Fire99
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Should I really be expecting up to a F8 tomorrow and abandon a sail or are the Met Office being overly cautious again?
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FullCircle
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Fire99
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Is that a Go Sailing Saturday or to expect an 8 on Saturday? I've not seen the WindGuru site before but the top chart shows about 7knots on Sat.
Leighb
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I am not familiar with windguru, what do the various very different forecasts mean? One shows a max of 21 knots others up to 25 with gusts to 35.
We had planned to take some - non-sailing - friends out tomorrow for a jolly, but have cancelled in view of the ISWF of 5 to 7 perhaps gale 8. I would not consider sailing with that forecast, but as the OP suggests the Met Office do seem to overegg the pudding at times.
We had planned to take some - non-sailing - friends out tomorrow for a jolly, but have cancelled in view of the ISWF of 5 to 7 perhaps gale 8. I would not consider sailing with that forecast, but as the OP suggests the Met Office do seem to overegg the pudding at times.
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Fire99
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Well one scale is GSF and the others WRF but after reading the description 3 times I'm still none the wiser to what it actually means. 
If it were based on the GSF scale i'd be happy to go out. Not certain i'd get from the beach to the boat by Tender but that's a different issue.
If it were based on the GSF scale i'd be happy to go out. Not certain i'd get from the beach to the boat by Tender but that's a different issue.
Koeketiene
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The way I'm reading WindGuru I'm afraid there won't be any wind on Saturday 
PaulGooch
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Try : http://www.xcweather.co.uk/GB/forecast
Tomorrow is a def no go IMO.
Friday is a bit iffy, Saturday is looking good. Of course, my mobo doesn't need any wind and i'm happy if there is none at all.
Tomorrow is a def no go IMO.
Friday is a bit iffy, Saturday is looking good. Of course, my mobo doesn't need any wind and i'm happy if there is none at all.
Fire99
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PEH!!! I remember those days..
Well in the morning, i'll stand on my roof and point my finger in the air to see. Scientific approach methinks!
FullCircle
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I told you so. I have stapled my hat to me forehead for today.
Athene V30
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Today is St Swithin's Day so WATCH OUT!
St. Swithin's Day is 15 July, a day on which people watch the weather for tradition says that whatever the weather is like on St. Swithin's Day, it will continue so for the next forty days.
'St. Swithin's day if thou dost rain
For forty days it will remain
St. Swithin's day if thou be fair
For forty days 'twill rain nae mair (no more)
I am glad I had my trip away in May & June
St. Swithin's Day is 15 July, a day on which people watch the weather for tradition says that whatever the weather is like on St. Swithin's Day, it will continue so for the next forty days.
'St. Swithin's day if thou dost rain
For forty days it will remain
St. Swithin's day if thou be fair
For forty days 'twill rain nae mair (no more)
I am glad I had my trip away in May & June
Cantata
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There was an interesting article about this recently by the DT's weather 'expert'.
He reckoned that from mid-July, the weather conditions across Europe often trigger a 'monsoon' here in UK that can last several weeks, in the same way that they happen (much more drastically) annually in other parts of the world. All to do with the heating of the continental land-mass.
The patterns would have been noticed by the ancients, who didn't just make up the legends, events must have happened as a basis for what they thought, and hence the St. Swithin's Day saying.
FullCircle
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July and August have always been recognised as our rainiest months.....
but usually the sunshine makes up for it.
but usually the sunshine makes up for it.
Fire99
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Yep, there be a touch of a blow out today.... May even be worth putting a reef in..
Leighb
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Certainly glad we cancelled our friends outing. Blowing pretty briskly here, our poplar tree is bending well over, and we are on the lee side of the Shotley peninsula!
PaulGooch
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PEH!!! I remember those days..
Well in the morning, i'll stand on my roof and point my finger in the air to see. Scientific approach methinks!
If it's anything like as windy your way as it is here, you'll get blown off the roof
PaulGooch
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The Landgaurd sensor is reporting :
Speed : 24.3 kt
Direction : 230.6 deg
Gust : 33.2 kt
I'm sure the majority of you know about http://www.hha.co.uk/navigation.html but just in case someone doesn't .....
Speed : 24.3 kt
Direction : 230.6 deg
Gust : 33.2 kt
I'm sure the majority of you know about http://www.hha.co.uk/navigation.html but just in case someone doesn't .....
Leighb
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Yes the HHA site is useful, their wind sensor at Shotley is busted though and has been for a while. It was interesting to compare the wind data from the 2 sites.
Still Landguard gives a pretty good idea of wind strength in the harbour. Definitely not a going out for a jolly day at all.
Still Landguard gives a pretty good idea of wind strength in the harbour. Definitely not a going out for a jolly day at all.
Fire99
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If it's anything like as windy your way as it is here, you'll get blown off the roof
Well it's no hurricane here but it's certainly 'bendy tree' weather..
So no sailing today 
ChattingLil
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Bloomin' windy here in the City. The buildings make wind tunnels and I just saw a cyclist knocked off his bike by the wind - he pulled out of the pedestrian walkway opposite my window and got blasted sideways.
Still, pleased for the allotment
And also pleased 'cos got to use the umbrella that Taran gave me for my birthday at last - first time I've been in rain since April!
Still, pleased for the allotment
And also pleased 'cos got to use the umbrella that Taran gave me for my birthday at last - first time I've been in rain since April!