Tuesday, 5 December 2006

Lifeboat weather

Not uncommonly at this time of year the weather becomes foul and tempestuous. After a week of heavy weather (often described as 'Lifeboat Weather') a hefty ground swell is beginning to roll into Swanage Bay. Indeed the breakfast time darkness pulled back gradually to reveal a small merchant man seeking what shelter is afforded by the bay. The radio pitched it's gloomy forcast:

Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis

Issued by the Met Office at 0500 UTC on Tuesday 05 December 2006.

24 hour forecast:
Wind: southwest veering west 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9.
Weather: rain then showers.
Visibility: moderate or good.
Sea State: rough or very rough. Issued by the Met Office at 0500 UTC on Tuesday 05 December 2006.

Lifeboat weather indeed...............

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