Were measured at 55 foot last night off the coast of Pensacola.

That's the biggest waves I've ever heard of in the Gulf of Mexico.
30 footers are not to uncommon.

A 55 footer would be one hell of a ride.

Joe

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Were measured at 55 foot last night off the coast of Pensacola.

That's the biggest waves I've ever heard of in the Gulf of Mexico.
30 footers are not to uncommon.

A 55 footer would be one hell of a ride.


yeah! up and over the local 7-11 store.

Scotty

In the Gulf, that means you'd probably be looking at the bottom....
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"Joe" wrote in message
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Were measured at 55 foot last night off the coast of Pensacola.

That's the biggest waves I've ever heard of in the Gulf of Mexico.
30 footers are not to uncommon.

A 55 footer would be one hell of a ride.


yeah! up and over the local 7-11 store.

Scotty

no, 55 foot waves (27.5 feet above the waterline, 27.5 below the waterline)
break when the water depth gets to about 90 some feet.

In the Gulf, that means you'd probably be looking at the bottom....
"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
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"Joe" wrote in message
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Were measured at 55 foot last night off the coast of Pensacola.

That's the biggest waves I've ever heard of in the Gulf of Mexico.
30 footers are not to uncommon.

A 55 footer would be one hell of a ride.


yeah! up and over the local 7-11 store.

Scotty

Subject: Pensacola Waves
From: (JAXAshby)

no, 55 foot waves (27.5 feet above the waterline, 27.5 below the waterline)
break when the water depth gets to about 90 some feet.


Waves are not normally formed so that the crest is the same height above the
"still water level" as the trough is below it.
Normally the crest is higher.

therefore, waves break in deeper water.

From: (Shen44)
Date: 9/16/2004 10:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
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Subject: Pensacola Waves
From: (JAXAshby)

no, 55 foot waves (27.5 feet above the waterline, 27.5 below the waterline)
break when the water depth gets to about 90 some feet.


Waves are not normally formed so that the crest is the same height above the
"still water level" as the trough is below it.
Normally the crest is higher.

"katysails" wrote in message ...
In the Gulf, that means you'd probably be looking at the bottom....
"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
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"Joe" wrote in message
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Were measured at 55 foot last night off the coast of Pensacola.

That's the biggest waves I've ever heard of in the Gulf of Mexico.
30 footers are not to uncommon.

A 55 footer would be one hell of a ride.


yeah! up and over the local 7-11 store.

Scotty



Gulf gets very deep 100 miles south of Pensacola.

how deep within 10 miles?

(Parallax)
Date: 9/16/2004 10:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time
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"katysails" wrote in message
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In the Gulf, that means you'd probably be looking at the bottom....
"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
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"Joe" wrote in message
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Were measured at 55 foot last night off the coast of Pensacola.

That's the biggest waves I've ever heard of in the Gulf of Mexico.
30 footers are not to uncommon.

A 55 footer would be one hell of a ride.


yeah! up and over the local 7-11 store.

Scotty



Gulf gets very deep 100 miles south of Pensacola.

"katysails" wrote in message ...
In the Gulf, that means you'd probably be looking at the bottom....

You dont know much about the Gulf do you Katy?

Joe


"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
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"Joe" wrote in message
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Were measured at 55 foot last night off the coast of Pensacola.

That's the biggest waves I've ever heard of in the Gulf of Mexico.
30 footers are not to uncommon.

A 55 footer would be one hell of a ride.


yeah! up and over the local 7-11 store.

Scotty

"katysails" wrote in message ...
In the Gulf, that means you'd probably be looking at the bottom....

Here you go Katy. A picture is worth a thousand words:

http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/hydrates/images/fig2.gif

Thats the Mississippi canyon.

Also in the NW corner of the Gulf you will find 300-900 ft depths 10NM offshore.

The Mississippi canyon is over 7,200 feet deep in areas.

50 foot............Dang Yankee.

Joe






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"Joe" wrote in message
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Were measured at 55 foot last night off the coast of Pensacola.

That's the biggest waves I've ever heard of in the Gulf of Mexico.
30 footers are not to uncommon.

A 55 footer would be one hell of a ride.


yeah! up and over the local 7-11 store.

Scotty