Hurricane Havens Handbook for the North Atlantic Ocean. Change 3.
Tropical cyclones capable of maintaining sustained winds of hurricane force ( 63 kt) are possible, although rare, at the Norfolk harbors. This stems from the particular combination of Norfolks latitude and the orientation of the coastline which provides protection from the more vigorous tropical cyc...
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ftdtic:ADA183126 2023-05-15T17:30:50+02:00 Hurricane Havens Handbook for the North Atlantic Ocean. Change 3. NAVAL ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION RESEARCH FACILITY MONTEREY CA 1987-06-10 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA183126 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA183126 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA183126 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE DTIC AND NTIS Geography Meteorology Marine Engineering *HARBORS *NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN CHESAPEAKE BAY ANCHORS DRAG FRIGATES SIZES(DIMENSIONS) HURRICANES WIND INCAPACITATION MECHANICS PROBLEM SOLVING BOATS FISHES HANDBOOKS LATITUDE VISIBILITY SAFETY VIRGINIA COASTAL REGIONS ORIENTATION(DIRECTION) POSITION(LOCATION) TROPICAL CYCLONES PIERS DETERMINATION VISION Text 1987 ftdtic 2016-02-19T09:54:58Z Tropical cyclones capable of maintaining sustained winds of hurricane force ( 63 kt) are possible, although rare, at the Norfolk harbors. This stems from the particular combination of Norfolks latitude and the orientation of the coastline which provides protection from the more vigorous tropical cyclones. Nevertheless, none of the harbors in the Norfolk area are safe havens during hurricane force winds. Although the harbors will provide protection and have provided safe anchorage for some smaller ships during such conditions, ships with large sail areas (generally larger than frigate size) will drag anchor, and therefore should evade at sea. Smaller vessels, other than fishing boats and sailing crafts, and those disabled by mechanical problems may seek shelter in the Norfolk Shipyard or other locations along the southern branch of the Elizabeth River. Smaller ships unable to tie up at piers may use designated hurricane anchorages in Chesapeake Bay. They should be aware, however, that land in the region is very flat and there are fewer radar targets to use to establish accurate ship position. In winds of hurricane force visibility is near zero so visual determination of position is impossible. Change 3 to report dated Jun 82, AD-A116 101. Text North Atlantic Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database Anchorage |
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Geography Meteorology Marine Engineering *HARBORS *NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN CHESAPEAKE BAY ANCHORS DRAG FRIGATES SIZES(DIMENSIONS) HURRICANES WIND INCAPACITATION MECHANICS PROBLEM SOLVING BOATS FISHES HANDBOOKS LATITUDE VISIBILITY SAFETY VIRGINIA COASTAL REGIONS ORIENTATION(DIRECTION) POSITION(LOCATION) TROPICAL CYCLONES PIERS DETERMINATION VISION Hurricane Havens Handbook for the North Atlantic Ocean. Change 3. |
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Tropical cyclones capable of maintaining sustained winds of hurricane force ( 63 kt) are possible, although rare, at the Norfolk harbors. This stems from the particular combination of Norfolks latitude and the orientation of the coastline which provides protection from the more vigorous tropical cyclones. Nevertheless, none of the harbors in the Norfolk area are safe havens during hurricane force winds. Although the harbors will provide protection and have provided safe anchorage for some smaller ships during such conditions, ships with large sail areas (generally larger than frigate size) will drag anchor, and therefore should evade at sea. Smaller vessels, other than fishing boats and sailing crafts, and those disabled by mechanical problems may seek shelter in the Norfolk Shipyard or other locations along the southern branch of the Elizabeth River. Smaller ships unable to tie up at piers may use designated hurricane anchorages in Chesapeake Bay. They should be aware, however, that land in the region is very flat and there are fewer radar targets to use to establish accurate ship position. In winds of hurricane force visibility is near zero so visual determination of position is impossible. Change 3 to report dated Jun 82, AD-A116 101. |
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Hurricane Havens Handbook for the North Atlantic Ocean. Change 3. |
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Hurricane Havens Handbook for the North Atlantic Ocean. Change 3. |
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Hurricane Havens Handbook for the North Atlantic Ocean. Change 3. |
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Hurricane Havens Handbook for the North Atlantic Ocean. Change 3. |
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Hurricane Havens Handbook for the North Atlantic Ocean. Change 3. |
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hurricane havens handbook for the north atlantic ocean. change 3. |
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