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Old 11-06-2013, 03:53 PM
 
Location: North West Northern Ireland.
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Ok, since we have the Turkish one.

I thought we could make a northern irish one. Average winter sea temp in middle of channel is 6/7c. I think it goes to 5c sometimes.
So lets just say how hard would it to freeze the whole channel and has it ever happened before? Do you think it will happen in the next one hundred years?

Just to clarify its the channel between north ni and kintyre.
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Old 11-06-2013, 04:01 PM
 
Location: Finland
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Njet. Too strong currents and too much inflow of new warmer water from the Atlantic. For Atlantic locations it's particularly very difficult due to the prevailing westerlies. What's the average depth, I think it's pretty deep as well?
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Old 11-06-2013, 04:12 PM
 
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I think the max depth is like 200m

But i'm wondering though when was the last time it froze and what conditions were needed?
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Old 11-06-2013, 04:19 PM
 
Location: Finland
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I think the max depth is like 200m
Ok, then it's not much. But still, the water should remain almost still, the wind straight from the north, no new water should be allowed to flow in, and temps should be in this range for around 50 days:
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The English Channel froze in 1966, so you can compare to that if you find climate stats from the period.
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Old 11-06-2013, 04:41 PM
 
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Well it was like that in 2010 here. So you think if it stayed subzero for two months here it would freeze to scotland?
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Location: Western Massachusetts
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Well it was like that in 2010 here.
It was nowhere near as cold.

Weather History for Eglinton, United Kingdom | Weather Underground

Mean temperature just above freezing.
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Old 11-06-2013, 05:22 PM
 
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Thats eglinton
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Old 11-07-2013, 02:31 AM
 
Location: York
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Thats eglinton
Which is near the sea.
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Old 11-07-2013, 02:49 AM
 
Location: manchester
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I think u have a chance too see freezes in North channel.
Maybe a long term subzero can help you.
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Old 11-07-2013, 05:51 AM
 
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Doubt it to be honest. It would have to be extremely cold for that to happen here. Probably levels that are near impossible.
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