| Random Chaos |
| (Weather Analyst) |
| Fri Sep 12 2008 08:16 AM |
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Re: Ike Approaches Texas
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In confirmation with SFMR readings, buoy 42361 (a Shell Oil rig) is measuring 99kt winds 50 miles NNE from the last center fix of Ike. Anemometer is at 122m above the surface, so this isn't really true surface winds.
All data: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=42361
Wind Graph: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/show_plot.php?s...;time_label=CDT
(didn't realize a new thread was created until after I originally posted this)