Hurricane/Storm Erin

[zoidberg]

Aptly named!

The various published models expect this powerful feature to continue transiting NE-ly into mid-Atlantic somewhere out to the NW of Eire, dither a bit, then drift SE towards the bottom corner of Eire then onwards towards the IOS and Cornwall, filling and fizzling out - except that there remains the potential to 'misbehave' and give our neck of the woods lots more wind and rain than perhaps we would want.

The Boatmen companies operating within the IOS, well experienced with suddenly-changing 'storms on their last legs', are watching developments carefully and warning visitors that services may be reduced or curtailed as this thing rolls through.

It may be prudent for those of us likely to be close to the affected areas next week to 'keep an eye open' for unintended late-August consequences.

 

[MontyMariner]

The guy on the beeb tv weather said ignore the models, no-one knows what it's likely to do yet.

 

[SaltyC]

The guy on the beeb tv weather said ignore the models, no-one knows what it's likely to do yet.

Hmmm, he with feet firmly on land? Surely for those more water based it is beware and monitor, prepare for the worst?

 

[lustyd]

Agree, we’re already holed up in Tobermory. As luck would have it our stores were running out anyway so quite good timing

 

[blush2]

Think I can assume that, since the garden has been bone dry all summer, we will get a light sprinkle of showers/mizzle which dries during the next sunny spell. If this suggests the opposite I won't complain. It might also clean the salt off my car. (These comments apply to south Devon)

 

[Snowgoose-1]

This was an interesting trip reported in ybw .
Force 10 in the Channel: 'We took a colossal wave broadside, and the cockpit was suddenly knee-deep in water' - Practical Boat Owner

 

[Bobc]

Looking like it's going to be a breezy Dartmouth Regatta this year. I might need some more Weetabix