And the pilot insisted, in the face of skepticism, that he had seen an iceberg. To be on the safe side, the Coast Guard issued a cautionary broadcast to warn mariners in the area to keep a watch out, but ended the broadcasts Monday after the icebergs had not been seen again. On Saturday, Corea fishermen witnessed a series of waterspouts created by small tornadoes over the ocean. Fortunately, none of the spouts hit a boat, but a few were uncomfortably close. The water spouts were created by this month s unusually cool air, according to Hendricus Lulofs of the National Weather Service station in Caribou.
Ocean temperatures are at their warmest about now, after a full summer soaking up heat.
When chilly air passes over that warm water it creates great instability and, in this case, that instability produced funnels of air circulating so fast that it actually drew water up into the air. Inc. Reproduction without permission is strictly forbidden.