Extratropical Cyclone Lorenzo: October 2, Update A

A quick update for today as I sip my evening grape juice... Lorenzo has fully transitioned from a tropical cyclone to an extratropical cyclone. We caught him beginning this transition yesterday. He's still on track to visit Ireland and England on his tour... 

If you are in Ireland, or are interested in his progress in Ireland, I'd look at the Met Eireann website (met.ie) for more info. If you go to this site, click on winds on the right side, and hit the 'play' button in the image, you can watch the forecasted winds increase and then decrease as he crosses Ireland (or you can view the rain or pressure). Here's a few screen captures showing Lorenzo (The Low) as he approaches Ireland overnight on Friday:

And here he is leaving, after moving from the northwest to the southeast, a few hours later: 

From the pressure fields the forecast shows that he won't be quite so as bad as he gets to Wales and crosses the southwest UK later in the day on Friday (a blustery sort of day): 

If you are interested in the UK side of things, the best source of data is my old work place (I say with pride) - the UK Met Office. In this case, go to metoffice.gov.uk and you can type in the location for the forecast. 

As this is now extratropical and we know where he's going, this is my last update on Lorenzo. But of course, if you are in Ireland and the UK - be careful, be safe! 

Must run... things to do, people to see, wine to drink, ice cream to eat, world to save... the usual stuff.

Toodle pip,

J. 

Twitter: jyovianstorm

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DISCLAIMER:
These remarks are just what I think/see regarding tropical storms. If you are making an evacuation decision, please heed your local emergency management and the National Hurricane Center's official forecast. This is not an official forecast.
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