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re: Laura - President Trump visits Lake Charles, Louisiana for Hurricane Response Update
Posted on 8/26/20 at 8:30 am to slackster
Posted on 8/26/20 at 8:30 am to slackster
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The model predicted significant waves height to be 15.4m (50.5ft) high. Indeed, waves in the eye of the hurricane were observed to be extremely high, upto 16.9m. Two buoys in the Gulf of Mexico were close to the pathway of Hurricane Katrina; one buoy capsized and last recorded waves of 10.5m, the other buoy recorded the waves throughout the passing of the storm and found significant wave heights to be 16.9m. Statistically this means that the highest waves could have been as high as 32.1 m (WMO, 1991).
Yeah, but those measurements are in meters. It may as well be Japanese.
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Posted on 8/26/20 at 8:34 am to LegendInMyMind
Saw some first hand damage to pad eyes and other solidly constructed steel at deck levels of 60-70' on platforms after Katrina and Rita. Really scary to consider forces that could damage steel at those heights.
Posted on 8/26/20 at 9:12 am to LegendInMyMind
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Yeah, but those measurements are in meters. It may as well be Japanese.
The metric system was established by the french...
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