Storm Fionn: PM Tues 16th/AM Weds 17th, Jan 2018

sryanbruen · 16-01-2018 11:57am #1

STATUS ORANGE

Wind Warning for Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Cork and Kerry
This evening and for a time tonight, storm Fionn will bring very strong westerly winds to Atlantic coastal counties with mean wind speeds of 65 to 80 km/h and gusts of up to 120 km/hr, strongest near coasts with a risk of flooding.

Issued:Tuesday 16 January 2018 10:00
Valid:Tuesday 16 January 2018 15:00 to Wednesday 17 January 2018 03:00

Soccarboy11 · 16-01-2018 11:58am

Storm fionn, so we have a name then!

sryanbruen · 16-01-2018 11:59am

Soccarboy11 wrote: »

Storm fionn, so we have a name then!

Yes but it's for tonight, not Wednesday night, I just noticed.

sryanbruen · 16-01-2018 12:04pm

STATUS YELLOW

Wind Warning for Leinster, Cavan, Monaghan, Roscommon, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford
Update on previous warning:

Today and tonight, westerly winds will reach mean winds speeds of 55 to 65 km/h with gusts of 90 to 110 km/h.

Issued:Tuesday 16 January 2018 10:00
Valid:Tuesday 16 January 2018 11:00 to Wednesday 17 January 2018 03:00

DOCARCH · 16-01-2018 12:30pm

OK....this thread is for (named) Storm Fionn....for tonight.

Other thread is for expected (separate) wind 'event'/potential storm tomorrow night.

MJohnston · 16-01-2018 1:07pm

Well this one snuck up while we were all focused on the snow charts, I guess!

ECM:

I guess this is part of the concern?

MJohnston · 16-01-2018 1:13pm

AROME:

ICON:

WRF:

Not a particularly widespread or long-term event this one.

Rebelbrowser · 16-01-2018 1:16pm

Blizzards later? (he asked hopefully.....)

MJohnston · 16-01-2018 1:21pm

Rebelbrowser wrote: »

Blizzards later? (he asked hopefully.....)

Looking at the AROME charts, Devon/Cornwall might actually be in for some fun of that nature

Meteorite58 · 16-01-2018 1:24pm

Fairly wild and gusty in Kerry already, massive hail and rain showers sweeping through, winds picking up all morning . Looks like 3 nights of broken sleep in a row coming up.

sryanbruen · 16-01-2018 2:00pm

I didn't know where to put this.

https://twitter.com/liamdutton/status/953249026786447361

As for Fionn:

https://twitter.com/liamdutton/status/953250220464275458

vicwatson · 16-01-2018 2:21pm

sryanbruen wrote: »

I didn't know where to put this.

https://twitter.com/liamdutton/status/953249026786447361

As for Fionn:

https://twitter.com/liamdutton/status/953250220464275458

Liam is a little annoyed

Darwin · 16-01-2018 2:24pm

Some interesting points there from Liam Dutton, but a bit surprising he chose to use social media to show his exasperation.

sryanbruen · 16-01-2018 2:37pm

Darwin wrote: »

Some interesting points there from Liam Dutton, but a bit surprising he chose to use social media to show his exasperation.

You should see some of his tweets, he's an absolute legend, there needs to be more people like him.

ninebeanrows · 16-01-2018 3:29pm

The less said about this the better

munsterlegend · 16-01-2018 3:32pm

Weathercheck wrote: »

The less said about this the better

About Fionn or Liam?! Or both?

ninebeanrows · 16-01-2018 3:34pm

munsterlegend wrote: »

About Fionn or Liam?! Or both?

Haha I was referring to Fionn!

Villain · 16-01-2018 4:36pm

Gust of 89 knots at Fastnet Lighthouse earlier!!

fepper · 16-01-2018 5:18pm

Storm seems to getting stronger here in north Kerry with some nasty gusts with hail/sleet

Mr_A · 16-01-2018 5:18pm

Villain wrote: »

Gust of 89 knots at Fastnet Lighthouse earlier!!

Gust of 88 in latest update: https://twitter.com/FastnetLHouse/status/953300129834000390

Meteorite58 · 16-01-2018 5:30pm

Ferocious gusty hail shower going through atm, gusts are rocking the car inside Tralee town.

ninebeanrows · 16-01-2018 6:10pm

Gust of 74 knots at Mace Head @4pm. So that is a gust to 137kph!
So Fionn going strictly by the Orange level wind warning = Storm naming was merited.

nagdefy · 16-01-2018 6:13pm

Weathercheck wrote: »

Gust of 74 knots at Mace Head @4pm. So that is a gust to 137kph!
So Fionn going strictly by the Orange level wind warning = Storm naming was merited.

That's a red gust, over 130km per hour is it not?

cyclops999 · 16-01-2018 6:16pm

M6 buoy at 16:00
Wind Speed 45 gust 68 Kts
Wave Height 14 meters

nagdefy · 16-01-2018 6:17pm

Liam's twitter post was more than a little condescending towards 'our boys', hope someone tweets him back (if that's how it works?!) with that info.

M.T. Cranium · 16-01-2018 6:24pm

Pardon my ignorance living so far away, but who is Liam?

nagdefy · 16-01-2018 6:26pm

sryanbruen wrote: »

I didn't know where to put this.

https://twitter.com/liamdutton/status/953249026786447361

As for Fionn:

https://twitter.com/liamdutton/status/953250220464275458

This is Liam MT.

sryanbruen · 16-01-2018 6:26pm

M.T. Cranium wrote: »

Pardon my ignorance living so far away, but who is Liam?

He's a qualified UKMO weather forecaster, used to work with BBC weather but now works for Channel 4 News.

http://www.liamdutton.com/liam-dutton-meteorologist

M.T. Cranium · 16-01-2018 6:41pm

Thanks, more or less guessed right. I saw the earlier posts, just didn't know his association with Irish weather.

Well, I have the feeling that a red alert may be coming for Kerry, Limerick and Clare, possibly south Galway. M6 gusts above 65 knots are rare indeed. And recent gusts above 60 knots at Shannon also.

Will be borderline red for sure until at least midnight.

I am very interested in the next model run when they have the upper air data from Newfoundland and get a hold of the radar signature of the next storm, it really whipped across the Avalon at a high rate of speed. Currently the low appears to be around 150 miles east of St Johns NL.

The 12z upper air charts have quite the jet stream across the central Atlantic and it is unusually strong at 250 mb near Ireland now, a bit further south than we normally see this feature. This is probably translating down to produce Fionn out of what is essentially just a westerly flow.

RoisinD · 16-01-2018 7:01pm

Weathercheck wrote: »

Gust of 74 knots at Mace Head @4pm. So that is a gust to 137kph!
So Fionn going strictly by the Orange level wind warning = Storm naming was merited.

I think this has brought the worst winds of the winter so far around here. Bushes etc round here (don't do trees very well) uprooted, fencing looking dodgy. Tried to go out to car a few minutes ago (it is in what I would class as in a sheltered spot) and had to give up. Liam Dutton can stick his opinions where the sun don't shine.
NW Clare

Oneiric 3 · 16-01-2018 7:09pm

It is during events like this that Maq is missed from this forum. Seems to be gone for a couple of years now.

Storm Fionn: PM Tues 16th/AM Weds 17th, Jan 2018

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