TY - JOUR
AU - Daw, H. L.
AB -  JOLIFFE, T. I. J. and FOORD,F. WRIGHT, B. P. and FLOOD, R. C. The accuracy of the Meteorological Office long-range weather forecasts. Weather, 30, pp. 288-290 Assessment of long-range forecasts. Zbid., 30, pp. 172-181 A method of assessing long-range forecasts Zbid., 28, pp. 178-187 SIGHTING OF’ WATERSPOUTS By H. L. DAW Lieutenant Commander, R A N OUR waterspouts were observed from HMAS Melbourne between 0700 and 0830 on 16 June 1974, while the ship was operating in position 22.5OS, 151.5OE (off the Queensland coast). One of these waterspouts developed only about 100 metres from the ship on the starboard bow before being left astern of the ship. During the early stages of development, the rotating column was transparent and the disturbance on the water could be seen some time before the cloud extended to the sea surface. The column was estimated to be about 10 metres wide increasing in diameter at the sea surface and the base of the cloud. Rotation of the column was observed to be in a clockwise direction. This is clear in the accompanying photograph (see cover). The height of the column was estimated to be 2500 ft. In the early stages the rotating 
TI - SIGHTING OF WATERSPOUTS
JF - Weather
DO - 10.1002/j.1477-8696.1976.tb04406.x
DA - 1976-03-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/sighting-of-waterspouts-XsR7vaNFUi
SP - 92
VL - 31
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -