SAILING WEATHER SCHOOL (PART1) - WHAT YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WEATHER!
The next Sailing Weather School (Part 1) will be held on Saturday 7th February 2009. I have had a couple of cancellations, so I have two places remaining on this one-day course.
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Hello again,
There is a chance that winter might return next week. I think western parts of the country will be seeing some snow showers through Sunday afternoon and things then becoming progressively colder. Main focus is on Tuesday when a deep area of low pressure could be bringing some ‘interesting’ weather to much of the country, especially England and Wales. We’ll have to wait and see though, these things are notoriously hard to forecast so far in advance and not all models agree. But it is certainly one to be watching with interest.
Onto the weekend forecast though, and if you know anyone who’d like to receive this email each week just tell them to send a request to join to sailingweather-subscribe@weatherweb.net
Best wishes,
Simon
WEEKEND WEATHER FORECAST
Issued: 0900 Friday 16th January 2009
SATURDAY:
An occluded front clears from eastern parts of England on Saturday morning, as a weak ridge of high pressure then follows from the west. A developing low pressure area to the west of Ireland will be bringing gales and pushing a warm front quickly east through Ireland in the late morning, this then crosses the British Isles through the afternoon and evening, the winds reaching gale force for many, and severe gale force in the west.
So there will be some rain in eastern England this morning, some of this heavy at times in the southeast early on. This will be clearing away and then most of England, Wales will be breezy with broken cloud and a few sunny spells. Rain affects western coasts of Scotland, perhaps northwest England and west of England too.
Heavier rain and stronger winds move into Ireland, although the east should be dry at first. However, this rain and gales will be sweeping eastwards through Scotland and the west of the British Isles this afternoon, while most of the Midlands, southern and eastern England stay dry but become very windy.
Winds SW 20-25kt (F5-F6) then increasing S-SW 25-30 gust 40 (F6-F8) for most by evening, but 40 gust 60 (F8-F11) over exposed western coasts by evening. These winds
In excess of 70kt (F12) over western Scotland later.
SUNDAY:
An unstable west to southwest flow through the country today, with low pressure passing to the north of Scotland.; A showery trough is going to be crossing Ireland and reaching western parts of the country by midday, before crossing the rest of the British Isles through the afternoon.
A windy day across the whole of the country with widespread gales in many places.
There will be heavy showers affecting northern and western Scotland, western England, Wales and Ireland. These showers will become increasingly wintry as colder air arrives, and will be merging into more persistent spells of rain, sleet and snow at times as the afternoon progresses.
Most inland and eastern areas are likely to be staying dry, although showers will be affecting southern coasts of England too.
Winds will be W-SW 25-30kt (F6-F7) for many gusts 45-50 (F9) on western coasts.
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