"Graham Easterling" wrote in message
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On 29 Aug, 11:52, "Martin Rowley"
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"Jon O'Rourke" wrote ...







The one 'Amber' was for the outlook script issued on Tuesday
evening (i.e. several days in advance), where the emphasis was on
the 'cool' and heavy showers - it actually felt warm in the
sunshine (Hurn max 20.8, which is close to 'average' for the end of
August) and if there were heavy showers in this immediate area, I'm
not aware of them.

Martin.

Martin, a band of fragmented moderate-heavy showers from large Cu/Cb
crossed the central south and south-east during the early evening.
The composite radar image at 1920Z
http://www.metbrief.com/Images/1920.pngshows the showers that
passed over the Bournemouth area (depositing 0.4mm in the hour)
before quickly decaying.

... thanks Jon, but I'm only verifying the 'public' *daytime*
forecasts - we too got those showers, but it was dark! The idea is to
assess for those with a couple of kiddies wanting a few hours
pottering about on the beach, or at one of the local pleasure spots.

Martin.

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Trouble is, it all depends what visitors come for. I think the holiday
trade is very different this far down, as most visitors, certainly
based on my experience in the business, aren't really 'bucket & spade'
but come for an activity (surfing, walking, climbing, cycling,
boating, wildlife photography, gardens etc.) which is why the season
is now so long here. Surfing is now reckoned to be west & north
Cornwall biggest industry, and it's year round, which is so good for
Cornwall's economy.

Most beaches red flagged yesterday due to the dangerous surf & some
massive rips, so bad news for the various water enthusiasts. On the
other hand it was great seeing the big sea in bright sunshine.
www.sennen-cove.com/todaysurf.htm

Nice sunny moring, hazy at times due to some quite dense patches of
cirrus, and light winds!

Graham
Penzance


The wind was by far the biggest factor around the coasts of the
Isle of Wight on Friday but in spite of the gale, (yes a full gale at
Shepherd's Chine on the southwest coast) the high sea temperature
at this time of year and unbroken sunshine gave that strange warm
quality to the wind. Just one layer of clothing was required, and I
achieved a short-lived tan (wind burn). I do recall seeing a few
low-topped Cb's on the mainland early afternoon.

A terrific rip current observed off St. Catherine's Point with quite
a confused sea and plenty of spume blowing onto the beaches and
up the chines. At Shepherd's Chine, I measured a mean speed of
34kt with gusts to 40kt using my hand held anemometer. The lulls
were 28kt! Very strong for August. Earlier, the wind reached 50kt
while crossing the Solent just beyond Calshot Spit but that was a bit
of a cheat since the ferry was chugging into the wind at about 15kt!
Nonetheless, it felt like a force 9 on the upper deck and it was a real
effort to yank open the wooden door to gain access.

Nigel