Latest GDF
W 72G90KT
http://www.weathercast.co.uk/world-w...bsid/3227.html
Ken

On Thursday, 5 December 2013 10:29:29 UTC, Ken Cook wrote:
Latest GDF

W 72G90KT

http://www.weathercast.co.uk/world-w...bsid/3227.html

Ken

I remember going out to fix something in the dark, in cloud with a 60kn wind on GDF - it was interesting - nearly did not find my way back - that was the days of the old buildings before the radome was built. Great Days!

Ken Cook wrote:

Latest GDF
W 72G90KT
http://www.weathercast.co.uk/world-w...bsid/3227.html
Ken

That was at 0900z. The 10z SYNOP has 81 knots gusting 98 knots. At 11z it was
"only" 69 knots gusting 97 knots.

After a little bit of a lull between 0700 and 0900z it has been steadily
freshening here again and it's now a solid Force 7 perhaps up to Force 8 at
times. I reckon the biggest gusts are 45-50 knots.

--
Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.

On Thursday, 5 December 2013 11:06:37 UTC, Andy M. wrote:
On Thursday, 5 December 2013 10:29:29 UTC, Ken Cook wrote:

Latest GDF



W 72G90KT



http://www.weathercast.co.uk/world-w...bsid/3227.html



Ken



I remember going out to fix something in the dark, in cloud with a 60kn wind on GDF - it was interesting - nearly did not find my way back - that was the days of the old buildings before the radome was built. Great Days!

Hi, Andy,
Now I'm envious! I think it would be great to work there (for a while!) I go up there quite often, it's just 25 miles from Copley as the crow flies.
Seems to have peaked at W 81G98KT.
Ken

On Thursday, 5 December 2013 11:42:18 UTC, Ken Cook wrote:
On Thursday, 5 December 2013 11:06:37 UTC, Andy M. wrote:

On Thursday, 5 December 2013 10:29:29 UTC, Ken Cook wrote:



Latest GDF







W 72G90KT







http://www.weathercast.co.uk/world-w...bsid/3227.html







Ken







I remember going out to fix something in the dark, in cloud with a 60kn wind on GDF - it was interesting - nearly did not find my way back - that was the days of the old buildings before the radome was built. Great Days!



Hi, Andy,

Now I'm envious! I think it would be great to work there (for a while!) I go up there quite often, it's just 25 miles from Copley as the crow flies.

Seems to have peaked at W 81G98KT.

Ken


UMIST (as was) now University of Manchester had rooms up there for years firstly in the old building then in the new ones for the radome. I do not think they have much activity there these days - they had a great obs platform out to the west side built when the old one went with the new building work.

http://www.cas.manchester.ac.uk/rest...ell/index.html

Ken Cook wrote:
Latest GDF
W 72G90KT
http://www.weathercast.co.uk/world-w...bsid/3227.html
Ken
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.....and with the temperature almost down to zero - now that's windchill!
Dave

On Thu, 05 Dec 2013 12:17:56 +0000, Dave Cornwell wrote:

.....and with the temperature almost down to zero - now that's
windchill!

Windchill is non linear in relation to windspeed, probably no lower
tha -25 C even with that hefty sort of wind.

That peak occured within a few minutes of 1000. Boy it was evil here
for about 5 minutes as the cold front came through. It doesn't really
show on the AWS plots. It had been around F7 but I got the distinct
impression that went the front hit it was significantly higher but
that may have just been the effect of the very sudden increase in
noise as hefty quantities of 1/8" hail was being slammed against
the windows...

We even suffered some damage; the compost bin lid blew off, replaced
and rock put on top); a large potted plant was blown over, righted
and put back on it drainage feet and the christmas lights flipped up
into the gutter, extracted from the thinly frozen water standing
water in the gutter that I didn't know was there.

--
Cheers Dave.
Nr Garrigill, Cumbria. 421m ASL.