Tag Archives: Wave height

North Pacific Hurricane Force Storm Warning

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Fred Pickhardt

A developing low over the central North Pacific will deepen rapidly over the next 24-36 hours as it moves ENE then NE over the east-central  North Pacific south of the Aleutians. Expecting winds of 50-70 knots with seas building to … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Force Storm south of Greenland

Posted on November 10, 2019 by Fred Pickhardt

An intense North Atlantic Storm centered south of Greenland is producing winds of 55-75 knots with significant wave heights to 52 feet (16 meters) within 240 nm south of the center as it moves northeastward at about 20 knots.  According to … Continue reading →

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Update: Super Typhoon Halong how with max winds 155 knots

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Fred Pickhardt

Super Typhoon Halong has continued to strengthen and now has max winds of 155 knots (180 mph) as it moves north-northwestward over the western North Pacific ESE of Iwo To.  This makes Halong the strongest western North Pacific typhoon of the 2019 … Continue reading →

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Tropical Storm Pablo forms southwest of Azores

Posted on October 25, 2019 by Fred Pickhardt

A new tropical cyclone has formed within a larger extratropical cyclone in the northeastern Atlantic. Pablo is a very small-scale tropical cyclone, but satellite data clearly show a well-defined but small circulation with 40-kt winds embedded within the larger low. … Continue reading →

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High Wind and Wave Events Crossing the Gulf Stream

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Fred Pickhardt

Crossing the Gulf Stream where ocean currents can exceed 2 knots takes some skill and if you try in under certain weather conditions, could be dangerous for any size vessel.  High wind and wave events can occur under certain conditions … Continue reading →

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Second Major Storm in a Week to Affect Atlantic Shipping

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Fred Pickhardt

A rapidly deepening major storm low is forecast to move southeastward from just south of Newfoundland Saturday to west-northwest of the Azores over the next 48 hours.  Winds are forecast to increase to 50-65 knots with seas building to 13 … Continue reading →

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North Atlantic Hurricane-Force Storm Affecting Main Shipping Lanes

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Fred Pickhardt

An intense hurricane-force storm low over the central North Atlantic was producing significant wave heights of an incredible 19 meters (62 feet) today, according to the National Weather Service Ocean Prediction Center. After dumping some moderate to heavy snow in … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Force Storm Forecast for Central North Atlantic

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Fred Pickhardt

A weak low will move off the USEC near Cape Hatteras Saturday evening then move eastward and deepen rapidly and develop storm to hurricane force winds of 55-70 knots and seas to 9 meters (30 ft) south and southwest of … Continue reading →

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Dangerous Hurricane-force storm forecast off Japan

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Fred Pickhardt

A rapidly developing hurricane-force storm low is forecast over the western North Pacific off the coast of Japan January 22nd-23rd with storm to hurricane force winds and significant wave heights to 17 meters (about 56 Feet). This will be a … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Maria update: 1100 AM EDT (1500 UTC) Sun Sep 24 2017

Posted on September 24, 2017 by Fred Pickhardt

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has reduced the max winds of Maria to 90 knots (105 mph) which is a Cat 2 storm, based on the latest information from the NOAA and Air Force Hurricane Hunter aircraft. The minimum pressure … Continue reading →

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