Thread: Cristobal...

There is no 'crystal ball' with "Cristobal", but the marine forecast looks a bit ominous concerning the GSPPier on Sunday.

Tropical storm conditions expected. Southeast winds around 35 knots with gusts to around 50 knots. Seas 15 to 17 feet. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.

Waves of that height have caused damage to the pier deck in the past.
And astronomical high tide occurs around noon on Sunday, coincident with possible tropical storm winds.
Cajun's pier report Monday could be quite interesting...

Dry air is getting sucked into Cristobal. Waves are approaching 9 ft at the buoy, but maybe this will blunt the impact.

Edit: 9:40 am; Looks like Cristobal has started its predicted jog to the west. We may be near the worst we will see (there is a cell near the buoy right now).

https://www.facebook.com/FOX10News/v...8695913/?t=115

Thanks for that link Tom.
Some of the waves easily top 15 feet (one near the end of the video can be seen splashing over the 'octi')...


That size jives well with the recent buoy report of 14.8 feet waves.
This is the threshold of wave size that can blow out some of the wooden floor panels.
And Cajun reported that several had already done that prior to noon when he left the pier.
Debris has washed up to the west in Gulf Shores...

Hopefully, the damage will be minor and easily repaired.