Here's the MetO's take on Monday's potential gales (extracted from their 6-15 day outlook):

"Wet and windy weather sweeps across much of the country on Monday with the potential for severe gales in the south, although there remains marked uncertainty with regard to the precise track of the strongest swathe of winds. However, it may stay drier and brighter across northern parts. "

Susan Powell sufficiently confident to go beyond her usual brief and drop a hint of very stormy weather on Monday, on BBC News24 at 2155 today.

Worst kind is when you are in bed at night and hear the storm, you lay there wondering what you wake up to.

As you say , hopefully it will be less intense and head South into France. With saturated ground trees will be uprooted for sure

http://www.herald.ie/news/forecaster-predicting-big-winter-freezeup-29686304.html 

Express says "worst storm for 26 Years"

As Matty says, owning a property changes your perspective. Years ago I would have said "bring it on". Now I say "go to France"

Oh dear! I hope to be owning a property by this time next year........!!

Dream on 

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Dry in places on Saturday before rain and strong winds return later. Sunshine, showers and strong winds on Sunday. Potentially turning very stormy on Monday, particularly across southern areas.

Issued at: 0400 on Thu 24 Oct 2013

ouch

80 mph gusts for the South Sunday night into Monday

J Wynne

Yes, and a quote from that article is:

Two consecutive sentences that contradict each other quite nicely!

It's another side effect of Global Warming. 

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Very unsettled with sunny spells, squally showers and strong winds throughout. Turning very stormy in the south early on Monday with heavy rain and very strong, potentially damaging, winds.

Issued at: 1600 on Fri 25 Oct 2013

UK Outlook for Wednesday 30 Oct 2013 to Friday 8 Nov 2013:

It will be a dry and rather cold start to Wednesday, with a touch of frost across many eastern and southern parts as the winds ease. However, rain and strengthening winds will push in from the west through the day. This will herald the change back to unsettled conditions which will prevail thereafter. Showers or longer outbreaks of rain, locally heavy, will affect many areas, especially the north and west, with strong winds and gales also likely in the west at times. The best drier and brighter interludes will be across southeastern parts, but this may allow occasional fog overnight. After a rather cold start to the period, the milder conditions are likely to return to most areas, although northwestern areas will see some incursions of colder air at times.

UK Outlook for Saturday 9 Nov 2013 to Saturday 23 Nov 2013:

The mostly unsettled conditions are expected to continue for much of this period, with a trend for rainfall amounts to be slightly above average in the north and west but nearer to average in the south and east. Temperatures during this period are more likely to be near, or perhaps, a little above average throughout, leading to a lower risk of frost than can usually be expected at this time of year. There are some indications that towards the end of the period, slightly drier and more settled conditions further south would bring an increased risk of overnight frost, with fog which may be slow to clear at times.

Issued at: 1600 on Fri 25 Oct 2013

Becoming more seasonal, thankfully

J Wynne

Damaging gusts into Monday morning 80mph +

" Violent storm heading our way "

Agree, it will go to ther wire I think. The amber warning area is massive right now, but the strongest winds will be concentrated on the southern and western flanks of the low, near its centre. So track is everything, and it is way to far out at the moment to be precise where the most violent wind will hit....

Deffinatily needs a close eye on it.

Most of the output puts the centre further north than that.  ECM 12z has it passing over North Wales, GFS perhaps 50 miles south of that, UKMO a touch further south again - but all run the track ENE through Wales and exiting out into the North Sea somewhere north of the Wash.  Which is why the warnings are out for the south across the south Midlands to East Anglia.

For a change you look to be out of the firing line with this one.

As you say, it won't be clear for a while yet.  A change of track of just a few tens of miles will alter which areas are worst affected, so it may not be clear until Sunday afternoon, once the 12z runs are out.  By then the depression should have formed.