Be aware Hurricane Kate is heading for the UK

[TQA]

It will have decayed substantially but there will be some wind and big seas heading towards the UK.,

30C air temp 27C water temp and 15 knots from East as usual here said he smugly. Seas dropping to 1 meter.

 

[sailorman]

Its called Abigail here all coz tha kin seppos name theirs & we must of course follow like good little "special relations"

 

[johnalison]

It's only Scotland, just a few sheep and grouse.

 

[jacktarjohn]

I belive Kate and Abigail are separate entities, ex-hurricanes keep there American names to avoid confusion. As explained here http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/news/in-depth/name-our-storms

 

[Keef]

I was out on my bike today. The wind is hardcore around here. I was only doing 25mph on a steep hill and it felt like I was doing 70. Be careful, and don't get hurt.

 

[FWB]

Hurricane Kate
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov

 

[LONG_KEELER]

Its called Abigail here all coz tha kin seppos name theirs & we must of course follow like good little "special relations"

Ha Ha

Abigail = A big gale

I wonder if I will live long enough to get to the letter Z.

I wonder if they will skip Q.

 

[Poignard]

Well I hope it holds off until I've crossed the Channel tomorrow (in a ferry, of course)

 

[capnsensible]

Read all about it:

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=3183

 

[agurney]

Ha Ha

Abigail = A big gale

I wonder if I will live long enough to get to the letter Z.

I wonder if they will skip Q.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/news/releases/archive/2015/Name-our-storms-list

 

[LadyInBed]

Don't they all end up heading our way?

 

[WF36]

Why are hurricanes named after women?

Because when they arrive they are wet and wild, and when they leave they take your house and car.

 

[agurney]

Don't they all end up heading our way?

The ones in the Pacific don't usually get this far

 

[newtothis]

The ones in the Pacific don't usually get this far

Tut, tut... it's cyclones they have in the Pacific, not hurricanes, so LadyinBed was right.

 

[agurney]

Tut, tut... it's cyclones they have in the Pacific, not hurricanes, so LadyinBed was right.

tut, tut.. Hurricanes in the Eastern Pacific https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Pacific_hurricane_season

 

[Buck]

It's getting blowy on the Firth of Forth, surprised it has reached this far.

 

[LONG_KEELER]

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/news/releases/archive/2015/Name-our-storms-list

Interesting .

Names all decided by the public.

The next one is to be called Hurricane Barney. Doesn't sound very terrifying.

Something like "Hurricane Godzilla" or "Hurricane Thor" would have more impact to make sure we remember to double up lines and the wines and beers are well padded.

 

[agurney]

Interesting .

Names all decided by the public.

The next one is to be called Hurricane Barney. Doesn't sound very terrifying.

Barney Rubble / Trouble ?

The Met office et al probably prefer to have some control over the names rather than taking their chances with social media (cf http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/how-internet-sensation-hurricane-bawbag-1088980 )

 

[Salty John]

The next Atlantic hurricane will be Hurricane Larry (or Tropical storm Larry, if it doesn't reach hurricane force); we don't have hurricanes over here, it'll be Storm Barney.

 

[LadyInBed]

The ones in the Pacific don't usually get this far

I wasn't being pacific :nonchalance: