/Metoc ... index.html
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#18 Postby Sean in New Orleans » Mon Sep 13, 2004 10:07 pm

Child have mercy----this is one heck of a storm...
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#19 Postby Anonymous » Mon Sep 13, 2004 10:08 pm

Now thats some big surf 8-) Get out the board and enjoy the ride :coaster:
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#20 Postby c5Camille » Mon Sep 13, 2004 10:09 pm

my wife just told me i can't go... i'm gonna try
tomorrow afternoon...
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