North Sea storm due: 19 foot swells predicted

according to the Whitby Gazette, that powerful sheet. Rough weather in the North Sea is of great interest to Lunartalks readers, up there with General Musharraf’s wig and hairy breasts (which continues to attract a surprising number of pilgrims every day - they are to be disappointed, there are no pics of or fantasies about hirsute mammaries here).

It is looking promising: a stonking great low pressure area is bringing strong north westerlies and northerlies blowing down the North Sea: this rapidly builds large swells. The low pressure area also lets the sea level rise and we’re getting towards high spring tides: 5.5 metres. Add 20-30 cm for the low pressure effect, the wind driving the sea down the North Sea and the predicted swells AND swollen rivers pouring runoff into estuaries, we may have some flooding.