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  • Location: Upminster, Essex
  • Weather Preferences: Severe gales/storms, snow, thunder!
  • Location: Upminster, Essex

Maybe I missed something but for the south looks like an East Kent problem for wind. With mean wind of 30-35 and gusts up to around 55 elsewhere in the south this shouldn't pose too many problems.

 

Rain looks a bigger issue though

Well I'm in Essex and 50-60mph gusts seem likely here perhaps more on higher ground or near coasts.

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  • Location: Torrington, Devon
  • Weather Preferences: storms - of the severe kind
  • Location: Torrington, Devon

Round 2 looks definitely on the cards. Looking like a massive bombing low has got our names on it for 27-28th too. Scary stuff, could even be some record breaking events with these storms.Hope everyone stays safe and hopefully get served hot turkeys!

 

This is it, it looks like the Uk, is getting a double punch

If the first storm causes a lot of damage (power lines down)

The second one coming on 27-28 could hamper recovery efforts. It's looking rather grim

 

If the Met Office update their warnings, it seems to be around noon-ish

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  • Location: East County Clare
  • Location: East County Clare

Maybe I missed something but for the south looks like an East Kent problem for wind. With mean wind of 30-35 and gusts up to around 55 elsewhere in the south this shouldn't pose too many problems. Rain looks a bigger issue though

To be perfectly honest I think you have missed something.
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  • Location: Abbeymead ,Glos Member Since: July 16, 2003
  • Weather Preferences: Hot and thundery or Cold and snowy.
  • Location: Abbeymead ,Glos Member Since: July 16, 2003

Ok, What the?

 

936mb ?

 

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http://geography.about.com/od/lists/a/hurrcategories.htm

 

I know this is going to be quite powerful, But this could be classed as a Category 1 or Cat2 hurricane (* If we technically were allowed them )

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  • Location: North west England/East Lancashire/Burnley
  • Location: North west England/East Lancashire/Burnley

Makes me laugh you lot do, when we have storms we always hear people moaning it's downgraded, just enjoy it whilst it lasts will you.

I know what your saying but i have a mum whos disabled and lives on her own the wind poses a real problem for her not being able to stand properly plus shes nearly 70 so i want it to jog on.
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  • Location: St Austell,Cornwall
  • Location: St Austell,Cornwall

Ok, What the?

 

936mb ?

 

Posted Image

 

 

http://geography.about.com/od/lists/a/hurrcategories.htm

 

I know this is going to be quite powerful, But this could be classes as a Cat1 or Cat2 hurricane (* If we technically were allowed them )

This picture is even more powerful (Midday Xmas Eve) Showing 928mb.Posted ImageIn fact we have the same picture your only looking at the numbers north of that 936 mb its the top one is 928mb.

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  • Location: Aldborough, North Norfolk
  • Location: Aldborough, North Norfolk

Ok, What the?

 

936mb ?

 

Posted Image

 

 

http://geography.about.com/od/lists/a/hurrcategories.htm

 

I know this is going to be quite powerful, But this could be classed as a Category 1 or Cat2 hurricane (* If we technically were allowed them )

actually a little lower than 928, 936 is 3rd isobar out

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  • Location: new milton, hampshire
  • Weather Preferences: all weather
  • Location: new milton, hampshire
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  • Location: Upminster, Essex
  • Weather Preferences: Severe gales/storms, snow, thunder!
  • Location: Upminster, Essex

This picture is even more powerful (Midday Xmas Eve) Showing 928mb.Posted Image

Below 930mb would make it central pressure reading comparable with a major Cat 3 to 4 hurricane but obviously the sustained winds will be nowhere near as high but hurricane-force gusts are quite likely in places that are exposed, even inland though we are generally talking minimum Gale force if not Severe Gale 9 boarder line storm 10.

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  • Location: Christchurch, NZ
  • Weather Preferences: Many
  • Location: Christchurch, NZ

Ok, What the?

 

936mb ?

 

Posted Image

 

 

http://geography.about.com/od/lists/a/hurrcategories.htm

 

I know this is going to be quite powerful, But this could be classes as a Cat1 or Cat2 hurricane (* If we technically were allowed them )

 

The force of the winds could yes, the only reason we cannot claim to be affected by hurricanes is because they are simply areas of grouped tropical thunderstorms and not frontal systems but our winds can be described as hurricane-force if they match the same speeds.  Apologies if you already know this well!

 

I have advised my sister to travel down to Sunderland from Edinburgh today rather than tomorrow, unfortunately I have an aunt travelling up from Leeds on Tuesday but that will be in the evening when the winds may have lessened somewhat.  Otherwise that journey may have to be Christmas morning.  I would say to others to advise your friends and family to do the same, as you probably already are doing.

