The buoy in the Gulf south of Dauphin Island, AL is giving us a good picture of the power of Hurricane Ike more than 200 miles away from it. The photo shows the wind speed and below are the readings (both at 8:50 a.m. CDT) Info from the National Data Buoy Center of NOAA. | Wind Speed (WSPD): | 29.1 kts |
| Wind Gust (GST): | 36.9 kts |
| Wave Height (WVHT): | 24.9 ft |
--steve buser
