Dyflin
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Is Bill about to come knocking?
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Salty John
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Yes, but he'll be indistinguishable from the native wind and rain that's already here.
bilbobaggins
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Weather dweebs in the 'Murrican NOAA' project that 'Bill' will wind down a bit from a 'Storm' to an 'Extra-Tropical Depression', and presently see it pointed at Barra.
However, the thing is recurving and could go anywhere - like SW England. Experience suggests it WILL go elsewhere.
Who remembers the Boscastle Flood Disaster? That was caused by exactly the same kind of dying TRS_With_Loads_Of_Water_To_Dump coming ashore over the West Country, and dumping it.
Who's now got flood protection in place....?
This is one for Simon Keeling to help us understand what's going on over the next 3-5 days.
However, the thing is recurving and could go anywhere - like SW England. Experience suggests it WILL go elsewhere.
Who remembers the Boscastle Flood Disaster? That was caused by exactly the same kind of dying TRS_With_Loads_Of_Water_To_Dump coming ashore over the West Country, and dumping it.
Who's now got flood protection in place....?
This is one for Simon Keeling to help us understand what's going on over the next 3-5 days.
photodog
Lord High Commander of Upper Broughton and Gunthor
More worryingly is will the SO 32 tied up next to me stay tied up and in its berth with 40 knots of breeze blowing from the SW...... Last Wednesday in 35 knots I was dubious that the one stern line would keep her in place.......
Saying that... will my portside bowline hold as well...... I'm pretty trussed up but not in full winter mode....... and that line needs replacing.......
Saying that... will my portside bowline hold as well...... I'm pretty trussed up but not in full winter mode....... and that line needs replacing.......
simonjk
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It is the remnants of Bill which is on its way for Wednesday and will bring lots of rain and strong winds. Ive seen other ex-hurricanes with far moe potential for flooding and strong winds, think this one will bring unseasonable wind and rain (well, I use the term 'unseasonable' in it loosest sense this year )
Be an interesteing one to kep an eye on though as it engages the upper trough. Always fascinates me how these things deepen.
Simon
)Be an interesteing one to kep an eye on though as it engages the upper trough. Always fascinates me how these things deepen.
Simon
bilbobaggins
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You're not the only one! I's just back from Lezardrieux, where we were tucked up close to the marina restaurant, awaiting developments and a 'weather window' with half-a-dozen other Brit crews.
We were able to view the weather fcst printouts pasted up in the marina office, view an animated TV graphic in the bar ( see above ) on the sail/racing programme, listen to the BBC Shipping Forecast and view that on a web-enabled mobo, and argue about the variances while the wind swung southerly, the baro dropped a couple of Hectos, the halyards rattled, and the muscadet got better with every passing bottle....
His Lairdship was mightily preoccupied with the BBC's 'F6s and F7s' and 'veering NW', I was preoccupied with the flapping flags on masts outside and the insides of my eyelids, and a Decision was not in the offing until we discovered that one of Simon Keeling's facilities was accessible on 'HL's shiny white mobo. Waytogo, dude!
That gave us nice but small piccies showing the predicted winds at 3-hour intervals. Crucially, it suggested 3s and 4s for our patch of La Manche, and largely agreed with the French output. So a Decision emerged that we'd drop down the river around dusk, await developments, and then either return to the bar or put to sea. All the others chose to remain in the bar...
A fine vacant mooring was annexed just opposite the Chenal de Ferlas, a fine supper was ingested, and a ritual peering to windward ( spelling! ) was enacted. The southerly, squally wind seemed to ease the longer we looked at it, and a yearn for a good honest English pint emerged. Offski! Nowski!
It's been a while since I'd last done after-dark gunkholing in rocky mazes like those around Les Heaux de Brehat, but we managed well enuff thanks to the sectored lights, then set our sights on the fleshpots of Cawsand and beyond.
All the way, we had no'but a F4. Well-done, SJK!
Nothing further to report, apart from the Floaty MoD Plods tailgating us into Mayflower Marina. AFAIK, the other Brits are all still in the marina bar at Lez, awaiting the Second Coming and another bucket of muscadet.
