Atlantic Storm Watch & Coastal Flooding Events: January 2014

Red Nissan

sunbabe08 wrote: »

i'm gonna have a lovely time getting into college tomorrow morning if this pans out. i may need a boat

No you won't, it WILL be calm.

Oscar Bravo

regards tide times, theres a handy little app called "Tides near me". also gives sunrise/sunset and moonrise/set

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Meath Coast:

High tide today was 10cm lower than Fridays.

Tomorrow afternoons high tide is 30cm lower than Fridays.

Will be interesting to see just how much lower than Fridays it will be, if at all, given the amount of water that is currently getting forced up the Irish Sea.

Image of before and after high tide on Friday. (Facing North & South at same spot).

tfromkerry

maquiladora wrote: »

Bigger waves starting to reach the M6 buoy now.

How far out at sea it that buoy , and what is the nearest to shore buoy reading now

maquiladora

tfromkerry wrote: »

How far out at sea it that buoy , and what is the nearest to shore buoy reading now

Buoy reports are here : http://www.met.ie/latest/buoy.asp

Steopo

Max wave energy due to hit Cork/Kerry around 3am but the sheer size of the wave energy will mean it will keep going for many hours. The high tide is due around 8am to 8.30am on South West & West coast (depending on where you are). The high tide times won't change but the impacts will be a combination of the timing of winds, high tides & high seas - if they all come together it's not good ! The saving grace could be that the high tides will be lower tomorrow than last few days but not by much

Press play on this for a view of wave energy

http://www.surf-forecast.com/weather_maps/Ireland

Eileen Down

I'm on the west coast of Galicia right now Staying in a house just uphill from the sea. The wind'a not howling, it's screaming and the real show has yet to begin.

Mech1

tfromkerry wrote: »

How far out at sea it that buoy , and what is the nearest to shore buoy reading now

http://www.marine.ie/CMSWEB/mi/databuoy/tables/websitemap_m6.png

Red Nissan

Eileen Down wrote: »

I'm on the west coast of Galicia right now Staying in a house just uphill from the sea. The wind'a not howling, it's screaming and the real show has yet to begin.

Let it begin, goodnight, watch my video, it's not happening for Cork.

ninebeanrows

Lines of deep convection not far from the west and south coasts now. There arrival will make things more windy.

Although can't see much more than 60kts gusts along the coasts.

maquiladora

Not sure if it's due to a timing difference or whether its running weaker than expected, but Valentia is reporting 17 knot winds at 10pm while the models show it should be more like 30 knots there now. Then again Roches Point is 29, so maybe it doesn't mean anything.

je551e

Wind and rain picking up here in Kerry

sunbabe08

ahhhh here comes the wind. about time, i didn't like the silence

_Whimsical_

Salthil prom courtesy of Darachphotography.

coillsaille

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

Salthil prom courtesy of Darachphotography.

I take it this shot was taken earlier at high tide and not more recently ??

_Whimsical_

coillsaille wrote: »

I take it this shot was taken earlier at high tide and not more recently ??

It says "tonight" on the Galway Advertiser. I think that would be normal tide height at that point on the prom for this hour, although I'm open to correction.

Oscar Bravo

Recent lightning west of Galway

Davaeo09

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Recent lightning west of Galway

any chance of some thunder further in land and/or south tonight?? looks active enough out at sea

irishgeo

maquiladora wrote: »

Buoy reports are here : http://www.met.ie/latest/buoy.asp

any idea whats happened to M1?

Is it in someone back garden after last week storm?

Oscar Bravo

Lightning most likey along the SW/W coast overnight. showers wont make it to far inland where most of the energy will be lost then. Anyone along the west coast may see a good deal of lightning.

coillsaille

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Lightning most likey along the SW/W coast overnight. showers wont make it to far inland where most of the energy will be lost then. Anyone along the west coast may see a good deal of lightning.

I'm on the coast 40km west of Galway city and eagerly watching out for it. But nothing so far.

pauldry

this thing wont be half as bad as friday but concern and care should be taken,

gusts of 55 knot or more in west

tidal splashing over walls but not as extensive as friday

flooding inland not too serious as showers wont make it that far

atlnatic coasts can mostly cope with the rain due to limestone etc

Oscar Bravo

hopefully you will see a flash or 2 or more!

maquiladora

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

hopefully you will see a flash or 2 or more!

Oscar Bravo

hahaha lol

ninebeanrows

Big seas arriving to M6, up to 11.5m @ midnight.

Birdnuts

maquiladora wrote: »

What Carry on was that from?? - big fan here!!

maquiladora

Weathercheck wrote: »

Big seas arriving to M6, up to 11.5m @ midnight.

Yep. Gettin bigger.

tfromkerry

Getting very windy here now in south kerry :eek:

Conmaicne Mara

coillsaille wrote: »

I'm on the coast 40km west of Galway city and eagerly watching out for it. But nothing so far.

It's around.