Storm Hector : Wind Warning :Weds 13 PM to Thurs 14th AM

Meteorite58

This has been upgrading in strength over the previous runs and has the potential for more counties to be included to the warnings. It is at the high end of Yellow warning I think and some coastal areas may experience higher gusts. It is an unusually strong wind for the time of year, more so with the trees in full foliage and holiday caravan parks full for the summer and possibly building projects under way that may not be as protected as during the winter months.


Met Eireann

National Warnings


Status Yellow - Wind warning for Connacht, Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal and Clare
On Wednesday evening and night and for a time on Thursday morning, south to southwest winds, veering westerly, will reach mean speeds of 55 to 65 km/hr with gusts of 90 to 110 km/hr. Winds will be strongest in coastal areas.

Issued: Tuesday 12 June 2018 10:00

Valid from Wednesday 13 June 2018 20:00 to Thursday 14 June 2018 10:00

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Edit: Latest Updates

Status: Green
no warning
Status Orange - Wind warning for Donegal, Galway, Mayo and Sligo
On Wednesday evening and night and for a time on Thursday morning, south to southwest winds veering westerly, associated with Storm Hector, will reach mean speeds of 65 to 80 km/hr with gusts of 110 to 125 km/hr. Winds will be strongest in coastal areas. High spring tides are likely to coincide with the strongest winds leading to a risk of coastal flooding and wave overtopping.

Issued: Wednesday 13 June 2018 08:00

Valid from Wednesday 13 June 2018 21:00 to Thursday 14 June 2018 10:00

Status: Green
no warning
Status Yellow - Wind warning for Dublin, Kildare, Longford, Louth, Offaly, Westmeath, Meath, Cavan, Monaghan, Leitrim, Roscommon, Clare and Kerry
Southwest to west winds, later veering westerly, associated with Storm Hector, will reach mean speeds of 55 to 65 km/hr with gusts of 90 to 110 km/hr. Over Leinster winds will be strongest between 0200 and 0900.

Issued: Wednesday 13 June 2018 16:00

Valid from Wednesday 13 June 2018 21:00 to Thursday 14 June 2018 10:00

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Storm 10

The way she was talking after the news get the feeling it could go Amber

Graces7

Here we go again... a challenge, an event ....;)

sdanseo

You'd imagine Orange would be warranted for Galway, Mayo, perhaps Donegal and Clare also. Mean speeds in excess of 65km/h and gusts in excess of 110km/h shown on GFS, HIRLAM and ECM along coastal fringes.

Darwin

What a difference a week makes in weather eh? Who would of thought we'd be getting broadsided by an almost dartboard low with the summer solstice just round the corner.

Meteorite58

ECM showing areas that would probably go under an Orange warning all right( gusts 110-130 km/h ). Have been watching this for a few days and unusually every run I would say has been upgrading to stronger winds. ECM has been leading the way and is not one to exaggerate wind speeds. The 12z is showing that the system is arriving later than previous runs an not moving away as quickly.

Meteorite58

Strong Jet for the time of year .

Meteorite58

The HIRLAM showing more of the country receiving stronger winds which would probably warrant an Orange Warning given the time of year?

Meteorite58

I wonder could we see evidence of a sting jet from this.

Meteorite58

squarecircles

:eek: but im sitting outside in shorts eating a raspberry double chocolate magnum watching the sunset in west Mayo.


puts garden furniture away*

pad199207

squarecircles wrote: »

:eek: but im sitting outside in shorts eating a raspberry double chocolate magnum watching the sunset in west Mayo.


puts garden furniture away*

Yeah and I needed to come up here to North Mayo for two days! I thought after all the decent weather it would be a grand two days maybe just a bit of rain! Not a full blown wind!

HeidiHeidi

I'm in north Donegal and getting just a little bit excited about the next two days!

Oscar Bravo

Currently(11pm reports) Belmullet has just 3 knots of wind.... will be different come this time tomorrow

Meteorite58

Mean speeds by the EURO 4

uck51js9zml2yt

Bloody typical.. Dublin misses it again

Graces7

The marine forecast is now orange on met.ie.
MARINE FORECAST
Status Orange - Gale Warning
1. South to southwest gales will develop during the morning on Irish coastal waters from Valentia to Slyne Head to Rossan Point, and will extend to all coasts and the Irish Sea through the day.

