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Gales Tonight and Early Morning (Wind gusts today from 90-120km/hr)

  • 04-01-2012 11:48am
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    Registered Users Posts: 12,778 ✭✭✭✭


    Another windy day today with wind gusts increasing and reaching their peak around 9pm.

    10 metre winds will reach 30KT widely and upto 40KT in places.

    Wind gusts will reach 50-65KT in places.

    I will highlight peak of winds between 6pm and 9pm with widespread gusts 50-60KT (90-110km/hr)

    GFS gives 950hpa winds from 110 to as high as 135 km/hr over the country and that
    isn't that far off the surface.

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  • Registered Users Posts: 845 ✭✭✭tylercollins


    Seems tomorrow is going to be a windy day. Not as windy as the last few days though.

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    Also there seems to be high pressure building to our south west. What does this mean?


  • Registered Users Posts: 12,778 ✭✭✭✭ninebeanrows


    Widespread gusts across the country now. from 30-50kt


  • Registered Users Posts: 15,944 ✭✭✭✭Villain


    Indeed inline with the Weather Advisory I issued on IWO earlier Met Eireann have issued a weather warning:
    Issued at 04 January 2012 - 12:24
    Warning of Strong Winds
    Westerly winds will increase strong to gale force and will gust 100 to 120 km/h in exposed hilly and coastal areas of Connacht and west Ulster. Winds will veer northwesterly overnight.

    Valid from: 17:00 4/1/2012
    Valid to: 09:00 5/1/2012


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,466 ✭✭✭Lumi


    It's breezy enough in Galway today

    Currently gusting to 30.0 mph with a 10 min mean of 21.0 mph
    Bearing 271° W : Beaufort F5 Fresh breeze

    Max gust so far today 41mph @ 11.08am

    Baro 1011.04 hPa: Falling quickly -1.37 hPa/hr


  • Registered Users Posts: 286 ✭✭spiderman1885


    This is terrible news, I have just secured my aviary door again, with my remaining birds left inside. If they get out, that is it for my bird loving days. Such a cruel creature, the wind that is.


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  • Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 17,596 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    Estofex have a Level 1 warning for the northern half of the country for potentially severe wind gusts this evening/tonight.

    ... Late evening and night hours British Isles to BENELUX, NW Germany and W Denmark...

    With the arrival of another major baroclinic system, model fields suggest significant dry intrusion behind the jet-streak, possibly spreading partly over the low level warm sector of the surface low. As an interesting note, dry air is expected to penetrate below 700 hPa as suggested by GFS cross sections! A strongly forced convective line seems like a possibility, especially when taking into the account very strong dynamics of the system, even though instability will likely be only marginal at best. 850 hPa flow over 40 m/s ensures very strong wind shear at lower levels and points to the possibility of severe wind gusts and tornadoes within such line. Where exactly will such a line pass is a matter of question, on which models do not agree. Therefore a broad Level 1 is introduced to cover range of possibilities. An update with even an upgrade to Level 2 might follow during the day if situation becomes more certain.


    http://www.estofex.org/


  • Registered Users Posts: 12,778 ✭✭✭✭ninebeanrows


    Wind picking up in the capital this afternoon.

    Will be interesting to note the 3pm wind records on Met.ie

    Highest @ 2pm was @ 52kt in Belmullet.


  • Registered Users Posts: 12,778 ✭✭✭✭ninebeanrows


    No increase in gusts on 3pm report although sustained speeds continue to increase.

    37kt sustained at Mace Head.

