BBC Shipping Forecast - Phenomenal waves

[asorti6]

I am trying to obtain a recording of the BBC shipping forecast during February 2014, when the wave height was described as "phenomenal". Unfortunately the BBC website only holds recordings that go back 20 days and I missed it at the time. Any help would be very much appreciated.

 

[KevB]

Here's a link to a news article about it that you may have seen. Think the sea state described as "phenomenal" was on the 3rd Feb

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-21339819

 

[jwilson]

I am trying to obtain a recording of the BBC shipping forecast during February 2014, when the wave height was described as "phenomenal". Unfortunately the BBC website only holds recordings that go back 20 days and I missed it at the time. Any help would be very much appreciated.

Can't help with the recording but "phenomenal" is just the standard met word used to describe waves more than 14 metres in height. Just don't often get them in UK shipping areas, common enough in some other places.

 

[sighmoon]

There was one that was followed by a slightly emotional "May God be with you."

 

[Hypocacculus]

I've got a printout of Met office website screenshot, warning of very high or phenomenal seas in Shannon, a Gale warning issued 8th Feb 2014, 0333 UTC, from the forecast of 1030 UTC. I don't think it was the only mention but the low pressure system (943) that went with it was spectacular too.

 

[chanelyacht]

I read it out a few times, not unusual for the Hebrides but was a bit odd reading it for the south coast!

Not a BBC recording, but all Coastguard broadcasts are recorded. If you write to Enforcement Branch at Southampton, they may be happy to send you a recording file as it was for public issue anyway. You'd need to know the station and time of broadcast to ask for.

 

[asorti6]

Thanks very much for all the help. I know "phenomenal" is the standard term, but as mentioned it was very unusual for the southern UK areas. The reason I'm looking for the recording is that I am making a short video of some of the seas around Weymouth at that time, and the forecast would be a perfect introduction and voiceover. "May God be with you" would be tremendous if I could find that! I'm kicking myself that I didn't download it at the time...

I'll try the Southampton Coast Guard, thanks again for the suggestion.

 

[asorti6]

I've got a printout of Met office website screenshot, warning of very high or phenomenal seas in Shannon, a Gale warning issued 8th Feb 2014, 0333 UTC, from the forecast of 1030 UTC. I don't think it was the only mention but the low pressure system (943) that went with it was spectacular too.

I'd really appreciate a copy if you could send it somehow. My email is riots@me.com. Unfortunately none of the weather forecast websites seem to keep old forecasts online, I suppose because quite reasonably a forecast isn't usually much use when it's past!

 

[asorti6]

Here's a link to a news article about it that you may have seen. Think the sea state described as "phenomenal" was on the 3rd Feb

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-21339819

Thanks I hadn't seen that. I'll use it, the dramatic black and red is perfect.

 

[MrB]

Maybe contact Simonjk of this parish, he's the forum weather guru.

Dr. Simon Keeling
www.WeatherSchool.co.uk & SailingWeather.co.uk

He's also on twitter @Weatherschool

 

[asorti6]

Maybe contact Simonjk of this parish, he's the forum weather guru.

Dr. Simon Keeling
www.WeatherSchool.co.uk & SailingWeather.co.uk

He's also on twitter @Weatherschool

Thanks very much for the suggestion, I've just sent him a message.

 

[Hypocacculus]

I'd really appreciate a copy if you could send it somehow. My email is riots@me.com. Unfortunately none of the weather forecast websites seem to keep old forecasts online, I suppose because quite reasonably a forecast isn't usually much use when it's past!

I've managed to locate my electronic copy - it's a word document with the screenshots of the inshore forecast and the surface pressure chart dumped in it as images. Email on it's way...