Wind Warning for Wexford, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Waterford 05-03-17

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National Weather Warnings

STATUS YELLOW

Wind Warning for Wexford, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Waterford
West to northwest winds will occasionally reach mean speeds of 50 to 65km/h with gusts of 90 to 110km/h possible in coastal regions. The strongest of the winds are expected overnight and early Sunday morning.

Issued:Saturday 04 March 2017 16:06
Valid:Sunday 05 March 2017 01:00 to Sunday 05 March 2017 16:00


Plenty of wind showing up on the charts for the counties mentioned.

Meteorite58

Adding this Marine Warning in .

Marine Weather Warnings

STATUS ORANGE

Gale Warning
West to northwest winds will increase to gale force 8, occasionally reaching strong gale force 9, with storm force 10 possible overnight on Irish coastal waters from Carnsore Point to Mizen Head to Slyne Head.

Issued:Saturday 04 March 2017 17:00


Strong winds on coasts to be expected. Some coastal flooding near Tralee today with Spring tides , another high tide tomorrow morning and with rivers and streams full and land saturated could get some flooding again tomorrow with the high onshore winds.

Tide Calendar for Fenit Pier

Tide Times
Hi/Lo Time Height
Low Tide 03:41 (0.96m)
High Tide 09:50 (4.01m)
Low Tide 16:07 (1.14m)
High Tide 22:15

Meteorite58

https://twitter.com/MattHugo81/status/838094165267394561

Meteorite58

Nice comparison of today's charts and the Sat pic of approaching low pressure system with associated fronts.

ninebeanrows

Hirlam has nasty low approaching Kerry\Clare coast by 5am

weisses

Where does this come from all of a sudden ?

Meteorite58

I would think a very fast steering Jet would be a significant factor .

Meteorite58

Weathercheck wrote: »

Hirlam has nasty low approaching Kerry\Clare coast by 5am

Mentioned very strong winds on the weather forecast after the news possibly exceeding 110km/h in Kerry bewteen 05.00 - 06.00

This the Low you referred to Weathercheck ? ( shows up on the 925hPa chart )

Gaoth Laidir

That first swathe of strong winds into Clare are not really appearing in the Shannon TAF. The edge of strongest winds will skirt the area so the forecast could be spot on or may need upgrading if the wind area is slightly further north.

TAF EINN 042300Z 0500/0524 19008KT 9999 FEW012 BKN025
BECMG 0500/0502 15010KT TEMPO 0501/0506 5000 RA BKN012
BECMG 0502/0505 21024G34KT PROB40
TEMPO 0503/0506 22030G45KT 3000 RADZ BKN009 SCT018CB
BECMG 0505/0508 29020G30KT TEMPO 0506/0516 28025G40KT 5000 SHRA BKN012 SCT018CB
BECMG 0510/0513 27025G39KT BECMG 0516/0519 25018G30KT PROB40 TEMPO 0516/0519 -SHRA SCT018CB BECMG 0519/0522 24010KT=

Soccarboy11

Gosh there have been so many warnings this week! Very interesting! Is it usual for this time of year? (Trying to learn the art of weather ;p )

aisling86

Looks like this is coming thick & fast....Could be an interesting morning!

Meteorite58

aisling86 wrote: »

Looks like this is coming thick & fast....Could be an interesting morning!

Yes looking very gusty, will be interesting to see if this Hi Res model is accurate. Strong Gusty wind running across Kerry and Cork.

Meteorite58

Soccarboy11 wrote: »

Gosh there have been so many warnings this week! Very interesting! Is it usual for this time of year? (Trying to learn the art of weather ;p )

No not unusual I would think, just an active phase of weather atm.

EDIT: misread your post, changed my reply, not unusual for this time of the year, can get a bit of every thing this month and the next !

Gaoth Laidir

Wind warnings for Cork and Shannon airports from 3-4 am to mid afternoon.

Cork EICK AD WRNG 01 VALID 050400/051500 SFC WIND W 30-35KT MAX 40-45 FCST =

Shannon EINN AD WRNG 01 VALID 050300/051600 SFC WIND SSW 25-30KT MAX 40-45 BECMG 050600 WNW 20-25 MAX 35-40 FCST =

Graces7

So peaceful here just now.... We shall see later.

Gaoth Laidir

That low west of Kerry/Clare is showing up nicely on satellite.

M.T. Cranium

First round of strong winds has largely missed to the south, catching the Kinsale energy platform around 05-06h and heading for south Wales. A second round is indicated to hit north Kerry and west Limerick (possibly south Clare) around 1100h. Expect gusts to about 110 or possibly 120 km/hr. This will not be too strong further north according to the guidance, and the effects will then be less intense further east as the feature weakens slightly heading towards Cork-Waterford 1400h.

Gaoth Laidir

SPECI at Kerry Airport in the last 5 mins as the wind starts to pick up and moderate rain sets in. Wind 20 mins ago was just 8 kts.

SPECI EIKY 050749Z AUTO 27011G22KT 9999 RA BKN023/// OVC041/// 05/03 Q0985=

sumtings

Ballyheigue at the moment, not too bad, that said watching crows trying to fly into the wind slowly getting nowhere.


Edit: picked up a fair bit now with the incoming shower

Gaoth Laidir

Latest TAF just issued now for Kerry Airport is a downgrade for max winds (now max gust 35 kts versus 42 kts in 5 am TAF).

