Planet X-1 Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstantial tree Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Personally, I'd love to see a pic of this wave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wibblet Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Could it be a fat finger typo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaotica Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 I have no clue as to what those charts mean or how to read them properly sorry..... What does all that mean in layman's terms? the easier the better for me thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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blonde77th Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 and ?? i would like to understand all this but i guess i understand somewhat but don't get this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush Didact Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Someone translate please... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpa Grizz Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMOKQL26WD_index_0.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Aubrey Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Thanks for this, X-1! Fascinating stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planet X-1 Posted May 31, 2006 Author Share Posted May 31, 2006 Rogue waves, in theory, never exceed 40-50'. Even during large storms, waves up to 90' were considered to happen only in legends. It has been calculated that waves can`t exceed 100` due to the weight of the water. For a 162' or (260') to even exist is unreal. Something must be triggering the large waves. a real 50' wave http://www.naval.com/heavy-seas/3/burin.jpg vs A computer image of 72' Andrea Gail hit by 110' wave (based on readings) http://www.sgi.co.jp/features/2000/sep/summerfx/images/lg_perfect_storm1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planet X-1 Posted May 31, 2006 Author Share Posted May 31, 2006 Just to add: Based on the size of the Andrea Gail, the wave pictured above would be about the size of the wave 162' reported by the USCGC NORTHLAND. And the wave is probably 100' smaller than the 260' wave reported by the HANSA VISBY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Grandpa Grizz Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 The Cutter Northland was commisioned eighty years ago and has a colorful history. From the website Planet posted, it appears that the 162' wave was the most recent report from that ship. That was nineteen hours ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of a Rider Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 QUOTE (chaotica @ May 31 2006, 08:30 AM) I have no clue as to what those charts mean or how to read them properly sorry..... What does all that mean in layman's terms? the easier the better for me thanks There's a link at the bottom of the NOAA website that explains the symbols. here's what it all means, hope it helps. ship ID - NLGF Hour (GMT) - 12 Lat. - 26.0 North long. - -20.3 East (the minus sign denotes East as opposed to no minus sign which is West, the hemisphere we inhabit.) WDIR (wind direction) none given WSPD (wind speed) none given GST (wind gusts) none given WHT (wave height) 162.4 feet DPD (dominant wave period) period of time between wave crests - 99.0 seconds Pres (atmospheric pressure) none given Ptdy (pressure tendency) in other words, is the pressure rising or falling? -0.01. The negative number indicates it is falling. Atmp (atmospheric temperature) - 80.1 degrees F Wtmp (water temperature) - 73.0 degrees F Dewp (dewpoint) - none given Vis (visibility) - 6.2 miles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpa Grizz Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 QUOTE (Grandpa Grizz @ May 31 2006, 12:00 PM)The Cutter Northland was commisioned eighty years ago and has a colorful history. From the website Planet posted, it appears that the 162' wave was the most recent report from that ship. That was nineteen hours ago. I'm so way off. This Northland is the second ship to carry that name, commissioned in 1984. I was 12 hours off on the time thingy too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planet X-1 Posted June 1, 2006 Author Share Posted June 1, 2006 Thanks for the help and info ^^^. There was a report of 3.5 EQ in the vacinity of the waves, so maybe they had some type of effect ? Don`t know if the readings are even accurate, yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planet X-1 Posted June 2, 2006 Author Share Posted June 2, 2006 a bump with an interesting pic: This pic was taken in the 1930s. The wave height is ~34m (102ft). http://www.quarks.de/dyn/pics/12397-12470-2-kap4_1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jewel Out of Reach Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 this is really interesting, altho i don't understand a lot of it. so....there aer multiple readings of rogue waves, on separate days, and from separate locations, and also separate vessels? where/how can we look for more collaborating info? nothing's been in the news that i've seen. where else to look? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewel Out of Reach Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 i wouldn't mind filling in some of those barometer readings either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpa Grizz Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freak_wave Project MaxWave, a European study of these things. http://w3g.gkss.de/projects/maxwave/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewel Out of Reach Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 some interesting links: rogue waves seen from satellites rogue wave satt. image ........5th pic down- can someone point out the stoopit wave? what am i looking for? all i see is a white line, and a dark "hole on the L side of the pic i am looking for more info on the QE2 incident in 1995 if anyone has info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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