You might need a little bigger boat if......

[dingbat]

Diamonds Shoals, N.C
as of 10:50 am EDT on 09/02/2010:

Wind Direction (WDIR): ENE ( 70 deg true )
Wind Speed (WSPD): 21.4 kts
Wind Gust (GST): 25.3 kts
Wave Height (WVHT): 12.8 ft
Dominant Wave Period (DPD): 15 sec
Average Period (APD): 9.0 sec
Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.94 in
Pressure Tendency (PTDY): -0.04 in ( Falling )
Water Temperature (WTMP): 82.9 ?F

 

[dsiekman]

Re: You might need a little bigger boat if......

Yeah, wouldn't want to be out there...

You think it will move up the bay?

 

[BigB9000]

Re: You might need a little bigger boat if......

Awesome, I just inflated my dingy too!

 

[Home Cookin']

Re: You might need a little bigger boat if......

Only a 13' whaler could handle this:

THU NIGHT
E PORTION...S TO SE WINDS 55 TO 75 KT...EXCEPT NEAR
THE CENTER OF EARL TO 110 KT. SEAS 34 TO 50 FT SUBSIDING TO 24
TO 38 FT. W PORTION...N TO NE WINDS 45 TO 65 KT...EXCEPT NEAR
THE CENTER OF EARL TO 110 KT. SEAS 24 TO 40 FT SUBSIDING TO 16
TO 30 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS...AND SQUALLS THROUGHOUT.

 

[Beefer]

Re: You might need a little bigger boat if......

Wave height at Bouy 4147 yesterday was 29.5' with 12 sec intervals. That's some serious waveage!

 

[stic88]

Re: You might need a little bigger boat if......

high friday 115. hope all on the east coast make it thru safe and sound.

 

[Chaparralboater]

Re: You might need a little bigger boat if......

well I am here in wilmington NC. which is on the atlantic coast and all we got was a little rain and the highest of about 20mph winds. Hope all of upper north coasts make it out the same.

 

[Home Cookin']

Re: You might need a little bigger boat if......

hurricane is supposedly passing by now. Nothing happening on shore, about 20 miles in from the coast.
Remember, the marine forecasts are "out 20 nautical miles." Very different out there.

If you look at the news, you will see photos of a twisted-up fishing pier on Hatteras. Most of that damage was from a previous storm.

Nothing to see here, folks, move on.

 

[dingbat]

Re: You might need a little bigger boat if......

hurricane is supposedly passing by now. Nothing happening on shore, about 20 miles in from the coast.
Remember, the marine forecasts are "out 20 nautical miles." Very different out there.

If you look at the news, you will see photos of a twisted-up fishing pier on Hatteras. Most of that damage was from a previous storm.

Nothing to see here, folks, move on.

I wouldn't be too quick to blow this off. I have several friends that live on Hatteras Island. Talked to one about 1/2 hour ago.

Sustained winds of 45+ mph, with gusts to 65+ mph since 11pm last night. Two feet or more of water covering Rt. 12. It's my understanding that Hatteras Village is taking a pretty good beating.

This is from the inlet bouy.

7:00 am WNW 39.0 55.9
6:00 am NW 44.1 56.9
5:00 am NW 49.9 68.0
4:00 am NW 47.0 56.9
3:00 am NNW 47.0 55.9
2:00 am N 42.9 54.0
1:00 am N 42.0 55.0
12:00 am NNE 41.0 55.9
11:00 pm NNE 38.1 53.0

Wind speed in knots

 

[Home Cookin']

Re: You might need a little bigger boat if......

well that's typical for a small storm and won't cause any major damage, at least not for people who know how to deal with it. And what you are describing is the worst of it. So while no one wants to have to deal with winds like that and brief overwash it's just life on the coast. Everyone was lucky (so far) with this storm.

Of course the "news" has to make it more dramatic; that's what they think their job is now.

 

[dingbat]

Re: You might need a little bigger boat if......

well that's typical for a small storm and won't cause any major damage, at least not for people who know how to deal with it. And what you are describing is the worst of it. So while no one wants to have to deal with winds like that and brief overwash it's just life on the coast. Everyone was lucky (so far) with this storm.

Of course the "news" has to make it more dramatic; that's what they think their job is now.

Talked to my friend an hour or so ago. Not much damage. Lots of water and a few trees here and but nothing too bad.

I would be interested to see how much water was on the road on Pea Island. Doesn't take much to blow out a dune around there. We fished down there last January. Blowing NE 10-15 for the 3 days we where there. Had to wait for the tide to go out to get to the Bonner. Even then it was up to my running boards at a couple of spots.

 

[Home Cookin']

Re: You might need a little bigger boat if......

that's the difference: a three day (6 tide) northeaster or a one-tide hurricane. Pea island may have had water one cycle. It's natural (and by the way, the dunes aren't).
Anything up your way? Nothing here