| Thunderbird12 |
| (Meteorologist) |
| Thu Sep 11 2008 12:21 PM |
Re: Ike size
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Ike will be passing very close to Gulf buoy 42001 over the next several hours. Currently the buoy is about 70 miles WNW of the center of Ike (in the weakest part of the storm) is reporting sustained winds of 43 kts with gusts to 52 kts, along with 28 foot wave heights. There is also a ship report of sustained 52 kt winds about 150 miles north of the center:
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/radial_search.php?storm=at4