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OFF-Topic / Misc. Discuss Atlantic Waterspout in the Current forums; This is a pretty terrifying, yet amazing photo. Waterspout near a convoy in the North Atlantic. -Arlo...

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    Atlantic Waterspout

    This is a pretty terrifying, yet amazing photo. Waterspout near a convoy in the North Atlantic.








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    WOW! Those things get huge!

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    Yeah...that's what is called, in nautical terms, a "bad day".


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    I remember hearing my grandfather talk of those when he was in the Merchant Marines. I didn't realize they got to be that large though. WOW!!!

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    Holy crap that's huge!
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    Going back to St.Augustine from Orlando on A1A near Daytona I saw 2 of those on the water, no way near as big as the pic above but still impressive, weird seeing those on water.
    As I shifted into 5th gear I couldn't remember a word she said!

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    That IS scary!!!!

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    Scary indeed, that is huge!


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    I've seen those things in the north Atlantic many times, but none THAT big. The good part about it is they usually
    don't last long.

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    I have seen several along the coast here and never that big.When they hit the shore line good for a couple hundred feet maybe then gonza.


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    That is huuuuuuge!


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    Wow, amazing shot!

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    I'm going to say this, quite frankly, you get caught in one of those, you are so screwed.

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