Who moved the Dover Straits

[Cornishman]

This morning's Inshore Waters Forecast broadcast on BBC R4 Long Wave at about 0540 BST:
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From St. Catherine's Point to Lands End.
Wind: west or southwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6, perhaps 7 for a time
late afternoon in Dover Straits
scattered showers.
Visibility: good.

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[snowleopard]

There's something very strange going on there. Have a look at http://www.xcweather.co.uk/ then hover your cursor over the arrow in the dover straits and look at wind history. It's currently showing 70 knots at the Sandettie LV!

 

[jamesjermain]

That would be the apparent wind generated by the Straits moving to the west of the Needles. We saw something very large moving in the murk off Plymouth yesterday. Maybe that was it.

Expect inreased shipping, blue birds and white cliffs imminent in all sea areas

 

[ParaHandy]

Shurely shome mishtake ...

Wind speed recorded by sandettie 22kn at 0900 UTC and 59kn at 1000 ... wave height 1.6ft & 1.3ft respectively. Pressure about same. Must get lonely on that light ship "ooh what does this knob do .. ?"

 

[ChrisE]

Re: Shurely shome mishtake ...

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"ooh what does this knob do .. ?"

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Looking down on the unemployed again, para?

 

[ParaHandy]

Re: Shurely shome mishtake ...

ahh, that's where it is ... (youse old tart ... !)

 

[Cornishman]

Crikey - 1100 showed 81 knots and 1200 13 knots. What is going on? Did anybody see the Sandettie L/S as it sped past The Lizard?

 

[ChrisE]

Re: Shurely shome mishtake ...

I've often wondered what its function is, seems to be some kind of pressure valve?

 

[davidfox]

I think Trinity house needs to get down there and give the wind instrument a rattle.