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Gales/Strong Winds January 8th - 10th

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    #32
    AnotherYear
    Closed Accounts Posts: 230 ✭✭AnotherYear


    Just to give an idea how strong the Jet stream is at present. Flight http://www.flightradar24.com/THY4/53a2496 is currently travelling at 706 knots per hour(812mph) across the Atlantic. Flights arrived in London from the US 60-90 minutes ahead of schedule today

    Speed reduced to 600knots now.


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    #33
    ninebeanrows
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    K5 buoy has dropped 19.1hPa in 3 hours.

    Incredible.


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    #34
    Oscar Bravo
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    Faults starting to become more frequent now


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    #35
    highdef
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    AnotherYear wrote: »
    Just to give an idea how strong the Jet stream is at present. Flight http://www.flightradar24.com/THY4/53a2496 is currently travelling at 706 knots per hour(812mph) across the Atlantic. Flights arrived in London from the US 60-90 minutes ahead of schedule today

    Speed reduced to 600knots now.

    Does that mean they are breaking the sound barrier? 812mph is well over the speed of sound, even at ground level!


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    #36
    EletricMan
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    Im on storm alert to head to Scotland tomorrow if it has bad power outages!


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    #37
    mountainy man
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    Hi guys, is the Shannon radar down again?


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    #38
    Saganist
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    highdef wrote: »
    Does that mean they are breaking the sound barrier? 812mph is well over the speed of sound, even at ground level!

    http://www.flightradar24.com/CLX773/539b672

    Is doing 742mph which is not far off the speed of sound. :eek:

    Edit:

    Thanks FWTV for clarification.. :)


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    #39
    Mech1
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    Lots of planes holding cant land in Dub "winds out of limits"

    Listen to my feed by following link in my sig.


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    #40
    FWVT
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    They are not near the sound barrier. Remember, the air is moving with them so they would need to fly and AIRspeed of Mach 1, not a groundspeed.


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    #41
    FWVT
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    Mech1 wrote: »
    Lots of planes holding cant land in Dub "winds out of limits"

    Listen to my feed by following link in my sig.

    You're No. 1 in the ranking again on 137 listeners. JFK Tower a distant 2nd on 70


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    #42
    highdef
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    FWVT wrote: »
    They are not near the sound barrier. Remember, the air is moving with them so they would need to fly and AIRspeed of Mach 1, not a groundspeed.

    Thanks for clearing that up. I didn't realise that moving air (the wind) affected the speed that sound travels. I'd assumed that sound waves travel at the same speed, no matter what the wind speed is but it does make sense that wind speed would make a difference.....my bad. feel a bit silly now :o


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    #43
    highdef
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    Flight radar 24 combined with the ATC feed is way more interesting than TV this evening. So many planes on hold alright and looks like diversions are beginning now. Would not like to be in a plane in a holding pattern right now! Thanks again Mech1 for your feed. ALWAYS very much appreciated


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    #44
    cherryghost
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    Mech1 wrote: »
    Lots of planes holding cant land in Dub "winds out of limits"

    Listen to my feed by following link in my sig.

    Really interesting stuff, thanks.


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    #45
    Saganist
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    highdef wrote: »
    Flight radar 24 combined with the ATC feed is way more interesting than TV this evening. So many planes on hold alright and looks like diversions are beginning now. Would not like to be in a plane in a holding pattern right now! Thanks again Mech1 for your feed. ALWAYS very much appreciated

    Agreed. Sounds like some planes are bailing out and heading to Shannon.


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    #46
    FWVT
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    The controllers and pilots are earning their wages tonight.


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    #47
    Lumi
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    Max gust in Galway city 68 km/h at 20:46

    Current wind speed 35 km/h, gusting 53 km/h
    10 minute mean 31 km/h
    Direction Westerly

    Barometer 1010.47 hPa Falling -0.77 hPa/hr


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    #48
    Iancar29
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    Breaking news : Storm status officially reached here in N.Dublin..... aka.. Wheelie bin down , i repeat wheelie bin down!