2. Westerly gale to storm force winds overnight.

Sometimes inlanders forget we coast dwellers are affected by the marine weather ... especially islanders

M.T. Cranium

Expect peak gusts in Connacht and west Ulster around 0300h to 0500h, something like 110 km/hr in exposed locations. It will begin to calm down after 0900h Thursday.

pauldry

Raining again in Sligo after over 3 weeks mainly dry

Could be 30mm from this

km79

And now it will be my turn not to be able to sleep

pad199207

Gone Orange now. Storm Hector

Status Orange - Wind warning for Donegal, Galway, Mayo and Sligo

On Wednesday evening and night and for a time on Thursday morning, south to southwest winds veering westerly, associated with Storm Hector, will reach mean speeds of 65 to 80 km/hr with gusts of 110 to 125 km/hr. Winds will be strongest in coastal areas.

Issued: Wednesday 13 June 2018 08:00

Valid from Wednesday 13 June 2018 21:00 to Thursday 14 June 2018 10:00

Graces7

Woke here to the first spots of rain for weeks and a fresh breeze. West Mayo; offshore island

realitykeeper

We could do with a drop of rain. I hear the taps have run dry in parts of Dublin (Howth peninsula I think).

pad199207

Spits and spots of wet rain. Gracious breeze. Gathering. North Mayo. Onshore Mainland.

JCX BXC

Graces7 wrote: »

The marine forecast is now orange on met.ie.
MARINE FORECAST
Status Orange - Gale Warning
1. South to southwest gales will develop during the morning on Irish coastal waters from Valentia to Slyne Head to Rossan Point, and will extend to all coasts and the Irish Sea through the day.

2. Westerly gale to storm force winds overnight.

Sometimes inlanders forget we coast dwellers are affected by the marine weather ... especially islanders

Unless you live on a boat then the Marine forecast is not for you!

Focus on the civilian forecast.

Graces7

JCX BXC wrote: »

Unless you live on a boat then the Marine forecast is not for you!

Focus on the civilian forecast.

Disagree! Totally! We are directly affected here, on offshore islands, by marine forecasts as we are out sea. The weather does not stop where land is!!!!!! :rolleyes:

civilian?

JCX BXC

Graces7 wrote: »

Disagree! Totally! We are directly affected here, on offshore islands, by marine forecasts as we are out sea. The weather does not stop where land is!!!!!! :rolleyes:

civilian?

No, but Marine forecasts are based on the conditions for Marine traffic. Not for your house. The wind warnings for national forecasts are heavily related to the coasts anyway, inland Mayo isn't really an orange warning.

Malayalam

Oh, Shyte! Shyte, shyte, shyte. My poor lovely tall sunflowers that I have grown from seed. And everything else!!!....SHYTE!!!!!!!! :mad:

Graces7

We are always affected by the marine forecasts as we live in West Mayo on an offshore island ... reliant on ferries and at sea..

The more we know the better we fare

Graces7

Malayalam wrote: »

Oh, Shyte! Shyte, shyte, shyte. My poor lovely tall sunflowers that I have grown from seed. And everything else!!!....SHYTE!!!!!!!! :mad:

So sorry. Mine are still small and in pots... I have moved all I can into shelter

JCX BXC

Graces7 wrote: »

We are always affected by the marine forecasts as we live in West Mayo on an offshore island ... reliant on ferries and at sea..

The more we know the better we fare

Not really, the marine forecasts are valid for sea conditions and focused on Marine traffic. By all means if you for some reason think they're valid to you use them, but don't spread misinformation.

prinzeugen

JCX BXC wrote: »

Not really, the marine forecasts are valid for sea conditions and focused on Marine traffic. By all means if you for some reason think they're valid to you use them, but don't spread misinformation.

I dont see how its spreading misinformation.


Maritime conditions can impact people on the land, not just people on boats/ships.

An example of how sea conditions can impact land- (Not a apocalyptic prediction of damage today)

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/07/27/13/2AE029E700000578-0-image-a-30_1438000776749.jpg

Meteorite58

Mod Note: Back on topic please.

JCX BXC

prinzeugen wrote: »

I dont see how its spreading misinformation.


Maritime conditions can impact people on the land, not just people on boats/ships.



http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/07/27/13/2AE029E700000578-0-image-a-30_1438000776749.jpg

We're talking about landbased impacts, if there was such a risk of coastal flooding it would be highlighted in the forecast, not in the marine warning. Such a photo from the daily mail is entirely OTT, this isn't apocalyptic.

