Wind warnings for Thursday Evening 12th to Friday Morning 13th for west coast counti

Jpmarn · 12-12-2019 12:22pm #1

At 10 AM this morning Met Eireann issued status yellow wind warnings for the following counties.
Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo, Mayo, Galway, Clare, Kerry and Cork.
The warnings are valid from 1800 this evening to 0900 Friday morning.

Mods may change the title of this thread especially if Met Eireann upgrades the warnings.

aidanodr · 12-12-2019 12:26pm

https://www.met.ie/warnings

squarecircles · 12-12-2019 12:28pm

Status Yellow - Wind warning for
Donegal,
Galway,
Leitrim,
Mayo,
Sligo,
Clare,
Cork
Kerry

This evening and overnight, west to northwest winds will reach mean
speeds of 50 to 65 km/hr with gusts of 80 to 110 km/hr

Winds will be strongest along coasts and on hills and mountains
Valid: 18:00 Thursday 12/12/2019 to 09:00 Friday 13/12/2019
Issued: 10:00 Thursday 12/12/2019

ninebeanrows · 12-12-2019 12:34pm

Looks like we are in for a right old buffeting

Graces7 · 12-12-2019 1:21pm

Great sigh of relief here as this is the one space in this week and more the ferry can be sure of getting across and back. So the neighbours are over shopping for supplies and my groceries for two weeks will be safe here before this next gale hits .. I do have spare stock but all the same!

We live within the weather and it rules us to some extent..i

Lovely and peaceful now and enjoying it before the next bout

west mayo offshore

Villain · 12-12-2019 2:19pm

A windy spell ahead on coasts and especially in the Irish Sea over the coming days.

https://twitter.com/CarlowWeather/status/1205107377688793093?s=20

Tazio · 12-12-2019 3:58pm

Villain wrote: »

A windy spell ahead on coasts and especially in the Irish Sea over the coming days.

https://twitter.com/CarlowWeather/status/1205107377688793093?s=20

Great! Ferry crossing Friday night :eek: -- I'll post updates here..

Graces7 · 12-12-2019 5:10pm

The night falls early, quietening the heart and stilling the mind. Utterly still out there. There was another heavy shower as I was decanting the huge abundance of food into smaller containers to bring it in from the drive. Air so fresh and sweet it was a joy to be out in it.

So all is well, and let come what may the next few days.

Almost dark. Last light in utter peace.

West Mayo offshore island

jirafa · 12-12-2019 5:47pm

When I read Graces7 posts..I always think of such a scene ...

Graces7 · 12-12-2019 5:56pm

And the wind has arrived, sudden and loud, with deluging rain on its breath...

That was cutting it fine with the ferry!

Batten everything down folks!

west mayo offshore island

Mortelaro · 12-12-2019 6:18pm

Fair drop in the barometer today,down to 977mb in Arklow at the moment
Practically flat calm hereabouts

JCX BXC · 12-12-2019 6:47pm

Wow what a horrific evening in Galway. Traffic is utterly horrendous.

hoody · 12-12-2019 6:51pm

JCX BXC wrote: »

Wow what a horrific evening in Galway. Traffic is utterly horrendous.

Huge shower came through Loughrea in last half hour

Oscar Bravo · 12-12-2019 7:17pm

6pm

Mace head gusting 57 knots

Meteorite58 · 12-12-2019 7:35pm

10 min avg 40 km/h , gust 68 km/h here near Tralee

Huge blustery showers this evening , 16.6mm so far today ( 11mm by 08.00 )

Davaeo09 · 12-12-2019 7:38pm

Kilkenny city absolutely soaking the last 2 hours

Mortelaro · 12-12-2019 8:06pm

974 now in Arklow
Dropping

Gaoth Laidir · 12-12-2019 8:14pm

7 pm reports:

Sherkin Island - 31 gust 50 kt
Mace Head - 35 gust 49 kt
Cork Airport - 27 gust 38 kt
Roches Point 26 gust 38 kt
Belmullet - 16 gust 34 kt
Gurteen - 22 gust 35 kt
Newport - 20 gust 33 kt

As George Lee would say, "Fierce".

