All the hyperbole, all the trolls, and all the bullcrap are tiresome and
repetitive, but then we get something like this.... priceless. Thanks! Good
show!

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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Bob Crantz" wrote in message
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If one is familiar with the principles of slightly non compressible flow
then one must conclude from RB's reports of winds that a vacuum or large
low pressure system formed over Connecticut and a large high pressure
system formed over Long Island. This is the opposite of what typically
drives wind, but applying the boundary conditions (wind speeds) reported
by others one can only conclude there is a large heavy mass of air clumped
somewhere over Long Island and people are having a tough time breathing in
Connecticut. This is the equivalent of water flowing uphill! Certainly the
BS meter would peg with that tall tale!

But the steamroller rolls on:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/07/1...ado/index.html

The only way such atmospheric conditions could ever exist is if there was
a source or sink in the region. If not, then the divergence criteria of
atmospheric must be upheld! RB's unusual claim is clearly supported by the
presence of ground vortices in the tornado. The mixing of tremendous
amounts of hot, bloviated air combining with cool air are exactly the
necessary conditions for tornadic activity.

So, science has clearly proven that even though surrounding weather
reports show little or no wind, RB did experience gale winds in the
microclime surrounding his boat.