Atlantic lows Dec/Jan, Sea and offshore wind conditions

[mettalfabrik]

hold on to your butts

[Zenarcher]

80mph

[Cookie]

hold on to your butts

80mph

I so so so hope that comes off!

[Zenarcher]

06z

[Cookie]

Shetland gets blown away!

latest marine forecasts

Gale warnings

Sea area gale warnings, issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.

Last updated on Sunday 20 January 2008 at 1116.

All gale warnings currently in force

Viking, issued on Saturday 19 January 2008 at 2150

Westerly gale force 8 expected soon

North Utsire, issued on Saturday 19 January 2008 at 2150

Westerly gale force 8 expected later

Thames, issued on Saturday 19 January 2008 at 2150

Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing

Dover, issued on Saturday 19 January 2008 at 2150

Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing

Wight, issued on Saturday 19 January 2008 at 2150

Southwesterly gale force 8 continuing

Shannon, issued on Sunday 20 January 2008 at 1008

Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon

Hebrides, issued on Sunday 20 January 2008 at 0348

Westerly gale force 8 continuing

Bailey, issued on Sunday 20 January 2008 at 1008

Severe gale force 9 now veered northwesterly and decreased gale force 8

Fair Isle, issued on Saturday 19 January 2008 at 2150

Westerly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 later

Faeroes, issued on Saturday 19 January 2008 at 1547

Westerly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 soon

Southeast Iceland, issued on Sunday 20 January 2008 at 1008

Severe gale force 9 now veered northwesterly, decreasing gale force 8 soon

Edited January 20, 2008 by cookie

[mettalfabrik]

reading todays high seas it looking pretty active out there,but for me down here there is a high pressure system drifting in right out to T+168 looks like its southern euro centered too,so nothing exciting gonna happen

we,ve been at 1020mb for the last 36hours

high seas metarea1

http://weather.gmdss.org/navimail/GMDSS_METAREA1_INMARSAT

USA high seas

Expires:No;;990657

FZNT01 KWBC 201002 CCA

HSFAT1

CCODE/1:31:04:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA IV

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

1030 UTC JAN 20 2008

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

PAN PAN

NORTH ATLANTIC NORTH OF 31N TO 67N AND WEST OF 35W.

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC JAN 20.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 21.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC JAN 22.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...

.COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 38N 66W 1003 MB MOVING NE 35 KT

AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING. A FRONT EXTENDS FROM LOW CENTER TO 31N

77W.

WITHIN 480 NM E AND NE OF FRONT...AND WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT...

WINDS 30 TO 45 KT SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW 43N 56W 992 MB. WITHIN 420 NM S AND SE

QUADRANTS...WINDS 40 TO 50 KT SEAS 16 TO 24 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 48N 45W 973 MB. WITHIN 300 NM S AND SE

QUADRANTS...WINDS 40 TO 55 KT SEAS 18 TO 26 FT. ALSO WITHIN 360

NM NE...600 NM SE...1260 NM W AND SW...AND 180 NM NW

QUADRANTS...N OF 31N...WINDS 25 TO 40 KT SEAS 12 TO 22 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW 55N 35W 951 MB. WITHIN 240 NM S AND SW

QUADRANTS...WINDS 50 TO 70 KT SEAS 22 TO 34 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW E OF AREA 61N 29W 946 MB. N OF 65N E OF

GREENLAND...AND WITHIN 360 NM SW QUADRANT...WINDS 40 TO 55 KT

SEAS 16 TO 30 FT. ALSO N OF 63N E OF GREENLAND...AND FROM 55N TO

61N E OF 44W...WINDS 25 TO 40 KT SEAS 13 TO 26 FT.

Edited January 20, 2008 by blackdown

[Zenarcher]

Thursday update with 12z

[RoisinD]

WM or anyone else that can help - XC are predicting strong winds for the west coast of Ireland for Weds, Thurs and Friday any further information available?

Thanks in anticipation :lol:

[Cookie]

Thursday update with 12z

its being down graded already :lol:

[Zenarcher]

WM or anyone else that can help - XC are predicting strong winds for the west coast of Ireland for Weds, Thurs and Friday any further information available?

