If not quite the hurricane force winds which were being predicted in the media, it's been a bit of a breezy day, most of the afternoon it's been blowing at an average of over 40 knots with gusts over well into the 50's.
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The recordings above are from Hurst Castle wind data which is one of the more exposed points in the Solent, forecast winds along much of the south and south west coast were similar, fortunately we're on a neap tide with lower, high water levels than a week ago if that makes sense, but I'm sure it's been a challenging day at some of the more open and exposed places along the coast.