It simply hypes up the forecast.

JCX BXC

Wind blowing at an average of 11kts with gusts of 19kts, while quite insignificant it seems rather windy compared with the benign weather we've received over the last while.

km79

Malayalam wrote: »

Oh, Shyte! Shyte, shyte, shyte. My poor lovely tall sunflowers that I have grown from seed. And everything else!!!....SHYTE!!!!!!!! :mad:

But at least it's not too hot
In summer
Hate that

Malayalam

km79 wrote: »

But at least it's not too hot
In summer
Hate that

No. I adore hot summer weather. I'm weird like that

Storm 10

JCX BXC wrote: »

Not really, the marine forecasts are valid for sea conditions and focused on Marine traffic. By all means if you for some reason think they're valid to you use them, but don't spread misinformation.

I have friends living on Inishboffin and they tell me that when Marine warnings are issued in the Sea Areas forecast they find that the wind is way stronger on the Islands than the Mainland as they are further out at sea so it definitely affects them more than the mainland forecast. So I agree with Grace on this one

Gaoth Laidir

Marine forecasts are valid for "coastal waters". This would include offshore islands. Grace is on an offshore island so it's unfair to have a go at her.

red sean

pauldry wrote: »

Raining again in Sligo after over 3 weeks mainly dry

Could be 30mm from this

Raining in Nth Sligo since about 7am.
Can't believe I'm glad see it! Plants in desperate need of rain.

Lumi

Updated Wind Warnings from Met Eireann

Status Orange - Wind warning for Donegal, Galway, Mayo and Sligo

On Wednesday evening and night and for a time on Thursday morning, south to southwest winds veering westerly, associated with Storm Hector, will reach mean speeds of 65 to 80 km/hr with gusts of 110 to 125 km/hr. Winds will be strongest in coastal areas.
Issued: Wednesday 13 June 2018 08:00
Valid from Wednesday 13 June 2018 21:00 to Thursday 14 June 2018 10:00

Status Yellow - Wind warning for Cavan, Monaghan, Leitrim, Roscommon, Clare and Kerry

On Wednesday evening and night and for a time on Thursday morning, south to southwest winds veering westerly, associated with Storm Hector, will reach mean speeds of 55 to 65 km/hr with gusts of 90 to 110 km/hr.
Issued: Wednesday 13 June 2018 08:17
Valid from Wednesday 13 June 2018 21:00 to Thursday 14 June 2018 10:00

MetLuver

JCX BXC wrote: »

Unless you live on a boat then the Marine forecast is not for you!

Focus on the civilian forecast.

Graces7 lives on an island offshore Mayo. I think civilians live there. And let's not forget the Aran Islands.

Meteorite58

Looking at the latest runs , Looks possible that more counties will have warnings ( Northern half of the country )and possibly an orange upgrade also for Kerry and especially Clare.

Graces7

They are redefining and refining the forecast wondrously.so much skill

Wild already out here on the island. Love it! Rain beating on the windows.. After last winter ( I came here early September but had no ESB until January and no internet until I think March) I learned what the storms out here are like. Tidal waters on all sides and the ocean a field away from this dwelling.

Learned that the dwelling will take all gales. Made friends with the ocean weather.

Wind so strong that you cannot walk .. just marching on the spot !

Stay safe this day ...

Comhrá

Now named Storm Hector by Met Eireann.

Link from the Met Office Twitter account though:

https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/1006852422638153734

Xenji

Blustery and wet in Castlebar, going to be an interesting night.

Graces7

Xenji wrote: »

Blustery and wet in Castlebar, going to be an interesting night.

Indeed yes! Rubs hands together!

Rock Lesnar

Has gotten fairly breezy now here, havent really been following this apart from i knew we might get some rain, none today so far thankfully, but are we due to get some of the high winds.

Cantona's Collars

A bit of a breeze here in Wexford,17c atm with a few spots of rain on the wind.
With the storm being named Hector will the wind make sounds that appear to be Irish and Spanish and annoy a lot of people?

Graces7

Getting very wild and loud and wet here.

mobil 222

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

I'm in north Donegal and getting just a little bit excited about the next two days!

I t better be gone before my annual pilgrimage to Donegal for the rally.

:D