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Batman · 08-31-2006, 12:53 PM

I believe they measure surface winds over a minute period to rate a hurricane as a Category "5" or whatever. You could expect a weather station which is 50-100 feet high to sustain different winds then the surface. Just because it is 155 below 10 feet doesn't mean it isn't 200 at 100 feet. Unfortunately the Hurricane hunters don't go out there so we may never really know exactly what the winds were.

Edit: Navy weather recorded a wave 131 feet high 3 miles from wake's coast. That's laot of water.

08-31-2006, 12:53 PM	#7
Batman 11 Second Club Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Fishkill, NY Posts: 1,278 iTrader: (1)	I believe they measure surface winds over a minute period to rate a hurricane as a Category "5" or whatever. You could expect a weather station which is 50-100 feet high to sustain different winds then the surface. Just because it is 155 below 10 feet doesn't mean it isn't 200 at 100 feet. Unfortunately the Hurricane hunters don't go out there so we may never really know exactly what the winds were. Edit: Navy weather recorded a wave 131 feet high 3 miles from wake's coast. That's laot of water. __________________ -Nick 9/11/01- Never Forget 2002 Pontiac Trans-Am WS6 # 206 Chasing 10's 469RWH/437RWTQ 11.05 @ 123 Last edited by Batman; 08-31-2006 at 01:27 PM.