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Storm Ellen - 19th/20th August 2020

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    #932
    sdanseo
    Registered Users Posts: 9,233 ✭✭✭sdanseo


    pad199207 wrote: »
    Yeah but you’ve also got to take into account that it’s an offshore rig

    Oh of course but the comparison I'm making with Ophelia is to the Fastnet speeds so apples and apples.


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    #933
    irishfeen
    Registered Users Posts: 8,061 ✭✭✭irishfeen


    10pm Update, NW Cork 190 ASL

    16.8 DegC - 977.2 hpa - heavy rain, windy but nothing exceptional


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    #934
    Gaoth Laidir
    Registered Users Posts: 8,219 ✭✭✭Gaoth Laidir


    sdanseo wrote: »
    Have we any other source for this, to verify

    76kt mean wind is very close to Ophelia peak and 87kt gust is already matching (exceeding?) the maximum forecast gusts on any model today.

    That sustained wind is assuredly equivalent to a strong Category 1 hurricane for comparison.

    That link is reporting 1-minute mean speeds, which is around 10% higher than the standard 10-minute means. The anemometer is also at I think 30 metres above the sea.

    EDIT: The anemometer at Kinsale is at 55 metres amsl.


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    #935
    Be right back
    Registered Users Posts: 6,159 ✭✭✭Be right back


    It is great to see people discussing something else for a change!!


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    #936
    JCX BXC
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    Danno wrote: »
    On their 5th or 6th lap now... :eek:

    I've been storm watching for years, aswell as watching FR24, it's not uncommon.

    Wouldn't like it myself though.


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    #937
    redsteveireland
    Registered Users Posts: 3,035 ✭✭✭redsteveireland


    Do we really need 20+ posts about a Ryanair plane holding over Cork?


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    #938
    aisling86
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    Is the rain making an opening for the winds!!


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    #939
    Oglaigh84
    Registered Users Posts: 28 ✭Oglaigh84


    redsteveireland wrote: »
    Do we really need 20+ posts about a Ryanair plane holding over Cork?

    Its still holding btw


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    #940
    JeffKenna
    Registered Users Posts: 4,559 ✭✭✭JeffKenna


    redsteveireland wrote: »
    Do we really need 20+ posts about a Ryanair plane holding over Cork?

    I actually find it very interesting.


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    #941
    kmart6
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    redsteveireland wrote: »
    Do we really need 20+ posts about a Ryanair plane holding over Cork?
    It's holding due to the weather front that is the topic of discussion, hardly that a big deal. Ignore the posts if it's such a concern.


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    #942
    SleetAndSnow
    Registered Users Posts: 4,685 ✭✭✭SleetAndSnow


    Definitely be ready for a sudden wind direction change to those in cork city, just changed drastically and out of nowhere and grew in strength


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    #943
    JeffKenna
    Registered Users Posts: 4,559 ✭✭✭JeffKenna


    SleetAndSnow wrote: »
    Definitely be ready for a sudden wind direction change to those in cork city, just changed drastically and out of nowhere and grew in strength

    Have you notified that Ryanair pilot?


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    #944
    Birtles
    Registered Users Posts: 157 ✭✭Birtles


    Gaoth Laidir wrote: »
    That link is reporting 1-minute mean speeds, which is around 10% higher than the standard 10-minute means. The anemometer is also at I think 90 metres above the sea.

    went to 88 kts with gust of 96 kts about 10 mins ago....


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    #945
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 39,878 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    listermint wrote: »
    You didn't say that you gave a one line smug answer tbf. Let's call a spade a spade.

    Well maybe the fact I bolded the part about trees it was obvious what I was on about. My answer was in no was smug. I wasn't having a go at the person.


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    #946
    Oscar Bravo
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    Cork airport now gusting 43 knots. 972hpa


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    #947
    spookwoman
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    https://twitter.com/HollyCairnsTD/status/1296191042757238786?s=20


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    #948
    ACitizenErased
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    That flight has begun descending, might give the landing a go


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    #949
    JCX BXC
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    Oscar Bravo wrote: »
    Cork airport now gusting 43 knots. 972hpa

    Mean speed increased to 31kts. Still easterly.


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    #950
    Acosta
    Registered Users Posts: 2,353 ✭✭✭Acosta


    Big change after not looking at the wind map for 20 minutes. Can really see the shift inwards.


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    #951
    teednab-el
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    Not a puff of wind here in North West Cork.


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    #952
    caeser
    Registered Users Posts: 44 ✭caeser


    So this is frightening. Stay safe all. Hill over Ardmore


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    #953
    SouthWesterly
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    Rain pouring down in North kerry


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    #954
    Oglaigh84
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    Going for the landing


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    #955
    Denny61
    Registered Users Posts: 831 ✭✭✭Denny61


    redsteveireland wrote: »
    Do we really need 20+ posts about a Ryanair plane holding over Cork?

    Its a change from hundreds of posts about something we know thats going to happen


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    #956
    Pipmae
    Registered Users Posts: 2,019 ✭✭✭Pipmae


    Denny61 wrote: »
    Hes trying to land for the 4th time..hope it doesn't run out of fuel

    Maybe the he is a she ;) :P


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    #957
    ACitizenErased
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    Power outage in Waterford City


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    #958
    mossie
    Registered Users Posts: 2,191 ✭✭✭mossie


    teednab-el wrote: »
    Not a puff of wind here in North West Cork.

    Definitely picking up here Cork NW too.


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    #959
    Denny61
    Registered Users Posts: 831 ✭✭✭Denny61


    Pipmae wrote: »
    Maybe the he is a she ;) :P

    or a he/she lol lol


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    #960
    SweetCaliber
    Registered Users Posts: 2,465 ✭✭✭SweetCaliber


    Wind is quite bad now in Tramore, and seems to be intensifying by the minute and it hasnt even really hit us yet.


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    #961
    marno21
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    FR905 making an approach at Cork now. Air traffic control here: https://www.liveatc.net/search/?icao=EICK

    120 at 22 knots with no recent gusts. Cleared to land on runway 16


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