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Inshore forecast:

Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point.

24 hour forecast:
Wind: southwest 5 to 7 backing southeast 7 to severe gale 9, veering southwest severe gale 9 to violent storm 11 later.

Shipping forecast:

ROCKALL MALIN

SEVERE GALE FORCE 9 VEERING SOUTHWESTERLY AND INCREASING HURRICANE
FORCE 12 LATER

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- Nick
 
Is it just my perception or does anyone else think this has been an unusually long spell of high winds? It seems to have been almost continuous since Christmas.

I was awakened very early one morning last week with the feeling that something wasn't right. After a few moments puzzling I realised that it was calm outside - it didn't last. Normally I would only have that kind of reaction when afloat.

Dave
 
It ain't normal . . .

This is the third spell in a week of winds of F10 or more over this part of Scotland, and the winds haven't dropped below F6-7 since just after Christmas.

It is of course entirely caused by us deciding to leave the boat in the water this Winter.

This looks like being the worst one yet though - could do some serious damage.

- Nick
 
when the cherbourg trip was being planned, somebody here gave me a reference to a great site that gave wind predictions for up to 2 weeks by county.

thanks to firefox my favourites got trashed and now i don't have the address any more - can anyone help?
 
Recent article on BBC said "Scotland now 'hotter and wetter' " (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4155267.stm). Personally I'd describe it more as "Milder and Wetter", but I also think it's gradually becoming windier - any figures on that?

If you look at other outdoor activities, the days when you could almost guarantee winter climbing conditions from late December onwards have gone, and the very nature of winter climbing in Scotland has changed, reflecting the changes in snow/ice conditions.

This year, particularly late summer/early autumn, we seemed to have an almost constant pattern of new lows coming in. Was it my imagination, or were the lows a lot further south this year? Instead of passing up twards Iceland/Faeroes, they seemed to be south of Scotland. Again, are we experiencing more easterlies (as a consequence)?
 
What do you think to the chances of Mr. Ryanair getting his third-hand crate in the air at 1300 to take me to Stanstead? It's bloody windy here already.
Don't much fancy the drive in this weather if he cancels on me.
Two boats in Ardrossan marina clocked 60 knot winds on Saturday AM - if this is to be worse there could be damage in the yard I suppose. Ours is still in the water and is festooned with warps and fenders.
Ach, it'll be fine.

Alistair
 
Sorry, this one isn't a two week prediction, but claims to have actual wind. Hold the mouse over an arrow for speed and direction.
 
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Was it my imagination, or were the lows a lot further south this year? Instead of passing up twards Iceland/Faeroes, they seemed to be south of Scotland. Again, are we experiencing more easterlies (as a consequence)?

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I believe that was confirmed by BBC weather forecasters at some stage last year so not your imagination.

Howard
 
To save your favourites from Firefox select Tools / Manage bookmarks then File / Export. This saves as html and is easily imported using the same method. Ideal if you're switching to a new PC. And you can back it up too /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
 
I'm no weather expert, but I believe that the "line" between the cold and warm air masses (a stationary front in effect) moves north during the summer (hence we are in the warm bit) and south during the winter (hence we are in the cold bit) however this nice equilibrium state of affairs doesn't really exist as the weather is a dynamic system, and depressions form on this 'join' and move eastwards toward us. I guess the front is in a different place to last year, hence the depressions are further south. Its probably also got something to do with the jetstreams and the positions of the Azores high.
 
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