Gale warning in all shipping areas

[stav]

Just struck me as quite unusual to see all sea areas with the dreaded red star and gale warning.

 

[Zagato]

Should be a gale warning for the marinas and yards by the sound of the wind outside. Anyone for a game of Dominoes

 

[WestWittering]

Should be a gale warning for the marinas and yards by the sound of the wind outside. Anyone for a game of Dominoes

We are still in t'water - put some lovely new fenders on today. She'll be right!

Di

 

[Zagato]

Would be interesting to see the harbour at the moment Di - shame there are no cameras down that way!

Looks calm at the moment in Emsworth but then the dark always does!


http://www.emsworth-marina.co.uk/webcam.aspx

 

[Sandyman]

Just struck me as quite unusual to see all sea areas with the dreaded red star and gale warning.

If you looked at the shipping fcast and studied the iso charts every day as I do you would find
that is not as unusual as you think.

 

[capnsensible]

All you lot got one, why cant we have one in Trafalgar???

 

[Slowtack]

Look at Nogaps Tuesday 1200

 

[stav]

Was kind of hoping someone might say this and was curious about how frequently? 6 times a year?

Used to look at the shipping forecast much more often than I do now but with such reliable local forecasts and a quick glance at a synoptic job done. Still love the SF and hope it stays around forever.

 

[Seajet]

Zagato,

not precisely local but useful in daytime;

http://www.hayling.co.uk/surfcam/

http://www.bucklershard.co.uk/your-visit/webcam

There are similar jobs at QHM and Poole, + no doubt loads of other spots to convince me the electric blanket 40 miles inland was probably the best bet !

Yours,

not exciting firemen by prancing about with firelighters for heating like something out of ' The Wicker Man '.

The original version.

Andy

 

[Zagato]

Agreed, forget the sacraficial fires but I wouldn't mind starting my own colony - she wasn't shy was she or in Get Carter

 

[Halcyon Yachts]

Used to look at the shipping forecast much more often than I do now but with such reliable local forecasts and a quick glance at a synoptic job done. Still love the SF and hope it stays around forever.

Interesting you should say that... I was sent a survey recently by a guy studying the usage and public image of the shipping forecast. I must admit I use it way less than I used to!

He was looking for 'expert' opinions, so if you have a couple of minutes you would be doing a young student a favour:

"What is the relevance of the BBC Radio 4 long wave Shipping Forecast to the needs of the modern day yachtsman?"

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/bbcshippingforecast

Pete

 

[Seajet]

Being serious, I always listen to the Radio 4 forecast ( had a NASA Navtex but it was instantly U/S so sent it back ) - I have a Roberts radio - cassette job - yes, still available, no connection - which can be programmed to tape the early morning forecast but the thing's so fiddley to set up that's all I get for advanced intel.

The Coastguard could do a lot more to help yotties and themselves by putting out regular brief local forecasts on VHF.

I miss the ' Radio 4 intro theme ' too !

 

[capnsensible]

Being serious, I always listen to the Radio 4 forecast ( had a NASA Navtex but it was instantly U/S so sent it back ) - I have a Roberts radio - cassette job - yes, still available, no connection - which can be programmed to tape the early morning forecast but the thing's so fiddley to set up that's all I get for advanced intel.

The Coastguard could do a lot more to help yotties and themselves by putting out regular brief local forecasts on VHF.

I miss the ' Radio 4 intro theme ' too !

Regarding vhf weather information I have always been impressed with the Italians. Over a great deal of the Med they have a regularly updated forecast transmitted 24 hours covering most of the Med sea areas. Computer generated voice is odd but transmitted in Italian and English. Accuracy reasonable in my experience too.

Think is either channel 66 or 68.