Very blustery with visibility reducing to 2 km in frequent showers.

At 08:00z:-

8/8 Sc/Cu/Cb

Temperature, 6.7°C falling from a peak of 7.8°C at 07:30z. Overnight
minimum, 5.9°C at 04:45z.

Dew point, 6.2°C.

RH 97%

Wind 12 mph, gusting to 29 mph, WNW. Max gust 39 mph, WNW, at 00:45z.

Barometer 998.2 mb, steady.

Recorded precipitation since 00:00z, 4.0 mm at a maximum rate of 3.2
mm/hr at 03:00z.

Total recorded precipitation this month, 71.0 mm.

Total recorded precipitation this year, 461.0 mm.

--
Alan White
Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Lochs Long and Goil in Argyll, Scotland.
Web cam and weather:- http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co....her/kabcam.htm

"Alan White" wrote in message
...

What's that in Loch Long this morning, Alan !? An oil tanker ?

Joe

On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 10:50:32 +0100, "Joe Hunt"
wrote:

What's that in Loch Long this morning, Alan !? An oil tanker ?

The 10:31 webcam shot shows a tanker on its way to Finnart Oil
Terminal, about 2 km north of here. Unfortunately, I missed it until
it was past and then caught a glimpse of it through the trees. We
generally get a couple a week unloading crude to the pipeline to
Grangemouth or loading refined from the pipeline from Grangemouth.
They turn through 180° before docking which must have been
'interesting' with the current wind.

We also get Royal Fleet Auxiliaries heading to and from the NATO jetty
at Glenmallan, 4 km north, loading 'assets' stored in the Glen Douglas
Munitions Depot. The 'Ark Royal' paid a visit to load up before it
sailed for the Gulf in 2003 and we've also had 'Invincible'.

http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co.uk/010203_01.jpg
http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co.uk/130103_01.jpg
http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co.uk/170603_01.jpg

--
Alan White
Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Lochs Long and Goil in Argyll, Scotland.
Web cam and weather:- http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co....her/kabcam.htm

Continuing increasingly blustery with visibility reducing to 2 km in
showers.

At 11:00z:-

6/8 Cu/Cb/Ac

Temperature, 8.4°C staggering up hampered by showers. Overnight
minimum, 5.9°C at 04:45z.

Dew point, 5.0°C.

RH 79%

Wind 17 mph, gusting to 42 mph, WNW. Max gust 49 mph, WNW, at 10:00z.

Barometer 998.6 mb, steady.

Recorded precipitation since 00:00z, 4.4 mm at a maximum rate of 3.2
mm/hr at 03:00z.

Total recorded precipitation this month, 71.4 mm.

Total recorded precipitation this year, 461.4 mm.

--
Alan White
Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Lochs Long and Goil in Argyll, Scotland.
Web cam and weather:- http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co....her/kabcam.htm

'Water devils' spiraling up Loch Long now. Quite difficult to
photograph so I've given up.

--
Alan White
Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Lochs Long and Goil in Argyll, Scotland.
Web cam and weather:- http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co....her/kabcam.htm

Little change except for slight reduction in wind speed.

At 14:00z:-

6/8 Cu/Cb/Ac

Temperature, 10.0°C still rising.

Dew point, 5.2°C.

RH 72%

Wind 16 mph, gusting to 37 mph, WNW. Max gust 49 mph, WNW, at 10:00z.

Barometer 1000.1 mb, slowly rising.

Recorded precipitation since 00:00z, 6.0 mm at a maximum rate of 3.2
mm/hr at 03:00z.

Total recorded precipitation this month, 73.0 mm.

Total recorded precipitation this year, 463.0 mm.

--
Alan White
Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Lochs Long and Goil in Argyll, Scotland.
Web cam and weather:- http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co....her/kabcam.htm

Marked reduction in wind speed but still blustery showers.

At 18:00z:-

6/8 Cu/Cb/Ac/Cc

Temperature, 7.1°C falling from a high of 11.2°C at 14:45z.

Dew point, 4.4°C.

RH 83%

Wind 13 mph, gusting to 32 mph, NW. Max gust 49 mph, WNW, at 10:00z.

Barometer 1001.5 mb, slowly rising.

Recorded precipitation since 00:00z, 6.4 mm at a maximum rate of 3.2
mm/hr at 03:00z.

Total recorded precipitation this month, 73.4 mm.

Total recorded precipitation this year, 463.4 mm.

--
Alan White
Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Lochs Long and Goil in Argyll, Scotland.
Web cam and weather:- http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co....her/kabcam.htm