Strong winds/gales for Western/Northern Coastal Counties , Level 1 Elsewhere 11/1/15

Villain

Weather Warnings from Met Eireann

STATUS ORANGE

Wind Warning for Exposed western coasts
Southwest winds will reach mean speeds greater than 46 km/h with gusts between 80 and 110 km/h today but along exposed coasts mean speeds will reach up to 70 km/h with gusts greater than 110 km/h, strongest winds will come tonight.

Issued:Sunday 11 January 2015 04:00
Valid:Sunday 11 January 2015 09:00 to Monday 12 January 2015 09:00


STATUS YELLOW

Wind Warning for All of Ireland
Southwest winds will reach mean speeds greater than 46 km/h with gusts between 80 and 110 km/h today.

Issued:Sunday 11 January 2015 04:00
Valid:Sunday 11 January 2015 09:00 to Monday 12 January 2015 09:00

Graces7

It is brutal up here already. South Kerry mountains. Strong bitterly cold wind and sudden deluges. Seems another noisy night ahead...

Graces7

Villain wrote: »

Weather Warnings from Met Eireann

STATUS ORANGE

Wind Warning for Exposed western coasts
Southwest winds will reach mean speeds greater than 46 km/h with gusts between 80 and 110 km/h today but along exposed coasts mean speeds will reach up to 70 km/h with gusts greater than 110 km/h, strongest winds will come tonight.

Issued:Sunday 11 January 2015 04:00
Valid:Sunday 11 January 2015 09:00 to Monday 12 January 2015 09:00


STATUS YELLOW

Wind Warning for All of Ireland
Southwest winds will reach mean speeds greater than 46 km/h with gusts between 80 and 110 km/h today.

Issued:Sunday 11 January 2015 04:00
Valid:Sunday 11 January 2015 09:00 to Monday 12 January 2015 09:00

Never quite sure what Western coasts means. As far as Kerry? Thanks

goat2

are we in for a bad night tonight,
i was looking at mt craniums reading, and it looks like we are in for a bad shake on the south west coast, will it be anything like last February,s damaging near hurricane winds that overturned high sided vehicles and brought down hundreds of trees.

maquiladora

goat2 wrote: »

are we in for a bad night tonight,
i was looking at mt craniums reading, and it looks like we are in for a bad shake on the south west coast, will it be anything like last February,s damaging near hurricane winds that overturned high sided vehicles and brought down hundreds of trees.

Tonight? No, nothing bad at all. Similar to a couple of days ago. Gusts up to around 110 km/h on the northwest coast, 80-90 km/h on the southwest coast. Standard windy winter weather, nothing at all like last February.

Graces7

maquiladora wrote: »

Tonight? No, nothing bad at all. Similar to a couple of days ago. Gusts up to around 110 km/h on the northwest coast, 80-90 km/h on the southwest coast. Standard windy winter weather, nothing at all like last February.

Bad enough! Status orange alert

maquiladora

Graces7 wrote: »

Bad enough! Status orange alert

Orange kicks in if forecast gusts reach 110 km/h. That's strong enough for inland areas, but for the exposed northwest coasts that's more like a typical windy winter day. Anyway, that's probably a discussion for another thread. :pac:

Greenmachine

Weather nothing like the last few day here in D.3. Dublin

aisling86

Starting to kick off in mid cork. I can hear the wind over the TV

dalta5billion

Real gusty in Wicklow today. I wish I had a camera with me for the massive tree we found across the river near Laragh. Took half the river bank with it.

Oscar Bravo

highest gust on the 2100 reports is Kinsale energy at 51Knots, followed by Malin head at 48 Knots.

Speak Now

Bit breezier than the previous "event" here in Waterford, gusting up to 80 Km/h.

Meteorite58

Wind picking up on the Kerry coast all evening, gust of 76 kph (41 kts) SW a short time ago.

Bar 1008.4mb falling Rapidly

Oscar Bravo

Likewise here in Castlebar, winds on the increase, with band of rain just off the NW coast

mickger844posts

Winds picking up here now with a current Max of 58km/h at my station and 78km/h at the more coastal Waterford Airport

www.waterfordcityweather.com

www.waterfordcityweather.com/weather2/index.php

thecivvie

Connemara: Current max gust of 64km/h was recorded sometime ago. However winds are starting to strengthen and we have had a couple of power flicks as well

sunbeam

Wind is up here too in Achill and the rain has just arrived.

clappyhappy

Very windy here in west limerick now, gust very strong. Hope no damage is done.