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  • Location: Abbeymead ,Glos Member Since: July 16, 2003
  • Weather Preferences: Hot and thundery or Cold and snowy.
  • Location: Abbeymead ,Glos Member Since: July 16, 2003

actually a little lower than 928, 936 is 3rd isobar out

 

So yeah.. To be honest. Up north. This could easily be classed as a Category 2 hurricane if it were in the states.

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  • Location: Upminster, Essex
  • Weather Preferences: Severe gales/storms, snow, thunder!
  • Location: Upminster, Essex

90-100mph winds would make it boarder line comparable with a strong category 2 and nothing I've seen from the projected models suggests those sort of winds aren't possible.

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90-100mph winds would make it boarder line comparable with a strong category 2 and nothing I've seen from the projected models suggests those sort of winds aren't possible.

 

Those winds would have to be sustained for that to be the case :)

 

And if that does happen then maybe those Express headlines wouldn't have been too far from the truth. Posted Image

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  • Location: East Devon
  • Location: East Devon

 

No they didn't, though unfortunately some of the public, if they remember, will think they were right and this is somehow the end of Typhoon Haiyan..

 

I'm wondering if there may be an amber warning is issued for the south or perhaps the SE, as a frontal wave seems to strengthen the winds slightly more for the SE on Monday evening/night, with coastal 80mph gusts possible. Also this frontal wave prolongs/renews the rainfall in the south so it's possible they will issue an amber for rain too. For example the NAE and EURO4 models give quite widely 40mm in the south, and some places 50-60mm (perhaps more over hills i.e South Dartmoor.

 

in fact the EURO4 00z (latest) showed 50mm widely for southern counties, and 75mm+ over Dartmoor and south Wales (although a small amount of this includes showers today).

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NAE 06z shows the highest 50mm+ totals into the SE and around/over higher ground of SW England and South Wales.

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Almost forgot to add I also think we may today see an amber warning for parts of Scotland and perhaps some of Northern Ireland for Tuesday. 

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  • Location: Dublin
  • Location: Dublin

People going a bit OTT here. Yes potential for some severe winds over Ireland & Scotland but equally lots of perturbations don't have the gradient as tight as the OP.

 

Ultimately the bottom pressure of the low is not the most important factor, it is the gradient and it does not look devastatingly tight on most runs.

 

Yes southern England will receive some high wind gusts in association with CF passage, gusts from 50-65mph and perhaps higher on some coasts.

 

Of course Needles will probably get a 90-100mph wind gust to make the headlines! But not representative.

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  • Location: North of Falkirk
  • Weather Preferences: North Atlantic cyclogenesis
  • Location: North of Falkirk
Shades of this http://en.wikipedia....of_January_1993 (record 914mb)
 
Only once has the shipping forecast come out with this gem during same storm: http://en.wikipedia....ipping_Forecast (see Broadcast format)
 
Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey. Southwest hurricane force 12 or more

 

 

 

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  • Location: North of Falkirk
  • Weather Preferences: North Atlantic cyclogenesis
  • Location: North of Falkirk

People going a bit OTT here. Yes potential for some severe winds over Ireland & Scotland but equally lots of perturbations don't have the gradient as tight as the OP.

 

Ultimately the bottom pressure of the low is not the most important factor, it is the gradient and it does not look devastatingly tight on most runs.

 

Yes southern England will receive some high wind gusts in association with CF passage, gusts from 50-65mph and perhaps higher on some coasts.

 

Of course Needles will probably get a 90-100mph wind gust to make the headlines! But not representative.

One of the tightest gradients I've seen in a long time (including over Ireland / NI) !

 

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  • Location: Sheffield South Yorkshire 160M Powering the Sheffield Shield
  • Weather Preferences: Any Extreme
  • Location: Sheffield South Yorkshire 160M Powering the Sheffield Shield

Monday afternoon looks interesting for us winds 50 to 70mph possibly higher and then a fairly "quiet" Tuesday to inspect the roof while the rest of the country gets battered. Good xmas for roofers I think.

Tuesday early hours the south gets really battered 80mph plus widespread along the coast 60- 70mph further afield. A slight adjust either way will make a huge difference to people xmas plans.

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People going a bit OTT here. Yes potential for some severe winds over Ireland & Scotland but equally lots of perturbations don't have the gradient as tight as the OP.

 

Ultimately the bottom pressure of the low is not the most important factor, it is the gradient and it does not look devastatingly tight on most runs.

 

Yes southern England will receive some high wind gusts in association with CF passage, gusts from 50-65mph and perhaps higher on some coasts.

 

Of course Needles will probably get a 90-100mph wind gust to make the headlines! But not representative.

 

50-65mph? The Met Office wind map shows 60mph+ for almost all of the Souther England at some point, and up to 80 along the coast, might just be me but I think quite a few places will get significant gusts at some point.

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