    Dublin gusting to 42kt


  • Registered Users Posts: 9,009 ✭✭✭Tom Cruises Left Nut


    WC, you should get down to the O2, between that building and the Gibson hotel there is an incredible funnel effect coming through the IFSC


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 4,466 Mod ✭✭✭✭mickger844posts


    Wind picking up in Waterford City. Max gust 50km/h so far. TAF forecast for Waterford Airport is giving gusts of up to 42KT this evening.

    www.waterfordcityweather.com/wxindex.php


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  • Registered Users Posts: 12,778 ✭✭✭✭ninebeanrows


    Dublin airport to 29 Gust 45 @ 4pm

    Highest gust is at Malin Head 38 Gust 54

    Followed by Mace Head 36 Gust 52


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,466 ✭✭✭Lumi


    Mean wind speeds have been pretty consistent in Galway since midday

    Latest update (gust) 36.0 mph  (avg) 22.0 mph
    Wind Bearing 266° W

    Max gust 45mph @ 14.56 pm

    Barometer 1007.66 hPa: Falling -1.06 hPa/hr


  • Registered Users Posts: 502 ✭✭✭nerrad1983


    Very bad wind and rain here the last few hours in Co Wicklow

    No Weather station Unfortunately :mad:


  • Posts: 6,025 ✭✭✭[Deleted User]


    t|nt|n wrote: »
    WC, you should get down to the O2, between that building and the Gibson hotel there is an incredible funnel effect coming through the IFSC

    a funnel effect?? Iancar is the man ye want :):D


  • Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭whataboutnow


    Dublin airport to 29 Gust 45 @ 4pm

    Highest gust is at Malin Head 38 Gust 54

    Followed by Mace Head 36 Gust 52

    Weathercheck,met.ie forecast windspeeds of up to 120kmph
    What speeds do you think will occur?
    cheers


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,310 ✭✭✭Trogdor


    Very windy here at the moment, gusting to 87km/hr which is the highest gust here since 2006!


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,315 ✭✭✭sunbabe08


    rather windy here in cork :D


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,219 ✭✭✭hellboy99


    Winds starting to pick up here now with gusts of 50 - 60km/h

    8.1c, 1004.7hPA and falling


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,359 ✭✭✭whiteandlight


    Twas the bumpiest/shaky approach to Dublin airport I've ever had this morning. Can only imagine its worse now. Lucky we seem to have got in between yesterday and this evening!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,693 ✭✭✭Redsunset


    Weathercheck,met.ie forecast windspeeds of up to 120kmph
    What speeds do you think will occur?
    cheers

    That gust of 54kts at Malin is 100kmph so there prediction of up to 120kmph is fairly spot on i think.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 5,564 ✭✭✭Pangea


    Its gone pretty wild up here at the moment, some nasty gusts and constant driving rain all day.


  • Registered Users Posts: 48,124 ✭✭✭✭km79


    Recorded a gust of 40kph an hour ago . The recycling bins are bring collected in the morning and they are overflowing ...


  • Registered Users Posts: 798 ✭✭✭Bicycle


    Its like bloomin' Ground Hog day here in Limerick.

    More wind again - its been howling since noon.

    Thankfully the solar panels stayed on the roof on Monday night (himself was worried that they'd blow and take the roof plus most of the contents of the attic with them :D )

    What are the chances of the current windy spell (the one that's lasted since about last September!!) coming to an end or are we stuck on a weather loop?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 469 ✭✭blackius


    Gusting strong here in arklow .
    Highest gust so far is 74kmph a few minutes ago.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,548 ✭✭✭Harps


    Windy here but a pretty standard stormy evening for NW Donegal, not a patch on the other night. Driving rain making it a terrible evening though


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,516 ✭✭✭irish1967


    Same here in south Donegal. Constant driving rain since 7am. Gusty. Wile day.


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,946 ✭✭✭TheMilkyPirate


    Breezy in wexford, A few more noticeable gusts the last half hour or so. Max all day of 44km/h


  • Registered Users Posts: 16 waytoowarm


    gone very windy here again.. strong gusts


  • Registered Users Posts: 799 ✭✭✭CB19Kevo


    Very windy since 4.30pm here in S.Kerry
    Some gusts as bad as the previous storm:eek:


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  • Registered Users Posts: 12,778 ✭✭✭✭ninebeanrows


    Well its very windy out there.

    @ 5pm

    Dublin tops the gust list

    31 Gust 55 63MPH


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