Water Spout over Long island waters- effect on flights?

[mirrodie]

just heard on the local news that there is a water spout over some Long Island waters.

Now does that have any effect or notes for pilots flying in from Europe? I am wondering what everyone else may have seen or heard.

[mirrodie]

these is a bit of coast guard banter on JFK tower atc right now around point lookout. related?

[bluejuice]

SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY...

* UNTIL 300 PM EDT...

* AT 156 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO
INDICATE A LINE OF CONVECTIVE SHOWERS...PRODUCING WATERSPOUTS FROM 4
NM NORTHEAST OF STRATFORD SHOAL TO JUST NORTH OF MATTITUCK INLET...
THESE WATERSPOUTS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST OVER THE OPEN WATERS AT LESS
THAN 5 KTS.

MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS...AND HIGH WAVES IN THE
VICINITY OF ANY WATERSPOUT. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR
IMMEDIATELY...UNTIL THESE SHOWERS PASS.

WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS
SEAS. SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY.

[USAF Pilot 07]

Well I'm pretty sure they wouldn't fly planes through a water spout, or for that matter, anywhere close to them. A waterspout is the same thing as a tornado, just on water...

[hiss srq]

There is a few stories where crews have inadvertantly for one reason or another either passed dangerously close to tornadoes and spouts or right through them.

[mirrodie]

NOw that would make a photo of the day, a photo of one of these water spouts from the air!

[emshighway]

NOw that would make a photo of the day, a photo of one of these water spouts from the air!

News12 has a photo and video:

https://www.news12.com/LI/topstories/article?id=182861

[mirrodie]

And yet again, now there was one spotted in the Port Jefferson/Northport area.

[Matt Molnar]

http://www.newsday.com/media/photo/2006-09/25612156.jpg
[Keith Laucella, via Newsday.com]
A rare water spout was observed at midday yesterday in Long Island Sound off Smithtown Bay.