Pics of Funnel Cloud Forming at Sea

[jbsvette]

... Pics I took of a funnel cloud forming while on my first cruise to Mexico... The ship was the Elation. Date was 3/3/06.. It was my birthday so it was a treat :D http://community.webshots.com/album/548338073kgGJoB/3

[cruise_pirate]

Neat Pictures! Did you get a bad storm out of it?

[jbsvette]

The storm.. had about 30 seconds of light rain than sunshine the rest of the trip.. We really had great weather...:cool:

[derf5585]

Pics of Funnel Cloud Forming at Sea

 

Was the Funnel Cloud cloud shot fron the Funnel Deck?

[jbsvette]

Pun intended... LOL

[cruisinjules]

Great pics! I am planning on taking this exact cruise next July as a grad gift to my son, son's friend, and to his parents(me & hubby) who will have survived highschool with him! How were the ports? Was yours a 5 day cruise? Do you have a review yet? Any info would great. Pics are excellent, looks like you had a great time!

[deborahjo]

Great pictures. Can I use one of the sunsets as a screen saver?

[jbsvette]

pic as a screen saver.. I will post a review some time today :D It's raining like hell here in dallas.. We need the rain though

[TexasRed]

Awesome pics, thanks for sharing. Hope you had a great time! We have quite a few folks that cruise in this area, we had a Meet & Mingle last night. Y'all should come to the next one, anyone is welcome!! That thread is on the Floataway Lounge part of the boards.

[KansasScrapper]

jbsvette being from "Tornado Alley" I never thought of a Tornado at sea. We are going on the Elation out of Miami in May. How did you like the ship?

[travel girl23]

We were sitting on the Lido Deck of the Conquest on that exact same day and time looking at that exact same cloud when DH pointed out the funnel. :eek: We watched it for a time and I tried to get a picture but it did not turn out at all. Your pics look exactly like it. Great pictures. :D

[derf5585]

I never thought of a Tornado at sea.

 

What a waste, Rain at sea.

[tef43]

Ok, so let me get this straight. You've never heard of a waterspout? They are not terribly uncommon.

[derf5585]

Ok, so let me get this straight. You've never heard of a waterspout? They are not terribly uncommon.

 

Understanding waterspouts

from

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/tornado/wtspouts.htm

 

Types of Waterspouts

from

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterspout

[jbsvette]

08/28/2001 - Updated 06:00 PM ET Understanding waterspouts

By Chris Cappella, USATODAY.comThe sinewy funnel of a waterspout touches the waters of the Gulf of Mexico off Treasure Island, Fla, in July 2001.

Click for full size imageWaterspouts are simply tornadoes over water. But though they have a similar structure to some tornadoes, they form much differently. Waterspouts are common in tropical areas where thundershowers occur frequenty, such as around the Florida Keys. But waterspouts also can spin up beneath puffy cumulus clouds without lightning or thunder.