A prolonged period of strong-gale force winds has now eased. Still
very windy in torrential rain/hail showers.
Bit less wood on the trees, and more lying in the garden this morning.

Recent gusts locally include 67mph at Land's End at 7:16, and 56 knots
at St. Ives at 8:53, so still distinctly blustery, but lulls in
between the squalls.

29.2mm of rain in the 24 hours to 09:00.

That little low late Wednesday is one to watch. Features like that
tend to give wind speeds exceeding predictions in west Cornwall. A
short period of severe NW gales can result as the wind is funnelled
around Land's End.

Graham
Penzance - more like winters used to be

http://www.landsendweather.info/

Graham Easterling wrote:


Graham
Penzance - more like winters used to be

http://www.landsendweather.info/
---------------------------------------

As you say, it's shaping up that way. Long time since we've had the
prospect of day long blizzards, a day of slush and a mild spell. All in
a week.
Dave

On Dec 13, 12:49*pm, Dave Cornwell wrote:
Graham Easterling wrote:

Graham
Penzance - more like winters used to be

http://www.landsendweather.info/

---------------------------------------

As you say, it's shaping up that way. Long time since we've had the
prospect of day long blizzards, a day of slush and a mild spell. All in
a week.
Dave

"Day long blizzards"??? Tell me where you live again, Dave!

On Dec 13, 9:48*am, Graham Easterling wrote:
A prolonged period of strong-gale force winds has now eased. Still
very windy in torrential rain/hail showers.
Bit less wood on the trees, and more lying in the garden this morning.

Recent gusts locally include 67mph at Land's End at 7:16, and 56 knots
at St. Ives at 8:53, so still distinctly blustery, but lulls in
between the squalls.

29.2mm of rain in the 24 hours to 09:00.

Swell's been building all day, and is now very large E.g. Perranporth
for a change http://www.channelcoast.org/data_man...arts/?chart=76

Boats are pulled right to the top of the slip, as the breakwater's
only providing limited protection now. http://www.sennen-cove.com/harbourcam.htm
.. Swell now 20' at Sevenstones and increasing.

Graham
Penzance where there's been a lot of hail in the showers.

On 13/12/2011 17:33, Graham Easterling wrote:

Swell's been building all day, and is now very large E.g. Perranporth
for a change http://www.channelcoast.org/data_man...arts/?chart=76

I see that a 20.4 metre (67 feet) wave height was recorded by a buoy off
the coast of Donegal this afternoon.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...reaking25.html

That's a big 'un.

--
Nick G
Otter Valley, Devon
20 m amsl
http://www.ottervalley.co.uk

SNIP

That little low late Wednesday is one to watch. Features like that
tend to give wind speeds exceeding predictions in west Cornwall. A
short period of severe NW gales can result as the wind is funnelled
around Land's End.

Graham
Penzance - more like winters used to be


The MetO is now forecasting the only really strong winds in west
Cornwall to be associated with that low.
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/...t_weather.html

Graham
Penzance

On Dec 14, 8:55*am, Graham Easterling wrote:
SNIP



That little low late Wednesday is one to watch. Features like that
tend to give wind speeds exceeding predictions in west Cornwall. A
short period of severe NW gales can result as the wind is funnelled
around Land's End.

Graham
Penzance - more like winters used to be

The MetO is now forecasting the only really strong winds in west
Cornwall to be associated with that low.http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/...t_weather.html

Graham
Penzance

Just noticed, the strong winds on the forecast (for Cornwall) are all
for Weds & early hours of Thursday. So gusts to near 70mph for
somewhere like the Lizard http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/...t_weather.html
lunchtime today & overnight tonight with no warning. Thursday & Friday
nights forecast to be much quieter, with a warning.

This happens a lot, covering all options?

(Last time I queried with the MetO why there were 70mph gusts & no
warning I was told that was not 'The threshold value' for a coastal
location)

Graham
Penzance

On Dec 13, 1:47*pm, Dawlish wrote:
On Dec 13, 12:49*pm, Dave Cornwell wrote:

Graham Easterling wrote:

Graham
Penzance - more like winters used to be

http://www.landsendweather.info/

---------------------------------------

As you say, it's shaping up that way. Long time since we've had the
prospect of day long blizzards, a day of slush and a mild spell. All in
a week.
Dave

"Day long blizzards"??? Tell me where you live again, Dave!

Daylong in Solong; cnut you read?