Aye!! Nothing short of standard around these parts ;)

Altough it does sure look impresive on the satellite image:ok:

CORK at 1830Z

EICK 091830Z 19011KT 150V240 9999 SHRA SCT015CB BKN019 BKN070 05/04 Q0987 BECMG 17030G50KT 4000 BKN006


At present time 1900z gusts of 30 kts recorded

EIWF(WATERFORD) LOCAL AREA FORECAST VALID 091600/100100 WIND 25018KT
BECMG 1719 21018G30KT BECMG 2023 17035G55KT VISIBILITY 9999 BECMG
2124 3000 WEATHER SHRA BECMG 2124 RA CLOUD SCT018CB BECMG 2124 BKN005
OVC012 CLOUD HEIGHTS GIVEN ABOVE MSL=

Interesting for RE's final arrival at 2225 tonight!!!

CP.

Pink Aic
 

Interesting background reading on this subject is available here -

Instrument Pressure Settings in Conditions of Abnormally Low Atmospheric Pressure 5 (P47)/03

http://www.ais.org.uk/aes/pubs/aip/p...3_P_005_en.PDF

Cheers,

Mystery Shopper

CaptPlanet -> how about arrivals to EIKY?!!

Pretty colours

http://www.pilotfriend.com/av_weathe..._meteostat.htm

Breaking News: West coast of Ireland: Check the current radar image as of 20:39 Sunday Very impressive, lots of pink in it. I haven't seen a radar image that impressive for a while.

I ventured out to check out current conditions, well to get a bottle of wine and a Chinese. I felt like Captain Scott or should it be Shackleton, after all he came back. Wind is getting up now, pretty gusty, estimate gusting thirty knots or so.

This will be fun:)

Local pressure now 990 Mb, was 1008 at 3 p.m.!! Wind is starting to build and rain has started.

Another site...
 

Another useful wx site is:-

http://fly.dsc.net/u/Map

Apart from current METARS and TAFS, it is based on Google mapping, so has (old) satellite views too.
Looks as if the low will be more or less over MAN tomorrow A.M. Be interesting to see if it it goes all calm for a while....

Bad weather!
 

listening to live atc at cork,controller reporting qnh 974 winds gusting 35knts!

Just listened in on EINN, they are reporting 150/36 gusting 45 as at 22:08.

They appear to be diverting people to Cork because of the crosswind. and were estimating a 2 hour delay before the wind backs sufficiently.

Well it's started already.

Looks like two FRs diverting from SNN to ORK, wondering if this is a wise choice given the conditions at ORK, much more tropical at DUB.

EINN on liveatc is worth a listen at the moment

Several Ryanair flights holding at Clonmel for the last 30 minutes or so. Two more on the way behind as well.

Shannon weather is giving max gust of 48 knots currently, straight across the runway. Cork is even windier but straight down Runway 17.

Miserable conditions, I don't envy anyone out flying this evening.


My guess is we'll see a few Dublin diversions pretty soon.

Yes, Dublin was only reporting 180 17 knots and they have the use of runway 16. Even if it gets worse in Dublin at least it will be in line with the runway.

The current radar image shows that most of Ireland is under the rain now except the extreme east coast.

The next time anyone slags off airline pilots as mere 'glorified bus drivers'. Remind them of nights like this. A lifetimes salary is earned when the weather is sporty.

EINN 092230Z 14034G44KT

Nothing much here in South Oxfordshire..yet. Liveatc makes interesting listening.

If anybody wants to watch the live wind in Poole, this is quite a good site:

http://www.pooleyc.co.uk/cms/index.a...e=Live+Weather

I just watched the wind rise from about 20 kts to 35 kts at 11:00 pm.

I wish a few airfields would have websites like this one.

Hold on to your hats, it's coming.

EINN 092300Z 15027G46KT 7000 -RA FEW014 BKN021 OVC040 06/05 Q0962 TEMPO 15030G50KT 4000 BKN010=
EINN 092230Z 14034G44KT 6000 -RA FEW014 BKN021 OVC027 06/05 Q0965 TEMPO 15030G50KT 4000 BKN010=
EINN 092130Z 14034KT 8000 -RA FEW014 SCT021 BKN040 06/04 Q0970 TEMPO 15030G50KTS 4000 BKN010=
EINN 092030Z 14026KT 9999 -RA FEW023 BKN040 BKN080 06/04 Q0975 BECMG 15030G45KT=
EINN 091900Z 15017KT 9999 FEW026 OVC070 06/02 Q0982 NOSIG=
EINN 091830Z 16017KT 9999 FEW030 OVC090 06/02 Q0984 NOSIG=
EINN 091730Z 17012KT 9999 FEW020 OVC130 06/01 Q0987 NOSIG=

EICK 092300Z 17026G41KT 5000 RA BKN007 BKN090 BKN170 06/06 Q0964 TEMPO 2000 BKN003=
EICK 092230Z 17026G37KT 150V210 5000 RA BKN006 BKN110 BKN170 06/05 Q0968 TEMPO 2000 BKN003=
EICK 092130Z 17024KT 140V230 8000 RA BKN008 BKN015 OVC110 05/05 Q0973 TEMPO 17030G50KT 4000 BKN006=
EICK 092030Z 18017KT 110V220 8000 RA BKN009 BKN022 OVC110 05/05 Q0978 BECMG 17030G50KT 4000 BKN006=
EICK 091900Z 19014KT 140V230 9000 -SHRA SCT012 BKN018CB BKN070 05/04 Q0985 BECMG 17030G50KT 4000 BKN006=
EICK 091830Z 19011KT 150V240 9999 -SHRA SCT015CB BKN019 BKN070 05/04 Q0987 BECMG 17030G50KT 4000 BKN006=
EICK 091730Z 20012KT 170V240 9999 FEW017 SCT036 BKN200 05/02 Q0989 NOSIG=

Remaining calm here in Belfast now, hopefully I won't end up regretting saying that.
EGAA 092250Z 15013KT CAVOK 05/M00 Q0974=
EGAA 092220Z 16012KT CAVOK 05/M01 Q0975=
EGAA 092120Z 16011KT CAVOK 04/M00 Q0978=
EGAA 092020Z 16008KT CAVOK 04/M00 Q0981=
EGAA 091920Z 17008KT CAVOK 04/M00 Q0983=
EGAA 091820Z 17007KT CAVOK 04/00 Q0985=
EGAA 091720Z 21009KT CAVOK 05/M00 Q0986=

Corsair
Could not agree more but the bean counters will always see us as a headache.I once worked for a company where the head of accounts said they would be making money but for the pilots.Am at home tonight but to all the pros out there Iwould say be safe.

Pulse1

If I wasn't sitting here doing pretty much the same thing, I would have suggested you got out more....

And if you live on the coast you can't even do that according to the Environment Agency.

Still disturbingly calm here.