    A nice view of the sting jet ( dry slot NW of Ireland )
    10368403_10153000444001718_7123226929131375653_n.jpg?oh=d05d75f345f333901d830906de8f51d7&oe=552867B2&__gda__=1429557668_109b703bd421bb2a9736dd60042b021a


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    #49
    shuffle65
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    I'm right on the Atlantic coast here in Donegal, it's a bit windy alright, nothing spectacular though, I've often seen a lot worse. (no interruption to electricity supply anyway) I hope I don't eat my words before morning!


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    #50
    mickger844posts
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    Current 10 min Ave. 27km/h gusting to 50km/h. Max gust of 61km/h during heavy rain earlier. I'm expecting higher gusts tomorrow afternoon/evening time down in these parts but nothing anyway near severe

    www.waterfordcityweather.com

    www.waterfordcityweather.com/weather2/index.php


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    #51
    shmaupel
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    Gusting 69kmph here right on the coast just south of Donegal Town.

    When are peak winds expected? Midnight?


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    #52
    Storm 10
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    Shannon Airport nearly full now with diversions, just issued a warning to aircraft of winds gusting over 45 knots for the next four hours


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    #53
    Iamkipper
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    Sky news reporting Dublin Airport closed there about 10 mins ago.


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    #54
    shmaupel
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    Just to add,

    The lights flickered before 8 here and I see Ballyshannon has a fault that began around the same time.


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    #55
    ronnie3585
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    METAR history for Dublin since 1600. Serious ramp up in the wind!

    EIDW 082230Z 22033G47KT 9999 FEW015 SCT025 BKN050 09/06 Q1009 NOSIG=
    EIDW 082200Z 22028G40KT 9999 FEW015 SCT025 BKN050 08/06 Q1010 NOSIG=
    EIDW 082130Z 22027G39KT 9999 FEW015 BKN050 08/05 Q1011 NOSIG=
    EIDW 082100Z 21024G35KT 9999 -RA FEW015 SCT022 BKN045 07/05 Q1012 NOSIG=
    EIDW 082030Z 21022G40KT 9999 -RA SCT020 SCT030 BKN040 07/05 Q1013 NOSIG=
    EIDW 082000Z 21019KT 9999 -RA SCT020 SCT045 BKN080 07/04 Q1014 NOSIG=
    EIDW 081930Z 21024G35KT 9999 FEW020 SCT080 BKN100 08/03 Q1014 NOSIG=
    EIDW 081900Z 20022KT 9999 FEW020 SCT100 BKN120 07/03 Q1015 NOSIG=
    EIDW 081830Z 20017KT 9999 FEW020 SCT100 BKN120 07/02 Q1016 NOSIG=
    EIDW 081800Z 21017KT 9999 FEW020 SCT100 BKN120 07/03 Q1017 NOSIG=
    EIDW 081730Z 20017KT 9999 FEW020 SCT100 BKN140 06/03 Q1018 NOSIG=
    EIDW 081700Z 20012KT 9999 FEW020 SCT100 BKN140 06/03 Q1019 NOSIG=
    EIDW 081630Z 21013KT 9999 FEW020 SCT100 BKN120 06/03 Q1019 NOSIG=
    EIDW 081600Z 22011KT 9999 FEW020 BKN250 06/03 Q1020 NOSIG=


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    #56
    Slippin Jimmy
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    Iamkipper wrote: »
    Sky news reporting Dublin Airport closed there about 10 mins ago.

    For what it's worth the journal also confirmed dublin airport have suspended flights. Flights suspended at Dublin airport over severe winds
    http://jrnl.ie/1870984


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    #57
    maquiladora
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    There's no warning from Met Eireann for tomorrow afternoon yet, but it will be windier almost everywhere tomorrow than it was tonight.

    3pm :

    nmmuk-11-27-0_cup2.png


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    #58
    delw
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    One or two tasty gusts here in last half hour


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    #59
    Iancar29
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    delw wrote: »
    One or two tasty gusts here in last half hour

    Yep same here in Finglas...You know its a good gust when the pressure builds up against the windows:cool:


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    #60
    cotton
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    Extremely windy here in greystones, power went about 20 minutes ago.


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    #61
    AnotherYear
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    Malin head Speed 50mph gusting to 78mph at 23.00
    126kmph slightly above the met warning of 120kmph


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