Oscar Bravo

Strongest gust on the 2300 reports is 54 knots at kinsale followed by 52knots ay belmullet

squarecircles

Lights flickering here in West mayo.very strong gusts.

Storm 10

Really picked up here in Galway now, was out in the car and it was rocking n rollin

lottpaul

Windy here in west Kerry all day but things getting much noisier outside in the last few hours. No rain yet though.

sunbabe08

well this night sounds like it's gonna be fun here in cork

aisling86

sunbabe08 wrote: »

well this night sounds like it's gonna be fun here in cork

Theres been no let up the last hour the joys of a detached house its wipping around all sides .....if tonights supposed to be "windy" dreading wednesday night!

dr.bollocko

Really picking up in galway City. The balcony chairs are being re-arranged. BBQ cancelled. Hair in disarray.

maquiladora

A teaser for Wednesday night. Maybe.

Hooter23

Wind getting stronger in galway by the sound of it

Miss Stormyseas

Wind has definitely picked up in the last half hour in Salthill, Galway. Going to be a long (and noisy) night!

corsav6

Well this is worse than previous nights. Here outside Newport Co Mayo and its blowing strong gusts and some are fairly sustained too.
I am not looking forward to Wednesday night at all.

Karl Stein

Quite blustery here in Cork City.

Lumi

Gusting up to 71 km/h in Galway city atm
Current wind speed 42.0 km/h Wind direction WSW

Barometer 1003.70 hPa Falling quickly -1.82 hPa/hr

Oscar Bravo

0000 reports, top gusts are 55knots at mace head and 50 knots at belmullet. 995hpa at Malin Head

Storm 10

Spare a thought for the Shannon and Waterford Coastguard helicopters who are both on the same tasking South of the Cork coast, brave people

corsav6

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

0000 reports, top gusts are 55knots at mace head and 50 knots at belmullet. 995hpa at Malin Head

What's it like over where you are?
Its getting steadily worse near Newport.

Oscar Bravo

at the minute, not so bad, rain against the window but gusts not to bad.

Storm 10

Rescue 115 reporting very severe headwind just off Bantry now, landing at Castletownbere for fuel as it's a long range mission, Rescue 117 following in

Oscar Bravo

only getting 62knots into wind

Oscar Bravo

120 miles west of Mizen they are going

Storm 10

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

only getting 62knots into wind

He asked Shannon over Kerry to drop to 3,000 feet due very bad headwind

sword1

Wind seems to be decreasing at bouy of sw so hopefully it will be better when they get there, would be impossible the way weather is at the moment

Storm 10

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

120 miles west of Mizen they are going

Any idea what the task is

Oscar Bravo

Im not sure but both 115 and 117 will be inbound cork airport for hot refuel and with 115 carrying a casualty.

Karl Stein

Just heard one of the CG choppers flying over Cork.

Aimsir

Storm 10 wrote: »

Rescue 115 reporting very severe headwind just off Bantry now, landing at Castletownbere for fuel as it's a long range mission, Rescue 117 following in

rescue helicopter just flew over cork city south

Oscar Bravo

Hey Karl, yep spot on , that's the Waterford based one en route to the scene.

sunbabe08

Karl Stein wrote: »

Just heard one of the CG choppers flying over Cork.

oh phew. i thought i was hearing things.

YFlyer

Lashing in Limerick city now.

Karl Stein

You can see its progress on Marinetraffic.com

Xenji

corsav6 wrote: »

What's it like over where you are?
Its getting steadily worse near Newport.

Gusts have really started picking up now in Castlebar.

corsav6

Xenji wrote: »

Gusts have really started picking up now in Castlebar.

Its stepped up another gear since I posted that.
Its constant now whereas an hour ago it would gust every few minutes.
Gusts are notably stronger. I might stay in castlebar Wednesday night as its not as intense as here.

M.T. Cranium

Radar shows potential for squally conditions and possible very weak and localized tornadic wind streak conditions in central Leinster 0200-0300h, from cells currently near Tipp-Offaly border moving east-northeast. Track would be fairly close to Dublin around 0230-0300.