Atlantic Storms - 12th December 2011 Onwards Part 2

[Liam J]

Nasty storm heading towards NW Britain for Tuesday evening, Very tight pressure gradient and sub 950hpa, this has steadily been upgraded over the last few runs.

Storm force winds from this over parts of the NW tomorrow.

[Lt. Dan]

Bit weird, doesn't match with here http://www.xcweather.co.uk/, i'm reading about 1002 over in Essex...

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It is a glitch with yahoo I think lol....

[knightrider]

According to the local forecast it's going to start raining here in the next half an hour or so and the winds are suddenly going to pick up to 50mph+, seems hard to believe it's still almost completely calm here. That would be a very dramatic squal There's just been a report on BBC news from Mudeford keys, looks like it's starting to blow up down there abit but the reporter said this storm is expected to blow itself out before it really becomes anything major I think it's weakening a little but he did say Friday's storm is going to be 1 to watch.

[dubmuffin]

I've got 1000.8 falling at 1.5/hr

[jean91]

Already 85 km ph in Plymouth : http://www.infoclimat.fr/ and nearing 100 km at tip of Brittany in Ouessant ( respectively 53 and 60 miles)

Edited December 12, 2011 by jean91

[The PIT]

Problem with the ecm it doesn't do 12 hr sessions although it does take the low further north than the GFS. Chances of the storm happening 50/50 at the moment.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/4799157/Damp-Squid-The-top-10-misquoted-phrases-in-Britain.html

[Lt. Dan]

According to the local forecast it's going to start raining here in the next half an hour or so and the winds are suddenly going to pick up to 50mph+, seems hard to believe it's still almost completely calm here. That would be a very dramatic squal There's just been a report on BBC news from Mudeford keys, looks like it's starting to blow up down there abit but the reporter said this storm is expected to blow itself out before it really becomes anything major I think it's weakening a little but he did say Friday's storm is going to be 1 to watch.

I noticed it's a lot calmer, winds have backed southerly so temps and dewpoints look to rise briefly. Lets see what happens when the cold front pushes through later...

Edited December 12, 2011 by danuk

[AWD]

Very windy and wet here! Rain well and truly arrived now and looks like lasting a while!

[jean91]

Over 100 km ph near head of Brittany now : http://www.infoclimat.fr/

[philglossop]

Absolutely vicious here- driving wind and heavy squally rain.

For those who haven't had it yet- the first few squally showers really saw the wind ramp up from a near calm towards force 5 in a few minutes- so watch out all!

[orcacrew]

Evening all,

56 Knots so far on Castle Hill Tenby, http://www.weatherli...=main&headers=1

[OldGreggsTundraBoy]

Someone is going to have egg on their faces on Friday. If the Met keep on with Friday's storm when the others are backing away then i would expect the Met Office to reflect this in their next update.

Mind you - they have been on their own before and been proved correct!

i'm at 993

These considerable differences are most likely due to elevation above sea level; pressure drops rapidly with even a small rise in altitude. To compensate for this instruments should ideally be sea level calibrated.

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I've got 1000.8 falling at 1.5/hr

mine just fell 4 mb in about 5 mins. now 989 the rain is moving in and the wind has started up properly - think it will be a wild night.

[Dorset_Weather]

pressure here is 994.8mb and falling fast at 1.9mb/hr, temp 8.9 rising 0.5c/hr, sustained wing still at 13.0mph

[Jane Louise]

Winds picking up here now with heavy rain . Baraometer falling quite rapidly since this afternoon,currently at 982.1 hPa

[Luke]

Anybody know where I can see a list of local weather stations, I know of a few, but I don't think they are correct.

[Lynxus]

mine just fell 4 mb in about 5 mins. now 989 the rain is moving in and the wind has started up properly - think it will be a wild night.

Falling very fast.

Its raining ( Not too heavy .. ) And gettingly blustery now.. ( Was quiet a min ago )

[jean91]

Some strong winds in Brittany and also snow to the very oposite in the alps earlier today. quite gusty winds too on the mediteranean but in between, that is rest of country, nothing at all ( clear skies in Paris at least for now) and a litlle breeze !!

http://www.infoclimat.fr/ sums up the day up to now.

[suffolkboy_]

Anybody know where I can see a list of local weather stations, I know of a few, but I don't think they are correct.

The old favourite www.xcweather.co.uk

[WillSussex]

A boy sorry. Those red round ball shaped things that bob about in the water they carry computer data on them I think that it sent back to MetO and ships out at sea.

Yes that's it a bouy, finally I know the spelling lol

[coldfingers]

Latest gust on Chimet, (Chichester harbour entrance) 53.6 mph sustained wind 43 mph and 1000 mb pressure,

Edited December 12, 2011 by coldfingers

[Richie V]

Well dispite all the GFS, ECM drama with fridays storm, the BBC seem highly of stormy conditions at the end of the week!

[Dorsetbred]

Latest gust on Chimet, (Chichester harbour entrance) 53.6 mph sustained wind 43 mph and 1000 mb pressure,

Running at 56.4mph gust and sustained winds of 38mph in Poole harbour.

997mb dropping 2mb/hr