Falling rapidly? - Don't tap it!

The air pressure continues to fall rapidly at the SevenStones Lightship

People have a habit of tapping aneroid barometers - heard an old fisherman say once, "If it were meant to be tapped it it would have a hammer hanging next to it!"...

and now the wind has backed round slowly from the West over the last 24 hours to Sou'sou'easterly - the worst possible direction for Newlyn.