Storm Barbara - Atlantic Storm 2

[Summer Sun]

Storm Barbara now named for Friday and into Saturday with strong winds and heavy rain likely more so in the north west with an amber warning in force for western and northern Scotland

Issued at: 09:29 on Tue 20 Dec 2016

Valid from: 12:00 on Fri 23 Dec 2016

Valid to: 06:00 on Sat 24 Dec 2016

A spell of very strong south to southwesterly winds is expected to develop on Friday. Gusts of 80 mph are likely quite widely, with westerly winds gusting to 90 mph likely across parts of western and northern Scotland later on Friday and overnight into Saturday. Winds will then ease on Saturday morning. Be aware of the potential for some structural damage - this more likely across the northwest of the warning area - as well as disruption to power supplies and travel, with restrictions on bridges and disruption to ferries.

A deep depression, now named Barbara, will move northeastwards across the Atlantic, passing close to the northwest of Scotland later Friday and overnight into Saturday. South to southwesterly winds will increase earliest across the west of the warning area early on Friday, before the strongest winds develop across western then northern Scotland later on Friday and overnight into Saturday. The last place to see winds easing is likely to be Shetland on Saturday morning.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?tab=warnings&map=Warnings&zoom=5&lon=-3.50&lat=55.50&fcTime=1482451200&regionName=uk

Edited December 20, 2016 by Summer Sun

[Nick F]

3 minutes ago, Nick F said:

 

Storm Barbara has been officially named by the Met Office for the low arriving to north of Scotland on Friday, the north bearing the worst of the winds, their yellow and amber warnings suggesting 60-70mph gusts widely across northern areas, 80-90mph across northern and western Scotland. Strong gusts along the cold front but strongest gusts reserved for far NW closer to tight gradient beneath SW side Barbara passing to the north, though GFS wind gusts don't look quite so severe as the warning suggests away from the far NW.

Then hot on Barbara's heels, I guess it looks likely Xmas day's low maybe named Conor, which anything, looks worse than Barbara atm on GFS, with the low centre passing further south between Orkney and Shetlands

 

[Cookie]

We still dealing with the 70 mph winds today!! then this on Friday!! 

[Summer Sun]

 

[Jo Farrow]

http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=weather-alert-status;sess=  More details about #StormBarbara  , then another low for Christmas Day

[knocker]

Friday

[Summer Sun]

Updated amber warning

Issued at: 09:29 on Tue 20 Dec 2016

Valid from: 12:00 on Fri 23 Dec 2016

Valid to: 06:00 on Sat 24 Dec 2016

A spell of very strong south to southwesterly winds is expected to develop on Friday. Gusts of 80 mph are likely quite widely, with westerly winds gusting to 90 mph likely across parts of western and northern Scotland later on Friday and overnight into Saturday. Winds will then ease on Saturday morning. Be aware of the potential for some structural damage - this more likely across the northwest of the warning area - as well as disruption to power supplies and travel, with restrictions on bridges and disruption to ferries.

A deep depression, now named Barbara, will move northeastwards across the Atlantic, passing close to the northwest of Scotland later Friday and overnight into Saturday. South to southwesterly winds will increase earliest across the west of the warning area early on Friday, before the strongest winds develop across western then northern Scotland later on Friday and overnight into Saturday. The last place to see winds easing is likely to be Shetland on Saturday morning.

Updated yellow warning

Issued at: 09:32 on Tue 20 Dec 2016

Valid from: 09:00 on Fri 23 Dec 2016

Valid to: 09:00 on Sat 24 Dec 2016

A spell of very strong south to southwesterly winds is expected to develop on Friday. Gusts of 60 to 70 mph are likely quite widely, with westerly winds gusting to 80 - 90 mph likely across parts of western and northern Scotland later on Friday and overnight into Saturday. Winds will then moderate on Saturday morning. Be aware of the potential for some structural damage - this more likely across the northwest of the warning area - as well as disruption to power supplies and travel, with restrictions on bridges and disruption to ferries.

A deep depression, now named Barbara, will move northeastwards across the Atlantic, passing close to the northwest of Scotland later Friday and overnight into Saturday. South to southwesterly winds will increase earliest across the west of the warning area early on Friday, before the strongest winds develop across western then northern Scotland later on Friday and overnight into Saturday. The last place to see winds easing is likely to be Shetland on Saturday morning.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?tab=warnings&map=Warnings&zoom=5&lon=-3.50&lat=55.50&fcTime=1482537600&regionName=uk

[knocker]

 

[Summer Sun]

 

[Paul]

Jo's put together a forecast with all the current details for Storm Barbara, including a forecast video:

StormBarbara Wild Start For Christmas Weekend

[The PIT]

Main storm Friday Barbara's little sister Sunday but downgrading will probably continue which is the normal trend.

[Cookie]

Seems to be downgrade on the last two model runs for this. Further North and West

[The PIT]

Further downgrades only a brief spell of winds here on Friday afternoon and nothing at all on Sunday now.

[knocker]

The stronger winds are, fortunately, just further north but still looking at some vert strong winds down the NW coast and N. Ireland with gusts around 90mph in the Shetlands

[Summer Sun]

 

[Summer Sun]

Updated amber warning

Issued at: 11:27 on Thu 22 Dec 2016

Valid from: 12:00 on Fri 23 Dec 2016

Valid to: 23:59 on Fri 23 Dec 2016

A spell of very strong westerly winds is expected to develop on Friday. Gusts of 80 to 90 mph are possible in places. Winds will then ease on Saturday morning. There is potential for some structural damage as well as disruption to power supplies and travel, with restrictions on bridges and disruption to ferries. This is an update to the warning issued on Tuesday to restrict the most damaging winds to north of the Great Glen. The warning period is now restricted to Friday.

Storm Barbara will move northeastwards across the Atlantic, passing to the northwest of Scotland during Friday. South to southwesterly winds will increase during the morning (please see separate yellow warning), but the strongest winds will develop in the afternoon as winds turn to a westerly direction.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?tab=warnings&map=Warnings&zoom=5&lon=-3.50&lat=55.50&fcTime=1482451200&regionName=uk

[Summer Sun]

BBC weather live on FB

 

[Jo Farrow]

Here she comes

[meteovigo]

Barbara currently has 960Hpa aprox. And it looks like this from the satellite today.

Beware of the winds coming after the cold front.

Spoiler

 

 

[Cookie]

52 mph at South Uist range at 03:00

[The PIT]

Further downgrades although Scotland still gets hit. Brief windy spell as a front moves se for northern england

[knocker]

[Ross Andrew Hemphill]

Does anyone have a link to MSLP charts that aren't the fax charts from Met Office? Thanks! 

[Ross Andrew Hemphill]

Gust of 74mph in South Uist http://www.xcweather.co.uk/observations 

Edited December 23, 2016 by Ross Andrew Hemphill

[The PIT]

Bit windier than the gfs showed Max gust 55mph so far.