Re: mini-tornados at Coyote Pt...

From: Jim Paugh (James.Paugh@Eng.Sun.COM-DeleteThis)
Date: Mon Mar 27 1995 - 11:34:35 PST


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From: James.Paugh@Eng.Sun.COM-DeleteThis (Jim Paugh)
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Subject: Re: mini-tornados at Coyote Pt...
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> From: "Bob Prevett" <prevett@shredder.esd.sgi.com-DeleteThis>
>
> My theory is that the whirlwinds were caused by a large plane that had just
> landed about a minute before I saw them. Horizontal turbulence vortices from
> the wing may had turned vertical and touched down.

That's exactly what they were, I've seen them a few times, but not while
I was sailing. It would probably not be real fun to go through one though.

What were you sailing on at Coyote? It sounds like it didn't come up till
late on Sat based on the wind_thresh reports. Was it light?

~Jim



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