Atlantic Storms 13th to 16th December 2011 - Part 4

[Liam J]

Good evening, currently in SW France. Will report any obs tomorrow am when strong winds are forecast for the Landes area.

Tonight the current obs for NW France. http://www.meteociel...gion=no&duree=1

Top 20 gusts, updated hourly. http://www.meteociel...ment.php?mode=1

Welcome to the forum

Looking pretty rough over NW France at the moment.

[bobbydog]

The rain could be hit hard in the South East but the wind would be strong gusts now. I'm more worried about the next day of the early morning could be worsening blowy.

anthony. i didnt shoot the dog. you however....

[jean91]

The strongest gusts around 4 to 5 am for our area

[Alpine glow]

glad to see we're still alive! i nearly shot the dog just in case!

anyone on the south coast got any strong winds?

Nope.. just a little wind and constant rain

[PeterDoswell]

bit blowy in southampton ....... nothing major here at this time ....... 6.2 degrees . barometer 987mb

[Storm Track]

I had got a torrential rain with a bit of strong gusts as usually at the moment but all the strongest winds could be more different than meteorological forecasting I ever told you before.

[Snow and storms]

On the south east coast here, will be up for quite a few hours tracking this storm in case it does change course. It is a fascinating storm to follow which ever way it ends up.

Current conditions are continuous heavy rain and small gusts maybe 15mph at tops. One half of me wants this to suddenly track north and the other half of me wants it to stay over France. (sorry french people)

[stewfox]

Nice and still and quiet in Ayrshire. Nice to be at the quiet end for a change

1 flake of snow south of Birmingham = 4ft of snow in Scotland.

USA troops pull out of Iraq or London may get a sleet shower whats going to get the headline no contest

[Storm Track]

The wind speed is just about 40-50mph in the South East.

[lorenzo]

Seems to be some live updates on this page, my French is beyond repair ! It's Canard. ( sorry only fools reference...).

http://www.meteociel.fr/cartes_obs/metardesc.php

Has the low deepened yet or have we yet to see it stall, or is it on a track straight on through??

[jean91]

Here is before Midnight some values in KM! :

- 133 km/h in Saint-Nazaire and in pointe du Chemoulin(44)

- 129 km/h in Challans Vendée

- 126 km/h in Vertou(44), 125 km/h inCroisic(44)

- 116 km/h in Landivisiau, 114 km/h in Brest, 114 km/h in Brignognan dans le Finistère

- 111 km:h in Vannes(56), 113 km/h in Lorient(56)

- 110 km/h in Saint Sulpice de Royan(17)

- 104 km/h in Cerizay(79)

- 103 km/h in Chateaubriant in Loire Atlantique

- 100 km/h in la Roche sur Yon(85)

- 98 km/h in Aigrefeuile -d'Aunis in Charente

[bobbydog]

well i'm off to bed now. let it snow, let it snow, let it snowww...

[Liam J]

The wind speed is just about 40-50mph in the South East.

In the South East? nothing like that on the current observations.

http://www.xcweather.co.uk/

[Insert Name Here]

Got an inch of snow here already . pants

[Cloud Khaos]

That area also covers the Channel Islands and parts of NW France - these areas will have the strongest gusts along with the Western coast of France. I think the storm force 10 warning would refer to those areas.

the areas of Portand, as per the link, and Plymouth are reported to have potential storm force 10. ( quoted in the link)

Biscay has "increasing violent storm force 11 later".

edited to re-install link http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/marine/shipping_forecast.html#All~All

Edited December 15, 2011 by Cloud Khaos

[bobbydog]

Seems to be some live updates on this page, my French is beyond repair ! It's Canard. ( sorry only fools reference...).

http://www.meteociel...s/metardesc.php

Has the low deepened yet or have we yet to see it stall, or is it on a track straight on through??

duck....?

[Gorath]

glad to see we're still alive! i nearly shot the dog just in case!

anyone on the south coast got any strong winds?

Then I blame you and your lack of dog sacrifice for our snow drought!

You did not please the gods!

[jean91]

Apparently storm is moving a bit slower than forecasted .

[Carl46Wrexham]

The wind speed is just about 40-50mph in the South East.

Is it fook! Behave yourself.

[Dean E]

Isle of Portland reporting sleet at 8c... Error perhaps?

[Storm Track]

In the South East? nothing like that on the current observations.

http://www.xcweather.co.uk/

I don't believe it that the forecasting but the wind speed is just about 30-40mph now.

[PeterDoswell]

you have to say at this stage the met have it nailed ......... as you look at the warnings they only give heavy rain along south coast ........ panning out that way .... no wind here ........ wales to get the brunt of the snow later in the night .........

[Fitzwis]

Here is before Midnight some values in KM! :

- 133 km/h in Saint-Nazaire and in pointe du Chemoulin(44)

- 129 km/h in Challans Vendée

- 126 km/h in Vertou(44), 125 km/h inCroisic(44)

- 116 km/h in Landivisiau, 114 km/h in Brest, 114 km/h in Brignognan dans le Finistère

- 111 km:h in Vannes(56), 113 km/h in Lorient(56)

- 110 km/h in Saint Sulpice de Royan(17)

- 104 km/h in Cerizay(79)

- 103 km/h in Chateaubriant in Loire Atlantique

- 100 km/h in la Roche sur Yon(85)

- 98 km/h in Aigrefeuile -d'Aunis in Charente

Thanks for the update. Some impressive figures there. Getting very gusty here now.

Edited December 15, 2011 by Fitzwis

[Storm Track]

Is it fook! Behave yourself.

Haha! but i don't trust them about the forecasting anyway.

[lewis028]

The wind speed is just about 40-50mph in the South East.

Stop talking nonsense. .I will be hitting the ignore post from now on.

Just started raining here in Essex, wind remains calm with a current temp of 4.7c and now falling, good luck to everyone in the morning for some of the white stuff