# Hurricane-Force Storm to affect Bay of Biscay and English Channel Approaches **URL:** \ **Category:** Marine Weather\ **Created:** [October 29, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/hurricane-force-storm-to-affect-bay-of-biscay-and-english-channel-approaches/67424 "2023-10-29T18:20:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
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# Hurricane-Force Storm to affect Bay of Biscay and English Channel Approaches A low pressure disturbance will move off the New England coast early Monday, moving rapidly ENE deepening to a gale low south of Newfoundland then deepening rapidly into a hurricane force storm reaching the English Channel Approaches by 0000 UTC November 2nd… > **[Hurricane-Force Storm to affect Bay of Biscay and English Channel Approaches...](https://oceanweatherservices.com/blog/2023/10/29/hurricane-force-storm-affect-bay-biscay-english-channel-approaches/)** > > A low pressure disturbance will move off the New England coast early Monday, moving rapidly ENE deepening to a gale low south of Newfoundland then deepening rapidly into a hurricane force storm reaching the English Channel Approaches by 0000 UTC... ---
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Update: Intense Storm Heads for English Channel Approaches A gale low over the western North Atlantic will move ENE at 45 kts, deepening rapidly into a hurricane-force 953 mb storm low over the English Channel Approaches by 0000 UTC November 2nd with winds to 70 kts and significant wave heights to 12 meters south of England and Ireland and portions of the Bay of Biscay. > **[Intense Storm Heads for English Channel Approaches - Ocean Weather Services](https://oceanweatherservices.com/blog/2023/10/31/intense-storm-heads-english-channel-approaches/)** > > gale low over the western North Atlantic will move ENE at 45 kts, deepening rapidly into a hurricane-force 953 mb storm low over the English Channel Approaches by 0000 UTC November 2nd with winds to 65-75 kts and significant wave heights to 12 meters... ![atlsfc48](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/1/4/1417991a39cf879b74e8281d90ab6b8d3ddd6fd4.png) ---
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