I agree and enlarging on my earlier reply, it looks as though the
criteria have changed since I discussed it with them in February 2008.

What your saying is more or less what I was asking for then but at that
time in response to my criticism:-

quote from MO
In general you are correct that we do only issue warnings according to
criteria and apply the same criteria for all areas of the U.K. for
consistency.
/quote from MO

Don't forget, this was Feb 2008.

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Alan White
Mozilla Firefox and Forte Agent.
By Loch Long, twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, Scotland.
Webcam and weather:- http://windycroft.co.uk/weather

Strangely, in the same year, in response to this event, http://www.sennen-cove.com/10march08.htm when I recorded the 2nd strongest gust I've ever recorded in sheltered Penzance (73mph AND there was no warning in force at the time) I got the reply.

"Conditions had not reached threshold values for a warning in a coastal location." which completely contradicts what you were told.

Yes, I know I've said this before, but it was the biggest sea in living memory from Land's End to Perranporth (all be it with not quite the long period power of 2014) a large tree in my garden blew down and landed on a garage, and my conservatory was damaged, so it is rather imprinted in my mind.
John Chappell at Land's End had recorded 80mph for 10 consecutive areas.

There had been a weather warning, bit it was for the preceeding SW ahead of the depression and it was removed at 11:00, just as conditions were starting to deteriorate. I've lost count of the number of wind warnings we've had when predicted gusts have been just 50-60mph.


Graham
Penzance