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Hello, Here we go with the Easter weekend and sailing is looking pretty good for the weekend. I’ve extended todays forecast to cover Monday as well. I also receive these forecasts by email, just send a blank email to sailingweather-subscribe@weatherweb.net Happy Easter! Simon WEEKEND...

Hi all, Do you want me to start posting the Sailing weekend Weather Forecasts again, as per below? I do send them by email as well. They are free, you need to send a blank email to sailingweather-subscribe@weatherweb.net to receive them each Friday. Simon WEEKEND WEATHER FORECAST...

Peak gusts from midnight to 3pm as reported at official stations....

Hi all, Latest chart sequence below showing surface pressure and rainfall. Showers the low now south of Ireland at 1800GMT, then passing E to be over the eastern Midlands by midday Friday. Notice how close together the isobars are with F9-F10 winds through the Channel, together with...

:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: Still some time away but there are better signs forEaster. Could be on a NE'ly in the south, E-NE in the north. Just a bit concerned about shower and rain risk eastern and southern England.

Thanks Sandy and PhillM. I'm on instagram as well @weatherschool and you can follow the WeatherSchool Facebook group too. Hope all is well.

Quick update on forecast maximum gusts, these timed midday Friday but the strong winds start in the southwest Thursday evening, then spread east.

Hee hee, I'll try :) Looks like you will be getting an increased wind from this storm system too.

Hi everyone, It's been a while since I posted here, hope you have missed me :) This is just a bit of aheads-up for a storm system which is being watched for Thursday night and Friday morning in the English Channel. The low pressure passes east overnight and may well bring winds in excess of...

Hello, We’ve many tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic right now with typhoons in the Pacific. Each have an impact on the weather pattern of the Northern Hemisphere and eventually an impact on sailing. It’s fascinating to watch. And don't forget you can also receive these forecasts...

Hello, Well what a week of weather that was! It’s been so difficult to forecast the detail of where showers would, and more importantly wouldn’t, occur. It seems models are starting to get back on track now. I can email these forecasts to you, just send an blank email to...

Yes, I definitely mean Irish Sea...always worth checking!!! Simon

Hi, A quick heads-up not to be caught out by the severe gale force gusts transiting east through the Irish Sea and SW Approaches Sunday morning and then moving east through the Channel during the day. Winds could reach in excess of severe gale force in gusts. More wind gust charts are here...

Pleasure!

Hi everyone, Something we've not been used to for a few weeks is low pressure close to the UK. So it's worth being aware that seas will be getting rough around western coasts of the UK, western and southern Ireland and the western Channel this weekend. The charts below are from the sailing...