squarecircles · 12-12-2019 9:05pm

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

7 pm reports:

Sherkin Island - 31 gust 50 kt
Mace Head - 35 gust 49 kt
Cork Airport - 27 gust 38 kt
Roches Point 26 gust 38 kt
Belmullet - 16 gust 34 kt
Gurteen - 22 gust 35 kt
Newport - 20 gust 33 kt

As George Lee would say, "Fierce".

it sure is,all we need now is some sleety wet snow and it would be a proper atlantic winters night,the wind howling and candles lit,i just love this time of year.

the wind steadily rising here on the west coast,iv put extra cable ties on my christmas lights and on my hands.

it looks like a raw cold weekend brrrrr winter is in full swing.

Meteorite58 · 12-12-2019 9:37pm

10 min avg 47 km/h , recent gust 74 km/h, wild night here in Kerry

7.3C but a windchill of 1.5C

Oscar Bravo · 12-12-2019 10:16pm

9pm

Sherkin gusting 53 knots
Mace head 50 knots
Valentia 47 knots
Shannon 44 knots

limericklad87 · 12-12-2019 10:18pm

Lively in limerick

Snow Garden · 12-12-2019 10:29pm

Galey in Galway

Thepillowman · 12-12-2019 11:10pm

Miserable night in East Clare squalls of wind and driving rain.

weisses · 12-12-2019 11:56pm

This yellow event has more impact here in w Kerry then Sundays red warning ...

corsav6 · 13-12-2019 12:31am

Blustery outside Newport Mayo, rain is constant however.

poconnor16 · 13-12-2019 12:50am

Gusts have picked up significantly in the last 20 mins - North Cork

SleetAndSnow · 13-12-2019 2:26am

Sudden gust increase in cork city
Was just lying in bed and gusts started hitting the house

Mr Bumble · 13-12-2019 4:23am

Ferocious wind for the last hour near Glen of the Downs.....much worse than anything over the last week

Graces7 · 13-12-2019 6:01am

Just lost a whole message; I blame the gale!

A fierce and fearsome wind is this one. No manners and evil intent! Battering with deluges on its breath

Flinching instinctively. Endurance, not enjoyment

And bitterly cold.

" This too shall pass".

Grumble grouse, grouse grumble! lol,,, strong roof and straight walls, food and all needed, and with such a narrow margin y'day. That was truly wonderful...

BE QUIET!

west mayo offshore island

PS no idea how that thumbs down got here or how to delete it! Ah well! the wind did it...

M.T. Cranium · 13-12-2019 7:10am

Slight wind increase Fred seems to have lost most of its fury.

Graces7 · 13-12-2019 7:16am

M.T. Cranium wrote: »

Slight wind increase Fred seems to have lost most of its fury.

Fred?

Still loud and fierce out here.

West mayo offshore island

Tazio · 13-12-2019 10:10am

Tazio wrote: »

Great! Ferry crossing Friday night :eek: -- I'll post updates here..

Ferry crossings were cancelled or 'In Doubt' due to >4m waves so I chickened out and rescheduled for next Monday. It'll be calm on Monday no nothing exiting to report, sorry! I feel like I've left you all down :pac:

Quite calm no here in Cork since this morning

Snow Garden · 13-12-2019 10:40am

Mace Head got a max gust of 106kpm yesterday (6pm). I believe that was the highest gust recorded on the mainland.

That compares with Atiyah which gusted to 112kpm in Mace Head.

Mortelaro · 13-12-2019 10:48am

Overnight gust at my station in Arklow of 88kmh on the East coast

Graces7 · 13-12-2019 11:16am

Tazio wrote: »

Ferry crossings were cancelled or 'In Doubt' due to >4m waves so I chickened out and rescheduled for next Monday. It'll be calm on Monday no nothing exiting to report, sorry! I feel like I've left you all down :pac:

Quite calm no here in Cork since this morning

Wise man; relieved to hear it

I gather the Irish Sea is not good at such times. ( Understatement!) Last sea crossing I ever made ( apart from ferries here) was the North Sea from Scandinavia in a storm.. Never again.