Thanks in anticipation :lol:

Wed: http://charts.metcentral.com/gfs/63f1ae370...0ddd63b6/66.png

Thu: http://charts.metcentral.com/gfs/63f1ae370...0ddd63b6/90.png

Fr: http://charts.metcentral.com/gfs/63f1ae370...ddd63b6/126.png

For more http://magicseaweed.com/

[Zenarcher]

England and Wales will see 40mph wind tommorow.

[Budgie]

This coming Friday and Sunday could be a tad windy in the North of the country (Scotland) as we're squeezed between a High to the South and a deep Low to the North, same thing happens again on Sunday but the isobars on the GFS are further apart so maybe not quite so bad:

http://expert.weatheronline.co.uk/pslv_frame.htm

[mettalfabrik]

latest extended outlook

EXTENDED OUTLOOKS TUESDAY TO FRIDAY ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF ON THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 202300 UTC

CULLERCOATS BROAD COMPLEX DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR ICELAND ON TUESDAY EVENING WILL EXTEND EASTWARDS INTO NORTHERN SCANDINAVIA BY THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE MAINTAINED ACROSS BISCAY AND FITZROY THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD WITH A LARGE HIGH BUILDING OVER NORTH FITZROY AND BISCAY DURING FRIDAY. STRONG TO GALE FORCE WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS IN ALL AREAS FOR MUCH OF THE PERIOD WITH SEVERE GALES LIKELY AT TIMES NORTH OF 53 NORTH

NITON BROAD COMPLEX DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR ICELAND ON TUESDAY EVENING WILL EXTEND EASTWARDS INTO NORTHERN SCANDINAVIA BY THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE MAINTAINED ACROSS BISCAY AND FITZROY THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD WITH A LARGE HIGH BUILDING OVER NORTH FITZROY AND BISCAY DURING FRIDAY. STRONG TO GALE FORCE WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS FOR MUCH OF THE TIME NORTH OF 48 NORTH WITH A RISK OF SEVERE GALES AT TIMES NORTH OF 52 NORTH. OCCASIONAL STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS DEVELOPING IN SOUTH FITZROY ON FRIDAY

PORTPATRICK BROAD COMPLEX DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR ICELAND ON TUESDAY EVENING WILL EXTEND EASTWARDS INTO NORTHERN SCANDINAVIA BY THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE MAINTAINED ACROSS BISCAY AND FITZROY THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD WITH A LARGE HIGH BUILDING OVER NORTH FITZROY AND BISCAY DURING FRIDAY. STRONG OR GALE FORCE WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS IN ALL AREAS FOR MUCH OF THE PERIOD WITH SEVERE GALES LIKELY AT TIMES NORTH OF 52 NORTH

[Cookie]

latest update, http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/marine..._printable.html marine forcast

Gale warnings

Sea area gale warnings, issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.

Last updated on Sunday 20 January 2008 at 2203.

All gale warnings currently in force

Viking, issued on Sunday 20 January 2008 at 1543

Westerly gale force 8 veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon

North Utsire, issued on Sunday 20 January 2008 at 1543

Westerly gale force 8 veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon

South Utsire, issued on Sunday 20 January 2008 at 2159

Gale force 8 veering northwesterly and increasing severe gale force 9 soon

Forties, issued on Sunday 20 January 2008 at 1543

Westerly gale force 8 expected soon

Fisher, issued on Sunday 20 January 2008 at 2159

Northwesterly severe gale force 9 expected soon

Thames, issued on Sunday 20 January 2008 at 2159

Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon

Dover, issued on Sunday 20 January 2008 at 2159

Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon

Wight, issued on Sunday 20 January 2008 at 2159

Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Portland, issued on Sunday 20 January 2008 at 2159

Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Plymouth, issued on Sunday 20 January 2008 at 2159

Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Sole, issued on Sunday 20 January 2008 at 1543

Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon

Lundy, issued on Sunday 20 January 2008 at 2159

Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon

Fastnet, issued on Sunday 20 January 2008 at 2159

Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon

Irish Sea, issued on Sunday 20 January 2008 at 2159

Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon

Shannon, issued on Sunday 20 January 2008 at 1008

Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon

Fair Isle, issued on Sunday 20 January 2008 at 1543

Northwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon

Faeroes, issued on Sunday 20 January 2008 at 1543

Northwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 imminent

Edited January 20, 2008 by cookie

[The PIT]

Well fairly Breezy round here today Winds now gusting up to 50 mph and certainly a bigger event than any rain we've had or No. Probably windy for the next few hours before it dies away as the winds swing to the north.

