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Originally Posted by Mr Maine
(Post 4062682)
ICU, you are correct, I was thinking wave amplitude, which is from average sea to top of wave. I am not disagreeing with you, I am saying that in person on your vessel, most would say those were 16 footers when they are really 8. That has been my experience, I'm not sure why waves in person look so much bigger than they really are.
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Nahhhhh
That was a light chop with a deck hand spraying the wheel house with a hose..... Can't fool me mike! |
Originally Posted by I.C.U.Lookin
(Post 4062604)
Lets talk actual seas. Not NOAA reports. I run offshore in the GOM For a living. 28 days at a time. Weather is something I have to monitor and know. These are true 8s seen in the videos. I am on a 150ft boat and 30ft off the waterline.
http://youtu.be/rnDMuBvdm7Q http://youtu.be/ZxjX9VSY_LI Looks about right, the seas are nasty in the Gulf compared to the North Sea where I started working offshore, much shorter duration between waves generally and the storms build quicker. All my worst offshore experiences save one occured while building rigs or pipelines in the GOM We lost the bridge windows on a bigger triple engined crew boat heading into Golden Meadow in 1980 in front of one of the many Gulf Storms that year. |
Originally Posted by Mr Maine
(Post 4062682)
ICU, you are correct, I was thinking wave amplitude, which is from average sea to top of wave. I am not disagreeing with you, I am saying that in person on your vessel, most would say those were 16 footers when they are really 8. That has been my experience, I'm not sure why waves in person look so much bigger than they really are.
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Nice, thanks for posting.
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Those are cool vids, that chit looks nasty out there now Mike, take care.
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Originally Posted by onesickpantera
(Post 4062649)
Here's some 4 to 8s. Good example of how video makes the water look smaller.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0eGFRIw-08 |
Originally Posted by Audiofn
(Post 4062689)
Or in Hawaii they measure wave by the vertical face.
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You guys are on a boat ( or platform) check out these guys at Mavricks today on some 8-10 when it gets to shore. 8 10 is big sh!t. lot of thses toe tappers from lakes never even seen 8-10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4NB71PA1Tw |
Originally Posted by I.C.U.Lookin
(Post 4062604)
Lets talk actual seas. Not NOAA reports. I run offshore in the GOM For a living. 28 days at a time. Weather is something I have to monitor and know. These are true 8s seen in the videos. I am on a 150ft boat and 30ft off the waterline.
http://youtu.be/rnDMuBvdm7Q http://youtu.be/ZxjX9VSY_LI |
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