Force 8

24th Jun 2010

With report of 39kts at Double Island Point and 4.5 m swells, I decided to stay put in Mooloolaba for another day. Departure now will be Friday (25th Jun).

Out of interest, 39kts is a Force 8 which is formally recognised as a gale on the beaufort (meteorological) scale. The scale only goes to 12 which is >65 kts with 15m waves and is almost unique to severe cyclones. Yee Ha! The general consensus is that 8 is bad but 9 is really serious stuff.