Hurricane Ophelia

[Mokidugway]

Or ......irishseacane

[crimsone]

12 minutes ago, Fiona Robertson said:

Someone mentioned this earlier. What on earth is going on in the Irish Sea?

 

... and more importantly, what happened to the wifi west of Scotland?

Edited October 16, 2017 by crimsone
East. West. It's all the same. (changed direction)

[iand61]

Isobars look seriously tight around that

[pip22]

2 minutes ago, Mokidugway said:

Or ......irishseacane

What cat is it?

Edited October 16, 2017 by pip22

[toggerob]

Just been up to the local Toddbrook reservoir here which faces west, winds were mostly peaking at 40mph gusts but occasionally you'd see a 60mph wall of spray where the stronger winds were hitting the waves, quite a sight. Vids and pics simply don't do the strength of the storm any justice, even though we're about 40mi from the Mersey Estuary here it still packs a punch.

[Mokidugway]

Just now, iand61 said:

Isobars look seriously tight around that

One thing for shure it's a forecasters nightmare 

[Richard David McCarthy]

7 minutes ago, Boro Snow said:

Looks like another low is developing I could be wrong

I am seeing what you're seeing this event looks to be bigger than anticipated

[Weather Wonder]

Anyone know where that chart came from? Won’t be long until we know if shows up on 18z’s

[iand61]

2 minutes ago, Mokidugway said:

One thing for shure it's a forecasters nightmare 

Is that heading your way Moki.

[Insert Name Here]

3 minutes ago, Weather Wonder said:

Anyone know where that chart came from? Won’t be long until we know if shows up on 18z’s

its from xc weather

Edited October 16, 2017 by Insert Name Here
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[crimsone]

On a rather serious note... some deaths many of us probably hadn't considered...
 

 

[Ice Day]

Well the feature is still there on the 20:38 updated image.  Not sure if it's going to deepen much but worth keeping an eye on for sure (no pun intended!)

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[Mokidugway]

Barrow in furness AFC has lost it roof  

[Fiona Robertson]

4 minutes ago, Weather Wonder said:

Anyone know where that chart came from? Won’t be long until we know if shows up on 18z’s

It's from here. It's the pressure observation map, not a model, apparently.

http://www.xcweather.co.uk/

[Weather Wonder]

3 minutes ago, Insert Name Here said:

its from xc weather

Just checked it out, didn’t see that coming!! Going to be an interesting night ahead Imby

[Mokidugway]

6 minutes ago, iand61 said:

Is that heading your way Moki.

Weather in barrow is bad ,I seem to be sheltered from this one 

[Snowyowl9]

Ophelia delivered solidly,maybe slightly underesdimated.

The east on england was never expected to get much from this.

[Cold Winter]

Interesting developments based on the pressure chart from xcweather. Only thing that doesn't fit is the wind direction to the northwest of the 'new' low. If there was a new secondary low developing, surely we would be seeing winds there in the opposite direction instead?

[Fiona Robertson]

It's a Leprechaunado!!!

[crimsone]

Just now, Fiona Robertson said:

It's a Leprechaunado!!!

You should propose that as the proper terminology for it to Met Eireann, right away! lol

[Thunder Snow]

Winds have died down now :/

[Wavey50]

5 minutes ago, Fiona Robertson said:

It's from here. It's the pressure observation map, not a model, apparently.

http://www.xcweather.co.uk/

Would it be possible for anyone to verify this chart with live pressure data from the Irish Sea, from buoys etc?  I've spent a few minutes scratching around on the web trying to find this information, but being a newbie when it comes to weather I didn't find anything of use.  

[Weegaz]

10 minutes ago, Ice Day said:

Well the feature is still there on the 20:38 updated image.  Not sure if it's going to deepen much but worth keeping an eye on for sure (no pun intended!)

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Anyone hazard a guess to which direction it will move? I assume north westwards up the Irish Sea?

[Weather Wonder]

3 minutes ago, Wavey50 said:

Would it be possible for anyone to verify this chart with live pressure data from the Irish Sea, from buoys etc?  I've spent a few minutes scratching around on the web trying to find this information, but being a newbie when it comes to weather I didn't find anything of use.  

I would love to know the same, potential for some very extreme gusts across north Cumbria/ southern Scotland 

[Fiona Robertson]

Just now, Wavey50 said:

Would it be possible for anyone to verify this chart with live pressure data from the Irish Sea, from buoys etc?  I've spent a few minutes scratching around on the web trying to find this information, but being a newbie when it comes to weather I didn't find anything of use.  

I wouldn't know where to start. It's supposedly from observations. I noticed what someone else mentioned - the wind directions seem strange. It began as a wee kink in the isobars at 18:00 and was there at 19:00. I've only just found it myself.