LOW LOW LOW 946mb

[starboard]

Just in from work (ATC) recieved 1200 chart for Monday, centre of low Iceland showing 946mb. The upper air chart showing a 220kt jetstream coming in over Scotland....should save British Airways a few bob on tomorrows eastbound transatlantic flights....In the mean time guess we had better batten down the hatches here in Troon once again!!
Paul.

 

[webcraft]

It's only forecasting severe gales wth a possibility of storm force on Tuesday (see below).

Severe gales - hah! We only reef for hurricanes now.

Inshore Waters Forecast
Issued by the Met Office at 1700 UTC on Sunday 16 January.

Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point
Outlook for the following 24 hours:
Wind: west or southwest 6 to gale 8 veering northwest gale 8 or severe gale 9.
Weather: blustery wintry showers.
Visibility: good, occasionally moderate or poor.
Sea State: very rough, becoming high in west

Outlook for all UK Inshore Waters for following 3 days:
Strong to severe gale force west or northwest winds through remainder of Tuesday into Wednesday, perhaps storms at first in the northwest. The winds backing west or southwest through Thursday, still strong or gale force around much of the coastline though easing fresh or strong off southwest England; winds veering northwesterly again Friday, strong or gale force in the south, gales or severe gales in the north.

- Nick

 

[starboard]

Yes Nick, we are becoming acustomed to these light breezes around these parts of late....hope you escaped last week with no damage.

Paul.

 

[Avocet]

Oh great! Whitehaven's already had a real kicking recently and I've been waiting since then to try and get lifted out to repair the last load of storm damage to my rubbing strake and stanchions! My latest lift-out appointment was Wednesday and the BBC weather site for Whitehaven is ofering 7 MPH (yes, seven!) Westerly winds for Wednesday at present (23.40 on Sunday night!)