Net-weather Alert 00106: August 23rd - 25th 2005

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Weather Alert

Category: Level 2

Weather Type: Rain/Strong Winds

Affecting: The whole of the UK, but the strongest winds will affect Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Time and Date Valid For: 18:00 Tuesday 23rd August - 06:00 Thursday 25th August 2005

Time Of Issue: 19:00 Monday 22nd August 2005

An unusually strong low pressure system to the northwest of Scotland will affect all areas of the UK on Wednesday.

The forecasted low pressure system will develop rapidly by Wednesday. The track will bring the centre of the low pressure not far from the northern Isles of Scotland.

Tomorrow morning, rain will begin to move into northern Ireland and western parts of Scotland. By the afternoon, the area of rain will have expanded to bring a thoroughly miserable end to the day here. Overnight, the rain will start to get itself organised over Northern Ireland and western Scotland, and the winds will begin to pick up. Overnight into Wednesday, Western Scotland and Northern Ireland will see the strongest of the winds. By the morning the Northern Isles, the Inner and Outer Hebrides along with the Shetland Isles will see the strongest winds. The winds will be gale force due to the tight packing of the isobars in these areas, so there could be gusts of 60-70mph. All west-facing coasts will see strongish winds as well, but not as strong as the areas already mentioned.

For the rest of the UK on Wednesday, the rain will be more noticeable than the wind. Heavy rain will sweep eastwards across the country on Wednesday possibly accompanied with heavy showers behind. There could be several hours worth of heavy rain into Scotland and northern Ireland, so flooding could be an issue here. Elsewhere, local flooding cannot be ruled out either. Travelling conditions will be affected.

On Thursday the unsettled weather will continue with widespread heavy showers, and the odd storm cannot be ruled out.

Please stay tuned to Net-Weather for any possible Flash Alerts that may be issued if necessary.

Confidence Level: 75%

Note: This alert should be considered a guide and we strongly recommend you stay tuned to the Met-Office for further warnings and updates.

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[Paul]

Weather Alert UPDATE

Category: Level 2 Warning

Weather type: Rain/Strong winds

Affecting: The whole of the UK, but the strongest winds will affect Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Time and Date Valid For: 18:00 Tuesday 23rd August - 06:00 Thursday 25th August 2005

Time Of Issue: 0830 23 August 2005

An unusually strong low pressure system to the northwest of Scotland will affect all areas of the UK on Wednesday.

The forecast low pressure system will develop rapidly by Wednesday. The track will bring the centre of the low pressure not far from the northern Isles of Scotland.

Gale force south to south west winds will affect areas shown on the map. Mean speeds of 30-40mph in many places with gusts of 60mph perhaps 70 mph. Heavy rain will accompany the gales as frontal systems sweep south east.

For the rest of the UK on Wednesday, the rain will be more noticeable than the wind. Heavy rain will sweep eastwards across the country on Wednesday possibly accompanied with heavy showers behind. Even south of the area shown winds of 20-30mph will occur, perhaps 40mph or so in exposed parts. Over Scotland, away from the aea shown, gusts of 50mph or more are likely.

Risk map

Please stay tuned to Net-Weather for any possible Flash Alerts that may be issued if necessary.

Confidence Level: 80%

Note: This alert should be considered a guide and we strongly recommend you stay tuned to the Met-Office for further warnings and updates.

Please note, that this alert is covered by the net-weather terms and conditions of use, which are viewable here