I've been overtaken by a huricane at sea, I've never seen anything like that!
Pitchwife,pomperaugrr,
Thanks for opening that can of worms for me. And No, the eye wall doesn't look like that either, there were NO clouds in the eye I was out swimming in, just the most beautiful dark blue, clear, see the stars in broad daylight, sky I've ever seen. All the dust,pollution, and moisture had been swept clean by the energy of the storm.
The sky thickens, and the seas build long before the actual edge of the huricane, but once in the storm, the sea "looks" calm, because the wind is blowing the water from wave top to wave top. It's kind of like watching the special effects from "Twister", while riding the wildest roller coaster ever built.
The sea is the most beautiful misstress a sailor can know, but when she has a bad hair day, she'll turn dark and cold, and throw mountains at you.
The soul that rides the sea's rage, knows God!
Pete