Weather 22/24 November

[jimi]

Whats the weather going to be like next w/e? Where should I go? Fecamp or St Vaast .. ho hum decisions .. please help ...

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[ParaHandy]

.. humph ... grumble ... WSW 10kn? cruising orra way ....

is HW at St V about 0700 on sat?

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[iangrant]

Jim
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.metcheck.com/7dayforecast.asp?lat=50&lon=-1&locationID=39&Arr=192&Country=UK&Coastal=1>http://www.metcheck.com/7dayforecast.asp?lat=50&lon=-1&locationID=39&Arr=192&Country=UK&Coastal=1</A> looks like a gentle potter in the Solent is on the cards for us for the weekend..

Ian

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[BlueSkyNick]

Umm, looks like jimi will be able to fly his cruising chute as a spinnaker, all the way back.

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[duncan]

I can't go fishing so it is extremely likely to be light winds and no East in them............probably sunny too come to think of it!

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[jimi]

OOOh .. got one forecast saying 40knots on the Sunday .. and a big spring tide!

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[iangrant]

Where from?
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://129.13.102.67/wz/pics/brack4.gif>http://129.13.102.67/wz/pics/brack4.gif</A> .. doesn't seem to agree!

Ian

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[jimi]

The 40 knpots went away
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-bin/windframe?3&CONT=ukuk&WIND=g254&LANG=en>I like this one</A>


also look at medium range charts near bottom of page
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.para-excellence.co.uk/weather.html>Weather Charts</A>

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To see oursels as ithers see us! <P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1>Edited by jimi on 18/11/2003 11:03 (server time).</FONT></P>

 

[ParaHandy]

Re: Where from ... ??

anyone in the vicinity of jimi will be in no doubt where it comes from ....

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[jimi]

This is the 2 to 5 day English Channel planner for the sea areas Dover, Wight, Portland and Plymouth.

G e n e r a l
A marked change to the forecast issued on Wednesday, the cold front expected lying over Kent to Brittany, at the start of Friday, is expected to move northwards as a low develops over Biscay and runs to the Bristol Channel by midday on Saturday. As the low continues to move northwards, then the cold front will return back eastwards. A further system moves from the Atlantic by Monday.
F r i d a y
Wind: Southwest force 5 in the east at first, otherwise North to Northwest force 3 or 4, becomes mainly East to Northeast through the morning and veers South force 5 or 6 across Dover and southern parts of Wight and Portland.
Weather: Occasional rain, some heavy bursts especially later. Drier for a time in the west.
Visibility: Moderate or good, but at times poor, especially in rain to the south of the front.

Sea State: Slight, or Moderate on exposed waters.


S a t u r d a y

Wind: East or Northeast force 3 or 4 in the west at first, otherwise South force 5 or 6. Becoming Northwest force 4 or 5 in the west later.
Weather: Occasional rain, some heavy, clears in the west later to a few showers.

Visibility: Moderate or poor in rain, becomes good in the west later.

Sea State: Slight, or Moderate on exposed waters.


S u n d a y

Wind: South force 5 or 6 in the east at first, becomes Northwest then West force 4 or 5 as the front crosses the area.
Weather: Rain clear to the east with a few showers to follow from the west.

Visibility: Moderate or poor in rain, otherwise good.

Sea State: Slight, or Moderate exposed waters.


M o n d a y

West winds of force 4 or 5 increase Southwest force 5 or 6, locally force 7 in the west. A few showers at first, then occasional rain, especially into the west. Moderate or good visibility, but the sea is likely to become Rough in the west later.



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[iangrant]

Translates to:

Friday Night - head to wind, rough as old boots peeing with rain, viz 'orrible radar on past Bembridge
Sunday Night - head to wind, rough as old boots peeing with rain on the way back!

Looking forward to reading the MCA report in a couple of weeks, "mystery holding tank and a sporan found washed up on............."

Ian

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[jimi]

Och yer jist jealous 'cos yer not allowed out to play.

Real scenario
Trip across F4 run under spinnaker till around Barfleur when a couple of tacks into a strengthening southerly takes us through the lock at St Vaast.
Return trip is a F5 beam reach

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[iangrant]

I hope you're right -

Have a good day in the market abd a good trip..

Ian

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[qsiv]

My maps make it look closer to a run than a reach, and quite possible nearer 6 than 5, particularly midday Sunday. As the day progresses the wind is likely to veer steadily.

I couldn't resist running it through the nav system - shows a really unusual take on tridal tactics! the screen shot is <A target="_blank" HREF=http://212.9.22.183/gallery/albums.php>here</A>.

This was for a lunch time departure, and is from offshore rather than lock gates - I havent even begun tro check when you could get out. If you want a real run, for a genuine time let me know!

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[jimi]

qSIV, I'm getting server unreachable!

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[qsiv]

Dang. Firewall too strong - I'll try changing a setting - if you still cant see, let me know and I'll turn the firewall off for a while..

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[Observer]

Oooh Jim. Online routing advice. Is it bespoke for Glen Rosa's "polar wotsits"? And can you get it updated as you go along?

Hope you have a good trip (what's the betting you don't get past Bembridge?)



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[qsiv]

I think it's OK now - I just tried via an external connection ...

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[jimi]

Got it ... looks pretty good!!

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[jimi]

Pretty good bet I do'nt go past Bembridge! I'm exiting through the Needles;-)

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