Yesterday was a bit of a damp squid here. There was just a gale (in exposed spots) the swell was around 6m (which it can reach in summer) though sea conditions were clearly very rough. Maximum gust in Penzance (sheltered from the WSW) just 43mph, and 68mph (a typical winter figure) at Land's End. I couldn't find anywhere locally that hit 70mph. The gust 60mph were in places that basically don't have trees, for a very good reason.

On top of those unexceptional figures it was a mainly dry day, around 0.5mm during daylight hours, with bursts of weak sunshine through a salt spray sky.

MUCH more exciting today. 80mph gusts at Lands End, 75mph at St Ives, 50mph in Penzance. Swell 7-8m at Sevenstones, still not that large (11m has a 5 year return period - 8m occurs a few times each year) but it is VERY VERY rough.

The most exciting part is we've had 3 thunderstorms so far since dawn..
1. (9:45-10:00) dropped 10mm in a very short space of time, several flashes..
2. (11:00) Brief but the 1st directly overhead flas for a few years.
3. (12:3)) Distant rumbles.

So a much better day on the excitement front today. Currently (13:30) rain & hail and quite violent gusts.

This is more like it!

Graham
Penzance

MUCH more exciting today. 80mph gusts at Lands End, 75mph at St Ives, 50mph in Penzance. Swell 7-8m at Sevenstones, still not that large (11m has a 5 year return period - 8m occurs a few times each year) but it is VERY VERY rough.


Worth a watch now, high tide around 17:30, though at 15:30 the harbour's already full. All boats in the car park.

http://www.sennen-cove.com/index.htm You may have to reload a couple of times, obviously plenty online watching.

Imagine having to launch the lifeboat in these conditions.

Graham
Penzance

On 10/02/2020 15:32, Graham Easterling wrote:

MUCH more exciting today. 80mph gusts at Lands End, 75mph at St Ives, 50mph in Penzance. Swell 7-8m at Sevenstones, still not that large (11m has a 5 year return period - 8m occurs a few times each year) but it is VERY VERY rough.


Worth a watch now, high tide around 17:30, though at 15:30 the harbour's already full. All boats in the car park.

http://www.sennen-cove.com/index.htm You may have to reload a couple of times, obviously plenty online watching.

Imagine having to launch the lifeboat in these conditions.

Graham
Penzance


Where was the lifeboat, image shown yesterday BBC news , caught
athwartships by a wave and near enough turned turtle, presumably near a
coast so being launched, as a steady hand holding the camera/phone?


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On Monday, February 10, 2020 at 4:41:01 PM UTC, N_Cook wrote:
On 10/02/2020 15:32, Graham Easterling wrote:

MUCH more exciting today. 80mph gusts at Lands End, 75mph at St Ives, 50mph in Penzance. Swell 7-8m at Sevenstones, still not that large (11m has a 5 year return period - 8m occurs a few times each year) but it is VERY VERY rough.


Worth a watch now, high tide around 17:30, though at 15:30 the harbour's already full. All boats in the car park.

http://www.sennen-cove.com/index.htm You may have to reload a couple of times, obviously plenty online watching.

Imagine having to launch the lifeboat in these conditions.

Graham
Penzance


Where was the lifeboat, image shown yesterday BBC news , caught
athwartships by a wave and near enough turned turtle, presumably near a
coast so being launched, as a steady hand holding the camera/phone?


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Hastings.

Lifeboats are made so they can roll right over, though I can't imagine it's a pleasant experience, even if you are strapped in!

Graham
Penzance

On 10/02/2020 15:32, Graham Easterling wrote:

MUCH more exciting today. 80mph gusts at Lands End, 75mph at St Ives, 50mph in Penzance. Swell 7-8m at Sevenstones, still not that large (11m has a 5 year return period - 8m occurs a few times each year) but it is VERY VERY rough.


Worth a watch now, high tide around 17:30, though at 15:30 the harbour's already full. All boats in the car park.

http://www.sennen-cove.com/index.htm You may have to reload a couple of times, obviously plenty online watching.

Imagine having to launch the lifeboat in these conditions.

Graham
Penzance

Looks very impressive. Even more impressive is the Plusnet Broadband at
£5.99 a month!

Yes, today was rather more interesting. But it was very windy (for here)
yesterday with gusts frequently above 50 mph and a maximum gust of 59
mph. Not much rain, nor any squalls as a seen Up Country.

Cooler today after yesterday's maximum of 13.6C but with much more
sunshine (4 hours) and a scattering of brief but heavy showers with
thunder and a some hail.

A maximum of 10.7C during the calmer interludes between the blustery
showers.

Yesterday recorded a wind run of 500 miles, beats my previous record of
406 miles.

The first 10 days of this February have been wetter, duller and very
much warmer than normal. Mean temperature running at 8.9C.

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Nick Gardner
Otter Valley, Devon
20 m amsl
http://www.ottervalleyweather.me.uk

On 10/02/2020 16:40, N_Cook wrote:

Where was the lifeboat, image shown yesterday BBC news , caught
athwartships by a wave and near enough turned turtle, presumably near a
coast so being launched, as a steady hand holding the camera/phone?

was off the Sussex coast somewhere


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