Bill Teague
Bill Teague
common fairly feet fortuitous learned path rogue theses waves
It was very fortuitous for our moorings to be installed right in the path of Ivan. From theses measurements we have learned that waves over 90 feet are not rogue waves , but are actually fairly common in hurricanes.
begin foot height hit huge shallow water
Tsunamis are only a foot or two in height because they are so long. They only get huge when they hit shallow water and begin to back-up on themselves.
large reason surprised taken time waves
We were a little surprised that the waves were so large. But the reason we were surprised is because this was the first time measurements had been taken of large waves.