NCI Watches: Jan – June 2020
This is a summary record of my NCI watch keeping periods and other NCI activities during January to March 2020 kept for my own records. On...
Author: Peter Taylor
2020 – year seven!
At the start of the year I created a introductory page and underneath my Calendar cover image I wrote: “Let’s hope for more sailing in...
Jan. 20th: High Pressure!
The Met Office forecast chart for 00Z on Monday 20th January showed an anticyclone over southern England. The central pressure of about 1050mb would be...
Jan. 17th-25th: Tide Gauge Comparison
In assessing the tide height for the surge at around 02 gmt on the 15th January it was obvious that the Environment Agency’s Woolston Tide...
Feb. 9th: Storm Ciara closes NCI stations
An amber warning for wind on Sunday, 9th February, was issued ahead of storm Ciara, the second named storm of the year. On the Friday,...
Feb. 12th : Hurst Spit after Storm Ciara
I was curious to see what effect storm Ciara had had on Hurst spit. It turned out that the top of the spit was still...
Feb. 15th/16th: Storm Dennis
Another weekend, another named storm! Storm Dennis arrived on Saturday 15th February. I was on watch at NCI Stone Point and arriving there found that...
March 3rd: Riverside Park Geese
On Saturday 29th February (Leap Day) I spent the morning at St Denys Church Hall in a Discussion Meeting about making St Denys an “Active-Travel...
March 11/12: More high High Tides
Continued unsettled weather coupled with high spring tides has resulted in Environment Agency flood alerts on both the 11th and 12th March. On the 11th...
14th March: Model Boat Show Cancelled
Each year during March the Solent Radio Controlled Model Boat Club holds its “Highcliffe Show” in aid of charity. The first was held in 1988...