"Tim" wrote in message
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Not being a nautical type I don't normally pay attention to the shipping
forecast, but after you post I had a look at the MetO warnings, e.g.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/...t.html?area=So
le&type=All

What really caught my eye was the Sea State detail, "Rough or very
rough, becoming high or very high, occasionally phenomenal later." I can
only imagine what "phenomenal" means. Like you said, "pity the poor
fishermen".

It's looking nasty for Cornwall as per the updated early warning
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/..._warnings.html

The 06Z run of the WRF model indicated sustained winds in excess of 50KT for
a time
http://www.meteociel.fr/modeles/wrfn...28-1.png?08-15

Jon.