gCaptain reports the Bering Sea has been hit by an unusual severe storm as a result of a rapidly forming record low.
An update at 1630 UTC Saturday said that Post-tropical Nuri remains a hurricane force low with winds ? 64 knots, a central pressure of 928mb, and significant wave heights of 31 to 48 feet in the Bering Sea. Remember, significant wave heights are calculated as the average height of the highest 1/3 of waves. Individual waves could be more than twice that size (that’s 100 feet!).
This is why we need truly substantial ships to operate in this area.
More info on the effects of the storm here: http://www.aol.com/article/2014/11/09/alaska-storm-pushing-cold-air-toward-lower-us/20990884/?ncid=webmail1