Snowy
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Flying out of Gatwick tomorrow lunchtime. I’m a bit concerned!!! [emoji51]
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[News] Storm Ciara
- Thread starter Drpepper
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LamieRobertson
Not awoke
If you are going East might get there a tad quicker
cheshunt seagull
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- Jul 5, 2003
- 2,595
Looking forward to taking off from Heathrow tomorrow morning. I notice though that other websites like Weather.com and Weather Underground have forecasts which are not as extreme as the Met Office.
Steve_PPP
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This shows the forecast peak gust speed (rather than average wind speed) as its the strong gusts that do the damage. Lunch time tomorrow is showing for 75mph gusts along the coast at Brighton, touching 80mph at Eastbourne.
https://www.ventusky.com/?p=51.57;-1.58;7&l=gust&t=20200209/1300
https://www.ventusky.com/?p=51.57;-1.58;7&l=gust&t=20200209/1300
studio150
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mashman156
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I work as an Air Traffic Controller at Farnborough. Our MET forecast is peak gusts up to 56kts tomorrow lunchtime onwards, picking up around 10am with 40kts gusts. Heathrow and Gatwick will be similar. The wind is forecast from the SSW so not ideal for Heathrow runway 27 as there will be a significant cross wind.
Cheshire Cat
The most curious thing..
I'm waiting for the greenhouse to disappear over the hedge (again).
WilburySeagull
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Likewise as I am less than 250m from sea!
Many thanks [emoji23][emoji23]
Due to land at 04:55, so hopefully ahead of the worst of it.
Pinkie Brown
Wir Sind das Volk
Worked for me returning to Berlin from Dublin on a rather breezy day last year. 1 hr 55 compared to 2hr 20 going. Pity about the 40 minute wait for my bag though.
Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
- 72,359
Sounds like a great day to go down the seafront and blow the cobwebs away
Coalburner
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- May 22, 2017
- 315
Scheduled to depart Gatwick 09.20 Monday. Fingers and everything else crossed
redoubtable seagull
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- Oct 27, 2004
- 2,611
Wife has a friend in Glasgow for the weekend and is flying back tomorrow. She should land in Gatwick about 5 mins after take off, I’d have thought. Nice and quick.
mashman156
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There is a strong wind warning valid from 2000 tonight but only gusting 25kts so wont be a big factor depending on the aircraft you're on
A great big one luckily (380)
mashman156
Well-known member
That thing will make the storm turn round and go back the other way.
Your be all right it's the coast that will be hit
mashman156
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Departing unlikely to be affected, will only be an issue if your aircraft is due to come in from somewhere else and cant land
Madafwo
I'm probably being facetious.
- Nov 11, 2013
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Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express have issued a Do Not Travel notice for tomorrow.
Network Rail implementing a blanket 50mph speed restriction over most of the area to reduce the risk of a 90mph+ impact into a tree or most likely a trampoline. Thameslink running a reduced service North of St. Pancras, Gatwick Express running half hourly calling additionally at Clapham and East Croydon. Reduced service between Eastbourne and Bexhill and they're worried the already planned replacement bus service between Bexhill and Ashford could be affected.
Network Rail implementing a blanket 50mph speed restriction over most of the area to reduce the risk of a 90mph+ impact into a tree or most likely a trampoline. Thameslink running a reduced service North of St. Pancras, Gatwick Express running half hourly calling additionally at Clapham and East Croydon. Reduced service between Eastbourne and Bexhill and they're worried the already planned replacement bus service between Bexhill and Ashford could be affected.
Brok
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- Dec 26, 2011
- 4,373
Sounds like a great day to go down the seafront beachcombing.