Tim wrote:

In message , Jim Bennett
writes
According to Met office at 15:33 the above is forecast "soon" and
violent storm force for the following areas "later"

Plymouth
Sole
Fastnet

Pity the poor fishermen as my old gran used to say

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/...cast.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".

Phenomenal is defined as waves over 14 metres (measured as the vertical
distance between crest and trough)

Norman
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