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Tag Archives: Wave height
Update: Super Typhoon Halong how with max winds 155 knots
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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Tagged Halong, Hurricane Force, North Pacific, Storm, Super Typhoon, Tropical Cyclone, Wave height
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Tropical Storm Pablo forms southwest of Azores
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
Posted in NOAA OPC, Ocean Storms, Tropical Cyclones
Tagged North Atlantic, Ocean Waves, Storm, Tropical Cyclone, Wave height
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High Wind and Wave Events Crossing the Gulf Stream
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
Second Major Storm in a Week to Affect Atlantic Shipping
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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Tagged Hurricane Force, Major Storm, North Atlantic, Storm, Wave height
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North Atlantic Hurricane-Force Storm Affecting Main Shipping Lanes
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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Tagged Hurricane Force, maritme shipping, North Atlantic, Storm, Wave height
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Hurricane Force Storm Forecast for Central North Atlantic
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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Tagged Hurricane Force, North Atlantic, Storm, Wave height, Weather Routing
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Dangerous Hurricane-force storm forecast off Japan
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
Posted in Ocean Storms
Tagged High Waves, Hurricane Force, North Pacific, Storm, Wave height
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Hurricane Maria update: 1100 AM EDT (1500 UTC) Sun Sep 24 2017
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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Tagged Hurricane, Hurricane Force, Maria, North Atlantic, Tropical Cyclone, US East Coast, Wave height
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TC Donna Update
TC Donna located over the South Pacific about 337 NM northwest of Port Vila, Vanuatu currently has maximum winds of about 85 knots with hurricane force winds extending outward about 25 NM from the center. Maximum significant wave height is … Continue reading
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Tagged Hurricane Force, South Pacific, Tropical Cyclone, Wave height
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Mariner’s Guide to Ocean Waves
There are five types of ocean waves: 1. Wind generated 2. Tides 3. Seiches 4. Tsunamis 5. Pressure induced 1. Wind-Generated Wind-generated waves are the most common waves found on the ocean and are the result from stress on the … Continue reading
Posted in Meteorology, Weather Wisdom
Tagged Meteorology, Ocean Waves, Ocean Weather, Rogue Waves, Storm, Tides, Wave energy, Wave height, Wave length
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