Very rough or high, becoming very high or phenomenal - New Term for me!

[fmoran]

24 hour forecast: Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath - Sunday Feb 03 12.00

Wind
Westerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 or storm 10, perhaps violent storm 11 in north later.

Sea State
Very rough or high, becoming very high or phenomenal.

Never seen / heard "phenomenal" used before - is it a new category?

 

[FWB]

24 hour forecast: Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath - Sunday Feb 03 12.00

Wind
Westerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 or storm 10, perhaps violent storm 11 in north later.

Sea State
Very rough or high, becoming very high or phenomenal.

Never seen / heard "phenomenal" used before - is it a new category?

No not new, see this page
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/marine/guide/glossary.html

 

[Robert Wilson]

24 hour forecast: Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath - Sunday Feb 03 12.00

Wind
Westerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 or storm 10, perhaps violent storm 11 in north later.

Sea State
Very rough or high, becoming very high or phenomenal.

Never seen / heard "phenomenal" used before - is it a new category?

GULP
Hope my moorings hold! And the house slates stay put!!
Only driech 'n' breezy at the mo. And we're supposed to have a fair blast of snow too.
It must be winter, at last!

 

[Rossynant]

GULP And we're supposed to have a fair blast of snow too.
It must be winter, at last!

Gulp, indeed. When you see it coming down onto your boat it's a view to appreciate
Greetings from snowy Poland, it's starting to melt, at last

 

[stav]

Wow that is quite amazing, glad I am a soft southie. Thanks for sharing that.

 

[lenseman]

They are now talking of Hurricane Force 12:

Bailey Gale warnings - Issued: 1558 UTC Sun 03 Feb 2013

Westerly violent storm force 11 increasing hurricane force 12 soon

Shipping Forecast - Issued: 1625 UTC Sun 03 Feb

Wind - Southwest veering west 7 to severe gale 9, increasing storm 10 or violent storm 11, occasionally hurricane force 12 for a time.
Sea State - Very rough or high, becoming very high or phenomenal.
Weather - Rain or squally wintry showers.
Visibility - Moderate or poor.

 

[Vega1447]

I remember once (safely ashore) listening to the 01:00 BBC R4 LW Sea Area Forecast.
"Sea Area SE Iceland. Hurricane F12 Imminent."

A chilling thing to hear, even with duvet pulled up to chin.

Good luck to any ships, big or small, in Sea Area Bailey tonight.

 

[awol]

Windfinder is suggesting wave heights of 13.5m on the west of the Long Island.

 

[KenMcCulloch]

Windfinder is suggesting wave heights of 13.5m on the west of the Long Island.

That would be enough to wash away 3 lighthouse keepers on the Flannans if the poor chaps were to venture out. It does sound a bit more than bracing.

 

[wklein]

I have heard it forcast before, about 5 years a go off fastnet. 14m+ Pretty hard to imagine really.

 

[capnsensible]

I have heard it forcast before, about 5 years a go off fastnet. 14m+ Pretty hard to imagine really.

I remember a thread about a similar forecast either last winter or the one before. Either way, its yeouch!!

 

[capnsensible]

Actually, thats bought back a few memories about submarining in Northern Waters in the winter. Trying to catch a trim at periscope depth whilst receiving Loud Advice from the Command. Helpful, that......

 

[Robert Wilson]

Well, the 'urricane didn't hit (yet!) but it was pretty windy. Gruinard Bay is well sheltered from the West so the sea is quite calm (relatively speaking) but I wouldn't wish to be out in The Minch or south of Iceland! Even Carol Kirkwood on BBC mentioned that there would be a BIG swell. Now THAT is something you don't hear on that forecast!
We have sleaty-snow showers and it's rather chilly in the wind. A day for the fire to be kept well stoked, and only a very short walk with the dog!
Hope all you boats and rooves are safe 'n' sound.
R

 

[Sandy]

Looks like spring is on its way. Usually happens about this time of year.

When I lived on Orkney the houses had wire runnning over the top of them to keep them attached to the planet.

 

[Robert Wilson]

 

[Trop Cher]

Hope you got that boiler serviced!

 

[Robert Wilson]

Well spotted/followed Thank you for your sentiment.
And NO, the "chap-with-a-spanner" hasn't come yet...................

 

[ffiill]

Simon-and I was heading up there to do a bit of work at Kishorn!-I seemed to have completely missed the forcast as the snow blasts horizontally across the Pigs Nose in front of my window!

 

[Trop Cher]

It's just started to snow here, but it's not nearly as windy as last Tuesday. I'm going to the yard on Wednesday morning, and I'll have a look at your boat also and report back.

 

[awol]

Lunchtime Beeb News reckons 20m waves with blizzards.