NOAA: Hurricane Florence generating 83-foot waves!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Forecasters say Hurricane Florence is generating enormous waves, as high as 83 feet (25 meters) as it makes its way toward the East Coast.

The National Hurricane Center said the waves were measured by satellite.

Link to tweet

To put 83 feet into perspective, that's almost as tall as the lower Skyline Deck on the Space Needle (100 feet), or about double the size of a telephone pole (or the height of 12 Michael Jordans!)

The huge waves are being produced because currents are trapped by very strong winds moving in the same direction the storm's motion. The center's Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch is tweeting about the phenomenon.

https://komonews.com/weather/scotts-weather-blog/noaa-hurricane-florence-generating-83-foot-waves

[at140]

1. I bet some crazy surfers are salivating!

The beaches in NE Florida get crowded by surfers every time there are big waves.

[lapfog_1]

4. like this

Only with buildings or trees or highway bridges at the end of the ride

[DesertRat]

2. Holy crap! That's more than eight stories tall

[babylonsister]

3. That's a tsunami. Horrible. nt