Weekend Weather Forecast 29/4/09

[weatherman]

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Hello again,

The Bank Holiday weekend is almost upon us, so I thought you might like the forecast a day earlier than usual!

Weatherweb.net has been updated and now carries many more forecasts. I am working on adding more too. There are now:
• Surface frontal charts to 5 days ahead
• Detailed wind forecast charts for regions of the UK to 5 days ahead
• 5 day forecast texts for the UK, Ireland, France, Mediterranean and Europe
• Satellite cloud forecasts for Europe
• Month Ahead and Seasonal forecasts
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Onto the weekend forecast, 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: 1500 Wednesday 29th April 2009


SATURDAY:
High pressure is going to be building through the day, destroying the remains of an occluded front as it clears from southeast England. A relatively unstable airmass over western Scotland and Northern Ireland is going to allow some showers to form through the day.
There will be cloud around in the south of the country in the morning, that cloud associated with the occluded front as it clears to the southeast. Following behind are clearer skies associated with the high, although there may be some mist and fog patches at first inland on Saturday morning. These will be clearing to leave the day fine for most of England, Wales and southern Ireland.
Showers will be affecting western Scotland and parts of Northern Ireland in the morning, and these showers will become heavier and more persistent into the afternoon with a risk of thunder. Eastern areas will be drier, although even here there is the risk of a shower.
Winds will be light and variable to the southwest, mainly W-SW 5-10kt (F3) across central areas, but a SW 17-20kt (F5-F6) for northern Scotland. Sea breezes may develop around the coasts of Wales, East Anglia and southern England.

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SUNDAY:
It is all a bit of a mess on Sunday! High pressure remains dominant through Sunday across southern England. A weak trough will move east overnight, and a weak occluded front is probably going to be through western Scotland and the Irish Sea in the afternoon.
Current indications are that there could be some showers around the southeast at first on Sunday, but these will only be light and are just the remains of a trough. A further area of cloud and patchy rain may affect western Scotland, northwest England and the north coasts of Wales. For much of England and Wales it should be dry with some sunny spells, and as the morning progresses the rain in the west will be fading away. The best of the sunshine for southern England.
Thicker cloud again for western Scotland and Northern Ireland with some patchy rain here and there.
Winds will be quite variable, mainly S 5-10kt (F3) in the south, but sea breezes on the coats. Becoming more southwesterly as you head north, to be SW 15-20kt (F5) for northwest Scotland.

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[Clyde_Wanderer]

Simon, are we really to get the crap weather and high winds forecast for the west of Scotland at the end of this wk and early next wk?
Please tell me its not true.
C_W

[aquaplane]

I'm afraid I have to agree, it's pissed it down all day in the Lakes, but we got to the car dry by waiting till 20:00.

The rest of the week looks like it's going to be pants so I'm off to work to save the days off. Roll on retirement.

[Nick]

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Well, the CC had high(ish) winds - a beat up the Sound of Mull in a very gusty F5-6 with the odd gust up to 30 knots and a beat back down the following day in very similar conditions, followed by a very wet motor sail into a F5 to get back to Puilladobhrain/Cuan. However, there was not a lot of rain and what there was fell when moored up so was not a problem. The hail shower on the Sunday was a bit nippy though.

Does anyone other than Hardy rate Ceefax as a source of weather information?

[DaveS]

[quote="Nick"][color=#FFFFFF].[/color]
Well, the CC had high(ish) winds - a beat up the Sound of Mull in a very gusty F5-6 with the odd gust up to 30 knots and a beat back down the following day in very similar conditions, followed by a very wet motor sail into a F5 to get back to Puilladobhrain/Cuan. [/quote]

And, for those of us leaving Puilladobhraoin on Monday, another very wet motor sail. Which, in fairness, you did correctly forecast...

[Clyde_Wanderer]

[quote="aquaplane"]I'm afraid I have to agree, it's pissed it down all day in the Lakes, but we got to the car dry by waiting till 20:00.

The rest of the week looks like it's going to be pants so I'm off to work to save the days off. Roll on retirement.[/quote]

Would have thought since meeting you that you have a few years to wait for retirement yet.
C_W

[Silkie]

And, for those of us leaving Puilladobhraoin on Monday, another very wet motor sail. Which, in fairness, you did correctly forecast...

Some of us leaving on Monday had a nice run, if lumpy and rolly, under genoa.

[weatherman]

Hi all,

Sorry for the delayed response, have been away for a few days.

Staying windy in the north and west ot the end of this week but things are looking better for the weekend.

Simon