Interesting, but that buoy doesn't report gusts, and its not that close to City
Island. Here's a report form the Merchant Marine Academy at King's Point, about
2 or 3 mile from booby:

http://co-ops.nos.noaa.gov/nyports/3WLWind_kp.html

The accompanying ASCII data does show some gusts in the low 20's.





"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
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According to NOAA records for W. LIS, it never got over 24 kts., from
9/26 - 9/29, if I'm reading this graph correctly

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/plot_met.ph...eas=wspd&uom=E

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=44040



"Jeff Morris" wrote in message
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Good grief! One of your lines "popped" in 40 knot winds??? What
are you
using, bakery twine?