TAF EIKY 050800Z 0509/0518 27017G27KT 9999 SCT010 BKN030 PROB40 TEMPO 0509/0515 26022G35KT 6000 SHRA BKN010 SCT018CB=

Meteorite58

Nothing much overnight but big gusts just after 08.00 up to 82 km/h ( anemometer 7m above ground ) here near Tralee, eased again.

mickger844posts

A sunny start to the day. Wind relatively calm with gust of 36km/h Max so far. Live stream may be worth a watch later

www.waterfordcityweather.com

Gaoth Laidir

Sherkin Island 51 kts

Gaoth Laidir

Now Valentia's 51 kts

PsMETAR VALE 050900Z AUTO 28029G51KT 8000NDV SCT027/// BKN034/// 08/04 0988 MSL=

And Kerry Airport getting good up too

METAR EIKY 050900Z 28016G36KT 240V320 9999 SHRA SCT020CB BKN026 BKN036 05/03 Q0985=

Meteorite58

Avg 43 km/h here now near Tralee, gusty and showers.

https://twitter.com/BallybunionBuoy/status/838317346536230912

Meteorite58

Looking very windy on the Kerry coast around mid day and high winds moving well inland.

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Gaoth Laidir

Gust of 59 knots at Valentia

Oneiric 3

Haven't looked at other models but the EMHI has another band of strong winds running uncomfortably close to the SW/South coast again tomorrow (late morn/early afternoon). A downgrade this morning but still the potential for gust up to 60 knots off shore. Last night it has gusts exceeding 70 knots just off the Cork coast. At present, concern would be low but a slight shift northwards could have a pretty big impact.

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Harry Palmr

When's this happening? Waterford is quiet.

Gaoth Laidir

60 knots at Sherkin.

The 11 am Waterford TAF gives strongest winds gusting to 32 knots between now and 4 pm.

TAF EIWF 051100Z 0512/0521 28017G27KT 9999 SCT012 BKN018
TEMPO 0512/0516 28020G32KT -SHRA FEW018CB
BECMG 0515/0518 28012KT=

Gaoth Laidir

The core of winds is moving eastwards along the south coast with 30 gust 55 knots now at Sherkin while RochesPoint is rising with 28 gust 50 knots.

Gaoth Laidir

Windsat satellite winds at 07:22 this morning.

Graces7

Wild and gale noise here now with deluges and squalls.

West Connemara, 400 ft asl

Oneiric 3

Latest sequence shows how the strongest of the winds are occurring on the SW edge of a slack secondary trough located in and around Laois/Kilkenny. The primary low currently moving into N.Wales.

Oneiric 3

Graces7 wrote: »

Wild and gale noise here now with deluges and squalls.

West Connemara, 400 ft asl

Sunny with a gentle breeze in east Galway.

Graces7

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

Sunny with a gentle breeze in east Galway.

Beginning to wonder re the weather here :rolleyes:

Oneiric 3

Graces7 wrote: »

Beginning to wonder re the weather here :rolleyes:

I've lived and worked in W Connemara and I have experienced its unique climate first hand. I recall one day in particular while on a day trip to Leenane just how heavy and intense the rain was for hours on end. Never seen anything like it before or since.

Graces7

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

I've lived and worked in W Connemara and I have experienced its unique climate first hand. I recall one day in particular while on a day trip to Leenane just how heavy and intense the rain was for hours on end. Never seen anything like it before or since.

Back to Orkney -like weather then! Wondered why there were houses to rent! It really is different then?

CloughCasey1

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

Sunny with a gentle breeze in east Galway.

Same with North Galway. Just made a short shower.

Soccarboy11

WIlton, Cork: 14:32, winds just picked up and have gotten very strong. Had a very heavy sleet shower about an hour ago, skies are starting to darken again.

EDIT: 14:45 here comes the sleet! Seems to get very windy when a shower is about to come

Oneiric 3

Seems to be a curious little spinning trough feature popping up on the sat and heading towards the NW coast?




Looks to be filling and not sure if it forecast?

Harry Palmr

Still nothing in the Deise

Rougies

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

Seems to be a curious little spinning trough feature popping up on the sat and heading towards the NW coast?




Looks to be filling and not sure if it forecast?

The 12z Arpege has picked up on it, but I don't see it on any other models.

pedigree 6

Rougies wrote: »

The 12z Arpege has picked up on it, but I don't see it on any other models.

Is that the low that Gerry Murphy was talking about on the farming weather forecast that could hit land tonight in the south that was worth watching?

mickger844posts

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Still nothing in the Deise

Max gust of 58km/h at my station. Nothing out of the ordinary

www.waterfordcityweather.com

Gaoth Laidir

Met Éireann were spot on with their warning for today. Up to 110 kph gusts along the south coast and that is what we got (60 kts/111 kph at Sherkin Island was the max reported). The strongest winds stayed just offshore to our south (ASCAT chart at 11:34)

STATUS YELLOW

Wind Warning for Wexford, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Waterford
West to northwest winds will occasionally reach mean speeds of 50 to 65km/h with gusts of 90 to 110km/h possible in coastal regions. The strongest of the winds are expected overnight and early Sunday morning.

Issued:Saturday 04 March 2017 16:06
Valid:Sunday 05 March 2017 01:00 to Sunday 05 March 2017 16:00

Gaoth Laidir

That little low is just approaching Buoy 62105 off the nw coast now. It will probably tighten the gradient along north Mayo and Donegal Bay in a few hours.
http://www.met.ie/latest/marine-analysis.asp

Gaoth Laidir

The 00Z ECMWF did have a little wiggle low forming in that area this afternoon alright. It doesn't amount to much afterwards.

Oneiric 3

Uncomfortably close