Ken Cook wrote:

LEEMING 1036ZTAF PROB30 TEMPO 1218 26050G70KT
Force 10? A bit OTT or Mr Lee Wave getting involved again?

It isn't that far off. I'm near to Leeming and we are seeing damaging
gusts of about that speed. But I'd say it was closer to being a proper
sustained force 10 gale where I live for about an hour yesterday
afternoon ~3pm.

Regards,
Martin Brown