Sunday 10th December: Force 11?
They mentioned Beaufort force 11 in the local inshore forecast this morning, although looking at the chart it seemed unlikely. Fortunately it didn’t materialise but,...
Category: Dec: Definitely Winter
The weather dominated diary entries in December with strong winds bringing incidents during watches at Calshot Tower National Coastwatch Station.
13th December: Woken Early!
Another incident in the River! I happened to be sleeping in Seatern last night when, at about 3am I was woken by what sounded like...
Dec 16th and 23rd: Two Saturday Walks
Saturday 16th December: I planned to walk from Calshot Spit to Ashlett Creek as part of my bid to get to know the shoreline which...
26th/27th Dec: Two Watches at NCI Calshot
Normally I do the “middle” watch on Sundays at the Calshot NCI station (i.e. 11am – 2pm in winter, 12noon – 4pm in summer). However...
29th December: Tornado(s)?
Strong winds caused damage across the New Forest today. East Boldre Village Hall (much of which was a 1st World War airfield Officers Mess) had...