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- Sorry David, Dan Rather was Probably just reporting innacurate info... Possibly making incorrect inferences from wind speeds recorded high up over open water and extrapolationg to whatever inland place he was at the time read info in the links below for clarificatin.. http://clemsonews.clemson.edu/WWW_re...er_Sparks.html " In the most recent example of Hurricane Georges, the National Hurricane Center reported maximum sustained winds of 100 mph as it made landfall. But Sparks said an analysis of information from data buoys and land stations by the Hurricane Research Division of the National Oceanic and Aeronautic Administration put the figure at only 84 mph for ocean exposures -- which would mean overland speeds would be even lower. " SNIP " He added that erroneous reports also went out after Hurricane Bonnie, with the National Hurricane Center issuing reports that a Category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 115 mph had swept over Wilmington, N.C., even as the National Weather Service at Wilmington measured and reported a maximum of only 56 mph. " - and if you look at this wind speed. / description / effects scale you can see that a 50+ MPH wind is probably what he was talking about.. A Non trivial speed.. Ever stood up , unsupported..in a convertible going 55 MPH ?? ( They Call Him.... " David Road Rash.." ) http://www.marinewaypoints.com/marine/wind.shtml Cozumel has very few trees to slow things down and is ~20 feet high at it's highest.. - So I Hope the forcasts of wind speed ( at the surface) were similarly exaggerated.. ( Still no news.. ) |
Some news trickling in.. http://www.khou.com/news/local/stori...s.b26fedc.html " Cozumel is a different story. That airport has apparently suffered some major hurricane damage, including broken windows, fallen trees and a leaky roof." http://tinyurl.com/8fyem dxAce wrote: wrote: - Sorry David, Dan Rather was Probably just reporting innacurate info... Possibly making incorrect inferences from wind speeds recorded high up over open water and extrapolationg to whatever inland place he was at the time read info in the links below for clarificatin.. http://clemsonews.clemson.edu/WWW_re...er_Sparks.html " In the most recent example of Hurricane Georges, the National Hurricane Center reported maximum sustained winds of 100 mph as it made landfall. But Sparks said an analysis of information from data buoys and land stations by the Hurricane Research Division of the National Oceanic and Aeronautic Administration put the figure at only 84 mph for ocean exposures -- which would mean overland speeds would be even lower. " SNIP " He added that erroneous reports also went out after Hurricane Bonnie, with the National Hurricane Center issuing reports that a Category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 115 mph had swept over Wilmington, N.C., even as the National Weather Service at Wilmington measured and reported a maximum of only 56 mph. " - and if you look at this wind speed. / description / effects scale you can see that a 50+ MPH wind is probably what he was talking about.. A Non trivial speed.. Ever stood up , unsupported..in a convertible going 55 MPH ?? ( They Call Him.... " David Road Rash.." ) http://www.marinewaypoints.com/marine/wind.shtml Cozumel has very few trees to slow things down and is ~20 feet high at it's highest.. - So I Hope the forcasts of wind speed ( at the surface) were similarly exaggerated.. ( Still no news.. ) That's interesting as I heard on CBS radio news earlier this afternoon that at least at that time there were no reports of fatalities on Cozumel but that there was a lot of destruction. dxAce Michigan USA |
On 18 Jul 2005 16:15:54 -0700, wrote:
- Sorry David, Dan Rather was Probably just reporting innacurate info... Possibly making incorrect inferences from wind speeds recorded high up over open water and extrapolationg to whatever inland place he was at the time read info in the links below for clarificatin.. http://clemsonews.clemson.edu/WWW_re...er_Sparks.html " In the most recent example of Hurricane Georges, the National Hurricane Center reported maximum sustained winds of 100 mph as it made landfall. But Sparks said an analysis of information from data buoys and land stations by the Hurricane Research Division of the National Oceanic and Aeronautic Administration put the figure at only 84 mph for ocean exposures -- which would mean overland speeds would be even lower. " SNIP " He added that erroneous reports also went out after Hurricane Bonnie, with the National Hurricane Center issuing reports that a Category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 115 mph had swept over Wilmington, N.C., even as the National Weather Service at Wilmington measured and reported a maximum of only 56 mph. " - and if you look at this wind speed. / description / effects scale you can see that a 50+ MPH wind is probably what he was talking about.. A Non trivial speed.. Ever stood up , unsupported..in a convertible going 55 MPH ?? ( They Call Him.... " David Road Rash.." ) http://www.marinewaypoints.com/marine/wind.shtml Cozumel has very few trees to slow things down and is ~20 feet high at it's highest.. - So I Hope the forcasts of wind speed ( at the surface) were similarly exaggerated.. ( Still no news.. ) I have experienced 2 severe hurricanes and 100 MPH+ sustained Santa Winds on the San Sevaine. I think they use Doppler radar to determine wind speed, not mechanical devices. |
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