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• John Harris - Head of Geography - Radley College
• mjh_at_radley.org.uk

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Winds in Edinburgh, Scotland 4 Feb 1999 From
George Meldrum of James Gillespie's HS,
Edinburgh, Scotland Subject Winds in Edinburgh,
Edinburgh Date Thu, 4 Feb 1999 213107
-0000 Met Link Friends - Edinburgh ( Scotland)
Update 4 Feb 1999 We have been jealously noting
the significant weather events which you have
been recording while we have been sitting for the
most part under a huge high pressure system.
However, the weather in Scotland is at last
responding and giving us something interesting to
report. The wind has been building over the last
two days and gusts of 50 mph were recorded here
in the city early this morning. In more exposed
places this figure would be considerably higher.
Radio reports tell us of ferries to the northern
isles being cancelled or disrupted, several roads
in the Highlands are blocked by fallen trees and
the large bridges over the sea estuaries such as
the Forth and Tay are either closed or the
traffic is restricted. The synoptic forecast
suggests that a cold front is going to sweep over
the country today introducing much colder weather
and in the high winds, blizzard conditions are
expected. Severe weather warnings have been
issued for the north of Scotland.
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