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Potential Extreme Wind Storm - Thursday 8th December

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    #362
    mickger844posts
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    WolfeIRE wrote: »
    http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=weatherevents;sess=

    Netweather cam back up

    Lad is getting battered now wherever he is. Some rough seas there. Should have data from there shortly if he can manages to put up the wind gauges ;)


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    #363
    maquiladora
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    mickger844posts wrote: »
    Lad is getting battered now wherever he is. Some rough seas there. Should have data from there shortly if he can manages to put up the wind gauges ;)

    Well it is Scotland! Deep fried Mars bar and all that. :P

    Looking quite stormy over there. Heard a report a roof blew off a school but no injuries.


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    #364
    Sponge Bob
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    63KT @ Mailin in the 13:00. It is over for us!


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    #365
    maquiladora
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    Thousands without power in Argyll and the Western Isles already.


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    #366
    WolfeIRE
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    The view at midday
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    #367
    WolfeIRE
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    MET EIREANN UPDATE


    Today Stormy, especially through Connaught and Ulster with gale force winds and damaging gusts of 100 to 140km/hr. Squally showers, some heavy at times this afternoon but brighter periods developing also. Turning colder with mid afternoon temperatures of 5 or 6.
    Tonight

    Winds will moderate tonight and many places will become dry with clear periods, but showers will continue in western and northern parts and some will be wintry on higher ground. Cold with lowest temperatures of 0 to 3 degrees with ground frost developing and the risk of some icy patches. hr.gif

    Tomorrow

    Tomorrow, Friday will be a cold and bright day with sunny spells and scattered showers, but some more prolonged showers are likely through Ulster and some may be wintry, especially on higher ground. Highest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees, coldest in the east and north. Breezy at first but winds moderating.


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    #368
    maquiladora
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    The Clyde is very high...

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    #369
    Deep Easterly
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    I think it is interesting that Mace Head has been reporting higher mean and gust speeds than Belmullet the last couple of hours. I'd have thought given the current set up that it would be the other way around. :confused:


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    #370
    WolfeIRE
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    Highest gust now 151 mph at Cairngorm Summit, Scotland


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    #371
    Pangea
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    I seen a caravan around these parts with the roof hanging of it and the centre is collapsed, Demolished!


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    #372
    gbee
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    RitaW wrote: »
    I've just recorded a gust of 67mph on my Kestrel, .

    Which model?


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    #373
    Deep Easterly
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    Highest gusts on 2pm reports: (knots)

    Malin: 64
    Mace Head: 54
    Finner Camp: 53
    Belmullet: 48

    http://www.met.ie/latest/reports.asp


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    #374
    Storm 10
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    Heres a great link from the Shetland Islands, all live cameras, you can watch the ships in the harbour, see planes taking off from the airport etc. click on the live webcams at the bottom

    Link: http://visit.shetland.org/shetland-webcams


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    #375
    Vizual Pics
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    Was just having a read again of MT's Winter forecast set back in October and to predict a stormy December and potential "Big One" around the 11th Dec is impressive. Its worth having another read again to see what's potentially ahead for the rest of the winter...

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056419308


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    #376
    RitaW
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    gbee wrote: »
    Which model?

    Kestrel 3000


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    #377
    Hooter23
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    The Met Office said winds at Cairngorm Summit had reached up to 151mph (243kph).

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-16079849


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    #378
    Su Campu
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    ASCAT winds (measured by polar-orbiting satellites) at 11:34 today, showing an isolated 65 knot vector west of 9W (east of the ship that was reporting 78 knots at 11 am (which was at 56.9 N 11.1 W, which has vectors of only around 50 knots). These sensors do have a slight low bias at very high wind speeds, so it's possible that it was a few knots stronger in that area (I still doubt if it was as high as 78 though).

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    #379
    Oscar Bravo
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    Some lightening in the showers in the West in the past 20 minutes.


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    #380
    ninebeanrows
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    been consistenly gusting >75mph at Malin Head for a number of hours now and consistently sustained > 50mph


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    #381
    Rikand
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    raintoday.co.uk showing the circulation of the rain barreling into scotland at the moment and a neat squall line going right across all of england.


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    #382
    WolfeIRE
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    TERRA/MODIS image of storm at midday
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    #383
    leahyl
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    WolfeIRE wrote: »
    TERRA/MODIS image of storm at midday
    184385.jpg

    Scotland seems to be getting the biggest battering!


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    #384
    Noopti
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    Nice webcam! :P


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    #385
    WolfeIRE
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    Maximum gust recorded at Cairngorm Summit now 165 mph (264kph) at a height of 1237m


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    #386
    maquiladora
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    WolfeIRE wrote: »
    Maximum gust recorded at Cairngorm Summit now 165 mph (264kph) at a height of 1237m

    Impressive.


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    #387
    H2UMrsRobinson
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    maquiladora wrote: »
    Impressive.

    Thats the take off speed of a 747-400...(googles your man :-))

    Very impressive indeed...!


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    #388
    WolfeIRE
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    maquiladora wrote: »
    Impressive.

    The UK record is 150knots (173mph) in 20th March 1986 at Cairngorm summit


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    #389
    Wertz
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    WolfeIRE wrote: »
    Maximum gust recorded at Cairngorm Summit now 165 mph (264kph) at a height of 1237m

    Just saw that on BBC's news bulletin and thought someone had gotten their km and miles mixed up... that's an insane speed even at that height.

    A building has partially collapsed in Glasgow.


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    #390
    TheMilkyPirate
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    Meanwhile in scotland...

    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=214702938604320


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    #391
    Deep Easterly
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    Strongest gusts on 4pm reports (knots)

    Malin Head: 61
    Mace Head: 58
    Finner Camp: 56
    Belmullet: 55

    Mean speeds generally lowering but still severe gale force 9 at Malin Head.

    http://www.met.ie/latest/reports.asp


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