Graces7 · 13-12-2019 11:42am

Definitely easing... Still the occasional growl but more of a dull roar... So next snow? lol...
very dark skies and overall dank and wet.
A day to light the fire and snuggle with youtube and several cats..

west mayo offshore island

Fitzo123 · 13-12-2019 11:54am

Surprised there was no rain warning for Sligo. Haven’t seen that much rain in a small time this winter.

fred funk }{ · 13-12-2019 12:06pm

Very strong winds in Arklow. Worse than any storms recently.

Mortelaro · 13-12-2019 12:10pm

fred funk }{ wrote: »

Very strong winds in Arklow. Worse than any storms recently.

Well not Quite!
Gusting near 90 kmh atm wnw
Howling
10 min Avg is 66 though which is impressive for daytime

fred funk }{ · 13-12-2019 12:12pm

Mortelaro wrote: »

Well not Quite!
Gusting near 90 kmh atm wnw
Howling
10 min Avg is 66 though which is impressive for daytime

What numbers were you getting from other events? I'm solely basing my opinion on chimney howls and letter box flaps..ha.

Mortelaro · 13-12-2019 12:14pm

Mortelaro wrote: »

Well not Quite!
Gusting near 90 kmh atm wnw
Howling
10 min Avg is 66 though which is impressive for daytime

96kmh wnw

Mortelaro · 13-12-2019 12:15pm

fred funk }{ wrote: »

What numbers were you getting from other events? I'm solely basing my opinion on chimney howls and letter box flaps..ha.

90 was the peak in Atiya or whatever her name was
Just past that again 97kmh :eek:

fred funk }{ · 13-12-2019 12:21pm

Mortelaro wrote: »

90 was the peak in Atiya or whatever her name was
Just past that again 97kmh :eek:

Some big gusts the last 10 minutes.

Xenji · 13-12-2019 12:44pm

Still gusty in Castlebar, from midnight till 08.00 this morning there was a gust of over 90 km/hr each hour, a common winters gale here but quite consistent at the same time.

Atiyah brought a max gust of 124 km/hr in comparison.

Tazio · 13-12-2019 1:04pm

Graces7 wrote: »

Wise man; relieved to hear it I gather the Irish Sea is not good at such times. ( Understatement!) Last sea crossing I ever made ( apart from ferries here) was the North Sea from Scandinavia in a storm.. Never again.

Thank you Grace! I don't mind a rough crossing but 'Very Rough' to 'High' would be a bit uncomfortable I would imagine. All the crossings are cancelled today anyway so glad made the decision last night.

I can only imagine what a North Sea crossing would be like....

barneyrub · 13-12-2019 1:29pm

Fitzo123 wrote: »

Surprised there was no rain warning for Sligo. Haven’t seen that much rain in a small time this winter.

I thought the same this morning. I knew was a wind warning but should have been a rain one too. Serious amount of rain fell. Roads were all flooded this morning

Villain · 13-12-2019 2:28pm

Fitzo123 wrote: »

Surprised there was no rain warning for Sligo. Haven’t seen that much rain in a small time this winter.

hmmm there was one issued yesterday:

Status Yellow - Rainfall warning for South Donegal, Leitrim and parts of Sligo
30 to 50 mm of rain possible
Valid: 20:00 Thursday 12/12/2019 to 20:00 Friday 13/12/2019
Issued: 11:00 Thursday 12/12/2019

Graces7 · 13-12-2019 2:49pm

Tazio wrote: »

Thank you Grace! I don't mind a rough crossing but 'Very Rough' to 'High' would be a bit uncomfortable I would imagine. All the crossings are cancelled today anyway so glad made the decision last night.

I can only imagine what a North Sea crossing would be like....

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I was so ill. and it was a long crossing, that when we docked they would not let me off until I saw the port doctor as there had been a typhoid scare.

You did right but it is so good to be vindicated.

Meteorite58 · 13-12-2019 8:53pm

Was very windy here near Tralee overnight. Was gusting well over 70 km/h for hours and got a top gust of 93 km/h .

Wind warnings for Thursday Evening 12th to Friday Morning 13th for west coast counti

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