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Strong Winds Forecast for Saturday night

26-11-2011 10:02AM

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Met have a weather warning out for today.

Warnings

Weather Warning

Issued at 25 November 2011 - 19:30
Weather Alert Update
Becoming very windy everywhere later on Saturday and Saturday night with strong to gale force south-to-southwest winds, and gusts of 80 to 110 km/h, especially in coastal counties of the south, west and north, with a risk of up to 120 km/h in exposed parts of the northwest later.

Valid from 1500hrs on Sat 26/11/11
to 0300hrs on Sun 27/11/11

Gale Warning

Southwest gales or strong gales today on all Irish coastal waters and the Irish Sea.
Issued at 05:00 on 26-Nov-2011

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#2 26-11-2011 11:40AM

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Wind already picking up here. Heavy sheet rain too.

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#3 26-11-2011 06:21PM

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Windy here in Kerry all day but really getting strong now.

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#4 26-11-2011 06:35PM

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The noise of the wind now here in north Kilkenny you'd think the house will blow down. If we can't have snow I'll take the wind anything better than the boring weather of late

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#5 26-11-2011 06:39PM

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ME have updated their weather warning:

Southwest gales or strong gales continuing today on all coasts of Ireland and the Irish Sea. Winds may increase to storm force for a time early tonight as they veer west to northwest on coasts from Slyne Head to Rossan Point to Malin Head.
Issued at 15:00 on 26-Nov-2011

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#6 26-11-2011 06:39PM

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where in north kk are you ?.

channaigh wrote: »

The noise of the wind now here in north Kilkenny you'd think the house will blow down. If we can't have snow I'll take the wind anything better than the boring weather of late

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#7 26-11-2011 06:48PM

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Near fresh ford on the hills

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#8 26-11-2011 06:54PM

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DOCARCH wrote: »

Winds may increase to storm forceTEN f[/I]

There, I completed that for you.

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#9 26-11-2011 06:56PM

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feckin breezy here in Louth !!

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#10 26-11-2011 06:57PM

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not to far from there myself.

channaigh wrote: »

Near fresh ford on the hills

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#11 26-11-2011 07:11PM

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This system looks like bringing storm force winds to Denmark and the Baltic Sea tomorrow and tomorrow night.

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#12 26-11-2011 07:24PM

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trampoline flipping force winds in Galway now:(

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#13 26-11-2011 07:56PM

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empty cardboard boxes bouncing on the road force winds in Sligo

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#14 26-11-2011 08:01PM

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Very windy here this evening.

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#15 26-11-2011 08:25PM

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planetX wrote: »

trampoline flipping force winds in Galway now:(

Having to put tea towel in the letter box windy in Wexford!!!:P

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#16 26-11-2011 08:26PM

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Finner gust 37. Buoy M4 gusts 45. Constant gale force here. Could be a very rough night.

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#17 26-11-2011 08:33PM

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just lost X factor for about 10 seconds in a gust! Hopefully i'll still have a satellite dish by the morning!

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#18 26-11-2011 08:40PM

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snaps wrote: »

just lost X factor for about 10 seconds in a gust!

It's an ill wind.....

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#19 26-11-2011 09:10PM

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calm & mild at moment

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#20 26-11-2011 09:15PM

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Very strong winds here. Hairy drive along the motorway, got blown into the hard shoulder at one point.

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#21 26-11-2011 09:17PM

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delw wrote: »

clam & mild at moment

Something fishy about your post.

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#22 26-11-2011 09:29PM

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wouldnt like to be flying into Dublin Airport tonight...

:rolleyes:

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#23 26-11-2011 09:29PM

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redsteveireland wrote: »

Something fishy about your post.

:o

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#24 26-11-2011 09:32PM

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Not a bad night in Sligo, thus far

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#25 26-11-2011 09:39PM

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Iancar29 wrote: »

wouldnt like to be flying into Dublin Airport tonight...

:rolleyes:

Squeaky bum time

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#26 26-11-2011 09:42PM

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Iancar29 wrote: »

wouldnt like to be flying into Dublin Airport tonight...

:rolleyes:

Oh good jausus I landed in something like that before not nice!

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#27 26-11-2011 09:43PM

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Wind has picked up since earlier. Constant strong wind and driving rain.

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#28 26-11-2011 09:52PM

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Very strong gusts here in SE Co. Sligo.

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#29 26-11-2011 09:55PM

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Likewise in Castlebar atm,very strong Gusts.

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#30 26-11-2011 09:57PM

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Strong gusts here Firhouse - @ foot of Dublin mountains......
Windier indoors where himself had hot curry.....;)

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#31 26-11-2011 09:58PM

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bryaner wrote: »

Oh good jausus I landed in something like that before not nice!

so you have flown ryanair before too!!!

very strong gusts here in templeogue

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