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Aug 19, 2020, 6 tweets

The very literal calm before the storm at Fastnet Rock Lighthouse. That 5 knots is about 9 km/h. #StormEllen

Slight up tick in wind now, 10 knots is about 18 km/p. #StormEllen

The winds increasingly again at the Fastnet Rock with those 22 knots coming at 40 km/h.

Winds reaching 36 knots or 66 km/h now in West Cork. #StormEllen

Yikes! 54 knots is 100 km/h now at one of Ireland's most exposed lighthouses. #StormEllen

As reported, #StormEllen as moved further east along the southern coast. The winds at the Fastnet have largely remained the same now for over an hour and will likely not rise any further.

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