Batten down the hatches - inbound . . .

[oceanfroggie]

This hit here about 6 hours ago and still strengthening. . .

Significant power and travel disruption here.

 

[harstonwood]

102 mph gusts 71kt steady at Aberdaron, North Wales

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/wl/aberdaron_latest_wind.html

 

[Robert Wilson]

102 mph gusts 71kt steady at Aberdaron, North Wales

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/wl/aberdaron_latest_wind.html

Consistency in references, please!! (N.B. Guilty of that myself!)

We're in the eye of the low at the mo. Not a breath. Makes a change from the 95kts we had the other day, and pressure of 935mb.

More to come for all of us, I gather. At least two more big lows out in the pond.

 

[oceanfroggie]

Animated earth wind map:

http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/isobaric/1000hPa

 

[dj43]

Do not no what the wind strength was here last night ,on the isle of white, I had put an extra warp on yesterday,but sometime after midnight with the existing warps creaking I decided to put another one on just to be on the safe side, being on the Medina river with a south wind comming straight down, not the best time for an unexpected trip.

 

[LittleShip]

Ahhhh ! The joys of winter boating.:nonchalance:

Tom.

 

[harstonwood]

Consistency in references, please!! (N.B. Guilty of that myself!)

We're in the eye of the low at the mo. Not a breath. Makes a change from the 95kts we had the other day, and pressure of 935mb.

More to come for all of us, I gather. At least two more big lows out in the pond.

Don't understand your point? Re:consistency? Just saying what the wind was, at Aberdaron at 0700, which is the nearest reporting station to our marina. The link showed where data came from

Hope its behaves in Scotland.....I believe there is some damage in Hafan Pwllheli, we came back yesterday, having gone down to put extra lines on etc.

 

[Robert Wilson]

102 mph gusts 71kt steady at Aberdaron, North Wales

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/wl/aberdaron_latest_wind.html

No offence intended, just me being pedantic! Mixing imperial and metric wind speeds.

Our barometer reading 940 at mo, been steady all morning but looks like rising now. Still not a beath of wind, heavy rain cleared-up - almost bright. Most unusual!!

 

[TSB240]

Hope its behaves in Scotland.....I believe there is some damage in Hafan Pwllheli, we came back yesterday, having gone down to put extra lines on etc.

Drove down to Port Dinorwic this morning arrived at nearly six am....... Played dodgems with all the emptied rubbish bins which came up the road and took off over the car. Waves were breaking over dock gate and our boat had just about lost our temporary cockpit tent. Couple of burst fenders, stanchion top has worn a bit of a groove in the grade 2 listed dock wall. There was no power and no mobile signal available expect the power to be off for some time.

Back home now!

 

[LittleShip]

Drove down to Port Dinorwic this morning arrived at nearly six am....... There was no power and no mobile signal available expect the power to be off for some time.

Standard for PD even in the summer........... :encouragement:

Tom.

 

[AdeOlly]

Animated earth wind map:

http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/isobaric/1000hPa

That is a seriously cool animation... love the way you can manipulate.

 

[TSB240]

Standard for PD even in the summer........... :encouragement:

Tom.

Wasnt just the Dock Tom. I think there is some major supply problem. Never seen such wild conditions up there...

Phil and Liz said it only went off last night at 11.00.

Planning to take something over for them tomorrow just in case the eleccy is still off.

 

[Pinnacle]

That is a seriously cool animation... love the way you can manipulate.

+1

 

[z1ppy]

Do not no what the wind strength was here last night ,on the isle of white, I had put an extra warp on yesterday,but sometime after midnight with the existing warps creaking I decided to put another one on just to be on the safe side, being on the Medina river with a south wind comming straight down, not the best time for an unexpected trip.

Sure was windy last night, just a drop of rain too!

i guess in a southly the wind funnels down the river valley there. Could almost be tempted to swing the boat round so bows into the wind on the pontoon!