Tropical Storm Grace

Tropical Storm Grace has appeared on the map and is currently 400 miles West of Portugal heading Northeast at around 25mph.
The average wind speeds are 65mph, but these are expected to reduce to around 50mph by Tuesday.
The forecast tracks have the storm heading towards Southern Ireland where it may turn East and cross Wales and Central England on Wednesday night or Thursday or it could run along the Channel Coast.
The wind speeds are difficult to predict at this stage but I don't think it will be that strong by the time it reaches the UK coast.

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Updated: 10:30 BST 6th Oct 2009
Tropical Storm Grace has now merged with a frontal system off the Southwest of Ireland and, although it may produce gale force winds, the remains of this storm are not likely to cause any serious threat to the UK or Ireland.
The following is the last statement from the National Hurricane Centre in the U.S:

...Grace absorbed by a frontal system...
at 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...the remnants of Tropical Storm Grace
were located near latitude 49.7 north...longitude 13.4 west or
about 210 miles...335 km...southwest of cork Ireland.
The remnants of Grace are moving toward the north-northeast near 26
mph...43 km/hr...and this motion is expected to continue until
dissipation.
Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 50 mph...85
km/hr...with higher gusts.  The remnants will likely continue to
produce a small area of gale force winds through early Tuesday.
Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 85 miles...140
km...mainly southeast of the center.
Estimated minimum central pressure is 986 mb...29.12 inches.
...Summary of 1100 PM AST information...
location...49.7n 13.4w
maximum sustained winds...50 mph
present movement...north-northeast or 25 degrees at 26 mph
minimum central pressure...986 mb
this is the last public advisory issued by the National Hurricane
Center on this system.  Additional information on the remnants of
Grace can be found in high seas forecasts issued by the United
Kingdom meteorological office under WMO header wont54 EGRR.
$$
Forecaster Brown