Archive for March, 2008
The other side of the world
Friday, March 14th, 2008This is cool, see what is the opposite in the Antipodes. Have a look here.
Mostly missed
Monday, March 10th, 2008The bomb took a jig to the south, sparing Ireland most of the strong winds, but, in the UK, Devon and Cornwall took a hit. However, the Dun Laoghaire Harbour weather station packed up after a 62 knot gust:
Hurricane Force 12?
Sunday, March 9th, 2008I have never seen such a warning, from UK Met Office Shipping Forecast this afternoon: Here is the Marine Institute’s M6 buoy, well west of Galway: Here is the UK buoy K2, well to the SW of Kerry: The display graphic is UK data converted by US NOAA with barometric pressure indicated in inches of […]
About to feel the pinch…
Saturday, March 8th, 2008It’s gonna be windy! Sandymount and Clontarf threatened with flooding Sunday night, high tide and big onshore winds. from Passage Weather. That depression looks to be deeper than 956 hPa. Here is what Met Central has to offer: Interesting explanation of this “bomb” is here. In this image, from German Met Office, note the centre […]
Fab Frostbiting…
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008Another beautiful afternoon of sailing in Dun Laoghaire, Force 4 – 5. What’s happening here? There were roll gybes by Noel and Joe… and roll tacks by Louise and Owen… and acrobatics by Neil and Margaret… Gotta love Sunday sailing!