Realisation is now setting in that this is going to be a nasty one. Time to seriously start thinking about tying down all unsecured assets in the garden etc.
I can see nothing in this mornings output to suggest ' a downgrade' in intensity.
If anything the GFS continues to re-align with its earlier thougths of a daytime storm now affecting much of southern and SE Britain.
I am sure a RED warning will be issued at some point should the models firm up on this being a storm that rips through the heart of southern Britain at morning rush hour on the 28th. Anything in the 70-80mph will cause a lot of problems. There are trees in leaf, we have had nearly 100mm of rain in recent weeks meaning the ground is wet and there are a lot of old stock in the form of trees that havent been blown over by strong gales in recent years.
Ian..I would like to say that you will be protected by the hill with the scary looking turreted house on the top..analysis however suggests that for at least the first 3 or 4 hours the direction of this wind will be SSW. You need a WSW'ly to be somewhat protected from this.
Originally Posted by: Gusty