[Zenarcher]

Update 

Friday

[Zenarcher]

Update

Wednesday and Friday

[Cookie]

that Friday chart looks very scary!

Gale warnings

Sea area gale warnings, issued by the Met Office, on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.

Last updated on Tuesday 22 January 2008 at 0000.

All gale warnings currently in force

Thames, issued on Monday 21 January 2008 at 1557

Severe gale force 9 veering northwesterly and decreasing gale force 8 soon

Dover, issued on Monday 21 January 2008 at 1557

Severe gale force 9 veering northwesterly and decreasing gale force 8 soon

Wight, issued on Monday 21 January 2008 at 2153

Gale force 8 now veered westerly

Portland, issued on Monday 21 January 2008 at 2153

Gale force 8 now veered westerly

Plymouth, issued on Monday 21 January 2008 at 2153

Gale force 8 now veered westerly

Rockall, issued on Monday 21 January 2008 at 2153

Southerly gale force 8 increasing severe gale force 9 soon

Malin, issued on Monday 21 January 2008 at 2153

Southerly gale force 8 expected soon

Hebrides, issued on Monday 21 January 2008 at 2153

Southerly gale force 8 expected soon

Bailey, issued on Monday 21 January 2008 at 2153

Southeasterly gale force 8 imminent, increasing storm force 10 soon

Faeroes, issued on Monday 21 January 2008 at 1557

Southeasterly severe gale force 9 expected later

Southeast Iceland, issued on Monday 21 January 2008 at 2153

Southeasterly severe gale force 9 imminent, increasing storm force 10 soon

Edited January 22, 2008 by cookie

[Cookie]

its quite windy here today,

http://www.hebrides-photos.com/weather/Weatherindex.php

37 mph

Hebrides

Gale warning 0350 Tue 22 Jan

Southerly gale force 8 imminent, increasing severe gale force 9 soon

Shipping forecast 0505 Tue 22 Jan

Wind South veering southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9.

Sea State Rough becoming very rough or high.

Weather Rain.

Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally poor.

[Zenarcher]

30mph here today

[Budgie]

The Inshore Forecast says we may have a wee breeze tomorrow Cookie:

Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath including the Outer Hebrides

Strong wind warning

0335 Tue 22 Jan1800 Tue 22 Jan

Southerly winds of Force 6 or 7 will reach Gale Force 8 at times.

Inshore waters forecast

24 hour forecast:

1200 Tue 22 Jan 1200 Wed 23 Jan

Wind: Southerly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first, decreasing 4 or 5 later.

Sea state: Rough or very rough, increasing high in west.

Weather: Rain.

Visibility: Moderate or poor.

Outlook: 0600 Wed 23 Jan 0600 Thu 24 Jan

Wind: Southwest, veering west later, 5 to 7 increasing 7 to severe gale 9, perhaps storm 10 in far north for a time.

Sea state: Rough or very rough, increasing very rough or high in north.

Weather: Rain then squally wintry showers.

Visibility: Moderate or poor, occasionally good later.

Edited January 22, 2008 by HebWX

[stormchaser1]

think this should be kept a close eye on for thursday night friday morning

cookie and weathermaster { bateern down those hatches}

nigel

SLP for thursday and friday

nigel

[Zenarcher]

We had 40mph gusts here today. Yep thursday and friday look

[Zenarcher]

Thursday and Friday update with 18z just in. 60mph and 70mph gusts

Edited January 22, 2008 by weathermaster

[Cookie]

at last Thursday looks like some good windy weather I cant wait!