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Our partner Met Éireann named Storm Lorenzo on Wednesday morning, (the first named storm of the 2019/2020 season named after the hurricane it started as) issuing yellow and orange wind and rain warnings for the Republic of Ireland

runs from 04:00 to 16:00 on Friday. Storm Lorenzo will contain the remnants of Hurricane Lorenzo, which has been moving north-east through the northern Atlantic passing close to the Azores. As Lorenzo continues to move north-east it will weaken quickly and the system is expected to transition from

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southwesterly winds. Gusts are expected to approach 50-60 mph, which could bring some coastal impacts, especially during the high spring tide.  Is Ex-hurricane Ernesto to blame?  Hurricane Ernesto - which has brought impacts to Bermuda – has now been downgraded to a Tropical Storm but may briefly regain

and there were several other fatalities at sea and on land. Wind gusts reached 65Kt (75mph) at Milford Haven and even Northolt, London recorded 52Kt (60mph). One of the most significant storms of this type in recent decades was from the remnants of Hurricane Charley on 25 to 26 August 1986. This storm failed

an attractive 'scalloped' pattern. City lights, roads and oil platforms can also be seen further south. The green colouration used in this image is chosen to highlight the brighter parts of the image effectively. Credits:  Image: © Crown copyright, Met Office, Data: NOAA/NASA September 2019 - Hurricane Lorenzo

Hurricane Nigel. “As Nigel moves north over the Atlantic, it gets picked up by the jet stream and moves towards the west of the UK, whilst losing its tropical characteristics. The specifics may differ by the time we get to Sunday but computer models show this area of low pressure sitting to the west

finances; progress towards delivering the savings required and impacts relating to potential service reductions; governance, benefits and risks of the portfolio; and key achievements to date. � Met Office experts presented an item on Met Office work in support of the hurricane response efforts

above last season's average, although the sharp right turn by the hurricane was fairly well predicted. 11E 04-05 August 1004 mb, 30 knots No forecasts verified for this tropical depression. Jova (12E) 12-14 August 1003 mb, 35 knots Jova was only briefly a tropical storm. Kenneth (13E) 18-23 August 952

tropical storm status. 2. Tropical cyclone activity Tropical cyclone activity NWP NEP NAT NI MED TOTAL Tropical depressions (<34 knots) 5 (6) 0 (0) 2 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 7 (6) Tropical storms (34-63 knots) 13 (13) 8 (11) 5 (14) 6 (3) 1 (2) 33 (43) Hurricanes/typhoons (>63 knots) 12 (10) 10 (8) 8 (7) 1 (3) 0 (0

feedback from both the Scottish and Northern Irish governments, specifically on the granularity and accuracy of the information we provided during the storm brought to us by ex-hurricane Ophelia. The Scottish administration was able to use our forecasts to measure how the new Queensferry bridge