Mike Fox Posted October 27, 2013 Report Posted October 27, 2013 Lots of information on this in the media, but the shipping and inshore forecasts (my trusted sites) bring this home,,, Shipping Forecast - Issued: 0405 UTC Sun 27 Oct Wind Southwest 7 to severe gale 9, increasing vi loent storm 11, perhaps hurricane force 12 later. Sea State Rough or very rough, becoming high. Weather Thundery showers, then rain. Visibility Good, becoming poor. Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis Strong winds are forecast For coastal areas up to 12 miles offshore from 1200 UTC Sun 27 Oct until 1200 UTC Mon 28 Oct 24 hour forecast: Wind Southwest 7 to severe gale 9, increasing storm 10 or violent storm 11 for a time. Sea State Rough or very rough. Weather Squally showers, rain for a time. Visibility Moderate or good, becoming poor for a time. Will be interested in seeing wave height mid-channel, and will post actual data later... Mike Quote
Steve S Posted October 27, 2013 Report Posted October 27, 2013 Easy to belive once I got down to the Solent to put a chain on my swinging mooring. Wind is really strong already, the boats are swinging violently all over the place, got concerned my inflatable dinghy might flip against the wind so waited for a lull before returning. Think it going to be quite a night. Steve Quote
Brian Posted October 27, 2013 Report Posted October 27, 2013 Not out fishing then Mike?? Sent from my GT-I9305 using Tapatalk Quote
lofty Posted October 27, 2013 Report Posted October 27, 2013 Before this storm hits, please do check on any particularly flimsy or light people in your area and make sure they're indoors/weighted down. Quote
alun j. Posted October 27, 2013 Report Posted October 27, 2013 .....and after the storm, there's the propect of a little window on Weds. Murky water and residual swell....will make bassing difficult !! Anyone else going to wet a line? Quote
ChrisE Posted October 28, 2013 Report Posted October 28, 2013 Will you please stop talking about mid-week weather windows, it's bad enough havng to work without being reminded that I could be out fishing! Hope everyone's boats survived the storm. We had a steady 45 knots gusting to a max of 77 at Hurst this morning .... Quote
Mike Fox Posted October 28, 2013 Author Report Posted October 28, 2013 If anyone needs to see what's happening with weather/sea state mid-channel, I use this site to view data from the Channel Light Vessel: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=62103 Looking at 9ish today, it showed sustained winds peaking over 50 knots with a wave height of over 20 feet, peaking at 04:00, with hourly plots going back about 1 day. Copying and pasting doesn't format properly, but if you look today, you should get an idea about how it all built and comes down. Definite food for thought, and maybe a site to check before any Alderney trips? Mike Quote
plaicemat Posted October 28, 2013 Report Posted October 28, 2013 Here in Oxfordshire, we had a maximum wind of 23mph with a maximum gust of 29mph. Can't see what all the fuss is about. Terry. Quote
ChrisE Posted October 29, 2013 Report Posted October 29, 2013 There was at least one boat ashore in Keyhaven river yesterday mooring plus a couple of yachts with their headsails blown out. And a load of tress down in the Keyhaven, Brockenhurst area. These people that live miles inland don't know they're born Quote
Ark Posted October 29, 2013 Report Posted October 29, 2013 To right. but my runner beans got blown down Ha ha Kingfisher 126 1 Quote
Guest Posted October 29, 2013 Report Posted October 29, 2013 huh ..... about 3 aerials down!!! No new boat for me this year i'm afraid :-( Quote
Brian Posted October 29, 2013 Report Posted October 29, 2013 My bucket got blown over !!!!!!!!!! Graham Nash 1 Quote
Rob Posted October 29, 2013 Report Posted October 29, 2013 My bucket got blown over !!!!!!!!!! Try not to kick it Brian! Quote
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