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Wind speed this mid PM forecast for Nantwich
Should finally deal with the failing polythene on the pollytunn.!!

Anybody got higher predictions(BBC internet in my case) in their
areas and
any other worries.

Must be well the highest so far this winter (:-(

45 barely counts as a stiff breeze here in West Scotland, where 80 to
90 is nothing unusual.

Er, a MEAN wind speed of even 80 MPH is well into force 12, which
isn't all that common even in the Western Isles. But I agree that
one of 45 MPH in north-west Scotland wouldn't even be mentioned
specially on the national weather report - it's a mere force 8.

I did a quick Web search, and Tiree gets over 25 days a year with
wind speeds above 40 MPH. It is interesting that a gust of 102 MPH
is regarded as exceptional at Glasgow airport, but would elicit
nothing more than muttered cursing at Tiree. See:

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/ws/print.html


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
ISTR the design speed of the Forth Road Bridge was 140mph. Let's hope
Scotland goes independent before it blows down.

Fortunately its replacement is on schedule to be completed in 2016
:-)

http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/...h-replacement-
crossing

webcam views here

http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/...h-replacement-
crossing/webcams

Janet


But if the climate change zealots are to be believed we could be well
over 140 by then.
--
bert