Saw this wonderful article in Monday's Western Mail

http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100n...name_page.html

I will refrain from further comment.

I think it's very unlikely that the waters around the UK could ever reach
26.5 degrees. Additionally, I thought we were always being targeted by ex
tropical storms and ex hurricanes, nothing new there what-so-ever.

Who the hell writes this cods wallop!!!

Shaun Pudwell.


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Saw this wonderful article in Monday's Western Mail

http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100n...name_page.html

I will refrain from further comment.

On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 07:33:14 +0100, Shaun Pudwell wrote:

I think it's very unlikely that the waters around the UK could ever
reach 26.5 degrees.

"ever" is a very strong word but I agreed 26.5C is highly unlikely.
That's a good 10 degrees above what they are at the moment. If such a
change occured I think we'd have a lot more to worry about than a real
hurricane hitting the UK.

Additionally, I thought we were always being targeted by ex
tropical storms and ex hurricanes, nothing new there what-so-ever.

Yep, the "expert" doesn't seem to make the distinction between a real
hurricane and ex-ones. I must make a composite of a sat pic of a
hurricane, superimpose the coastline of the UK and put on some broad
wind contours. Add a bit of explanatory text about the wind speeds and
what is normal for the UK as a comparison. That would really put these
massive storms into perspective.

Who the hell writes this cods wallop!!!

Donno but remind me never to believe anything that that company
produces! Grabs the headlines though and 99% of the population will
believe it. B-(

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wrote:
Saw this wonderful article in Monday's Western Mail

http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100n...name_page.html

I will refrain from further comment.

So what was so special about Maria that it would have caused such
devastation, when other ex-hurricanes just act like bog-standard lows?

Nick

On 28 Sep 2005 22:52:46 -0700, wrote:

Saw this wonderful article in Monday's Western Mail

quote
Despite the extreme weather in Scotland, the rest of the country had a
narrow escape when Maria, which had been on course to cause severe
damage to North Wales, was knocked from its path by another hurricane
/quote

Didn't notice that. Which day was it?

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Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Loch Goil and Loch Long in Argyll, Scotland.
Web cam and weather:- http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co....her/kabcam.htm
Some walks and treks:- http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co.uk/walks/

I think it was about September 12/13 if I remember right.

Nick

On 29 Sep 2005 02:04:36 -0700, wrote:

I think it was about September 12/13 if I remember right.

Ah, that explains it, we were in Northumberland.

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

On 29 Sep 2005 02:04:36 -0700, wrote:

I think it was about September 12/13 if I remember right.

Just looked up the archive.

12.09 Max 20.9°C Min 11.1°C Rain 0.2mm Max Gust 14 mph.
13.09 Max 16.3°C Min 13.8°C Rain 23.2mm Max Gust 37 mph
14.09 Max 14.5°C Min 12.3°C Rain 0.4mm Max Gust 39 mph

So, here, the 13th was pretty wet and wild but not really extreme and
the 14th was quite windy, which we noticed in Northumberland.

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

Alan White wrote:

On 28 Sep 2005 22:52:46 -0700, wrote:

Saw this wonderful article in Monday's Western Mail

quote
Despite the extreme weather in Scotland, the rest of the country had a
narrow escape when Maria, which had been on course to cause severe
damage to North Wales, was knocked from its path by another hurricane
/quote

Didn't notice that. Which day was it?



April 1st probably.


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On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 13:21:14 +0100, Brian Wakem wrote:

April 1st probably.

LOL

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