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Force 10 Forecast Weekend Friday 24 January 2025

Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2025 9:16 pm
by BlowingOldBoots
The Met Office has issued a Yellow Weather warning for the Friday and Saturday. However, checking Predict Wind for Friday at Sound of Luing for around 15:00 when the strongest wind is due: -

UKMO F10
SPIRE F6
GFS F10
ECMF F8
PWE F7
PWE F8

NW, WSW, SW directions

Be careful if climbing about your boat.

Re: Force 10 Forecast Weekend Friday 24 January 2025

Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2025 2:39 pm
by Gardenshed
blowin' dugs aff their chains
need tae double peg the washin'

perhaps not the day for a wee trip through the Corryvreckan

Re: Force 10 Forecast Weekend Friday 24 January 2025

Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 12:02 pm
by BlowingOldBoots
Red warning of strong wind issued.

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Re: Force 10 Forecast Weekend Friday 24 January 2025

Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 5:12 pm
by Gardenshed
"windy" shows 39kts gusting to 74kts on Friday afternoon

In the words of Winnie the Pooh, its going to be a "blustery day"

Re: Force 10 Forecast Weekend Friday 24 January 2025

Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 6:12 pm
by BlowingOldBoots
Indeed, and predict wind states 6m waves from the west at Craobh. They will be abandoning the marina office! 😂

Re: Force 10 Forecast Weekend Friday 24 January 2025

Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 7:03 pm
by Burst Boiler
Inshore waters has an 11, and the shipping forecast for Malin has a phenomenal sea state.

Re: Force 10 Forecast Weekend Friday 24 January 2025

Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 9:03 pm
by Gardenshed
seeing colours on "windy" that I've never seen before
scroll up to 3,000ft and its no surprise that all flights have been cancelled

Re: Force 10 Forecast Weekend Friday 24 January 2025

Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 9:19 pm
by Gardenshed
Windy's wave forecast is giving a 3.4m wave height between Greenock and Helensburgh!!!!

Re: Force 10 Forecast Weekend Friday 24 January 2025

Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 10:42 pm
by Gardenshed
Windy's wave forecast is giving a 3.4m wave height between Greenock and Helensburgh!!!!

Re: Force 10 Forecast Weekend Friday 24 January 2025

Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2025 10:54 am
by BlowingOldBoots
Craobh Marina web cams https://www.craobhmarina.co.uk/webcams/

Ardfern’s is not available https://www.ardfernyacht.co.uk/webcam.asp

North Pier, Oban https://www.oban.org.uk/webcams/northpi ... onswebcam/

CMal webcams, I selected Largs, waves breaking over pier https://www.cmassets.co.uk/live-webcams/

Also links on FB Sailing Cruising Scotland to various webcams https://www.facebook.com/groups/sailingcruisingscotland

Re: Force 10 Forecast Weekend Friday 24 January 2025

Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2025 11:39 am
by marisca
https://ntslf.org/tides/uk-network/real ... t=Millport shows actual tide height v predicted. Good thing it's not springs!