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This forecast represents the *PERSONAL OPINION* of the Chief forecaster at the
privately run Haytor meteorological office in Devon on how the weather may
unfold next week. The Chief forecaster will take no responsibility whatsoever
for any actions arising from its use. It is provided freely in the spirit of
freedom and the great love for meteorology that we personally enjoy and wish to
share freely with others.

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Summary valid for Sunday 08/10/06 to Saturday 14/10/06
TOI (time of issue) Friday 06/10/06 1900 UK local time

This summary is based on a quick appraisal of the GFS, JMA, ECMWF, UKMO, FAX,
and ENS (NCEP ensemble) labelled charts available from the superb
http://www.wetterzentrale.de/topkarten

High confidence that the week will be dominated by warm southwest/south or
southeasterly winds. Very little frost. A lot of dry weather in eastern areas
but more cloudy, wetter and windier in the west, especially in the first half of
next week. Moderate confidence in detail but lower confidence for a build of
pressure from the east later.

Sunday - SE England, E.England and most of Scotland mainly dry and rather cloudy
with strengthening south or southwest winds. Remaining areas more cloudy with
occasional rain and drizzle and fresh to strong south or southwest winds.
Temperatures 15C in Scotland and up to 20C in SE England in any sunshine.

A wet night on Sunday night with gales in exposed parts followed by a fine day
with sunshine in the south on Monday but windy further north with sunny
intervals and showers. Temperatures above normal.

Tuesday looks like a fine autumn day with spells of sunshine and mostly light to
moderate southerly winds. Temperatures up to 18C in the south and 14C over
Scotland. Possibly some rain spreading into western areas in the evening and
strengthening winds.

Wednesday at the moment looks like being rather cloudy with some showers,
especially in the south - low confidence though. Winds generally turning light
and rather variable but mainly southerly. Temperatures above average.

Thursday looks like being similar to Wednesday but with most showers in the SW.

By Friday pressure will be building from the east and dry weather with sunny
spells looks like pushing westwards. Temperatures staying above normal though
despite a strengthening southeast wind. Still a chance of showers, mainly in the
south.

Will Hand

Chief Forecaster

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Will Hand wrote:

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Yes. I can confirm that the regular inclusion of occasional, possible,
likely, maybe does show that you have reached the high level of chief
forecaster.

And I wish to disagree that Haytor is actually Dartmoor. After all, it
is less than 10 miles from Bovey Tracey. ...Not exactly High Willhays,
is it Will?

John Stubley wrote in message
ps.com...

Will Hand wrote:

snip


Yes. I can confirm that the regular inclusion of occasional, possible,
likely, maybe does show that you have reached the high level of chief
forecaster.


I shall ignore that disrespectful comment.

And I wish to disagree that Haytor is actually Dartmoor. After all, it
is less than 10 miles from Bovey Tracey. ...Not exactly High Willhays,
is it Will?


John, I live here and I know where I live and it is inside the Dartmoor National
Park on the eastern edge. Hay Tor summit at 457m asl is just 0.5 miles from my
house. Rippon Tor summit at 474m asl is about 1 mile away. Bovey Tracey is some
900 feet down the hill and just over 3 miles away.
1000s of visitors come up onto Dartmoor each summer and all of them seem to
reckon that Hay Tor is Dartmoor. Yes I admit it is not the high moor and I never
said it was, so chill out please.

Will.
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Will Hand wrote:
John Stubley wrote in message
ps.com...
Will Hand wrote:

snip

Yes. I can confirm that the regular inclusion of occasional, possible,
likely, maybe does show that you have reached the high level of chief
forecaster.


I shall ignore that disrespectful comment.

And I wish to disagree that Haytor is actually Dartmoor. After all, it
is less than 10 miles from Bovey Tracey. ...Not exactly High Willhays,
is it Will?


John, I live here and I know where I live and it is inside the Dartmoor National
Park on the eastern edge. Hay Tor summit at 457m asl is just 0.5 miles from my
house. Rippon Tor summit at 474m asl is about 1 mile away. Bovey Tracey is some
900 feet down the hill and just over 3 miles away.
1000s of visitors come up onto Dartmoor each summer and all of them seem to
reckon that Hay Tor is Dartmoor. Yes I admit it is not the high moor and I never
said it was, so chill out please.

Will.

I thought that was a bit below the belt as well. At first I'd wondered
whether Will had joined the "666" cross posting hate mail that is
normally directed to someone in the NE. It's all a bit worrying really,
we seem to have "Internet Rage"

--
Keith (Southend)
http://www.southendweather.net
e-mail: kreh at southendweather dot net

And I wish to disagree that Haytor is actually Dartmoor. After all, it is
less than 10 miles from Bovey Tracey. ...Not exactly High Willhays, is it
Will?

I can confirm that Haytor is definitely on/in Dartmoor, it is within the
Dartmoor National Park and quite high up on the moor as well; I know as I
have been to Haytor many times.

Check your geography before the sarcasm. If you haven't got anything nice to
say or post then maybe it's better you don't post at all, enuff said.
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Nick G
Otter Valley, Devon
80 m amsl
http://www.ottervalley.co.uk

In article om,
writes:
Yes. I can confirm that the regular inclusion of occasional, possible,
likely, maybe does show that you have reached the high level of chief
forecaster.

I know that you're being jocular, but that seems rather unfair. Surely
you don't expect Will to pretend to be certain on those occasions when
he is not? I would much prefer an honest forecast. I think that the
"professional" forecasts that appear on radio and TV more often are
flawed by an appearance of over-certainty rather than the reverse. (To
be fair, the presenters are often denied the time needed to put in the
qualifications that they would no doubt like to include.)
--
John Hall

"Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong."
Oscar Wilde

Quoting from message
posted on 6 Oct 2006 by Keith (Southend)
I would like to add:



It's all a bit worrying really, we seem to have "Internet Rage"

Must be something to do with the stars and planets - it's happening in
a few newsgroups ATM.

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in 209707 20061006 222657 Elaine Jones wrote:
Quoting from message
posted on 6 Oct 2006 by Keith (Southend)
I would like to add:



It's all a bit worrying really, we seem to have "Internet Rage"

Must be something to do with the stars and planets - it's happening in
a few newsgroups ATM.

It's not just Usenet, it's Britain in general. I've just spent two weeks in France
and was astonished at how laid back everyone seemed to be.
A A Gill said the British Isles should be renamed The Angry Isles.

In article ,
Bob Martin writes:
in 209707 20061006 222657 Elaine Jones wrote:
Quoting from message
posted on 6 Oct 2006 by Keith (Southend)
I would like to add:



It's all a bit worrying really, we seem to have "Internet Rage"

Must be something to do with the stars and planets - it's happening in
a few newsgroups ATM.

It's not just Usenet, it's Britain in general. I've just spent two
weeks in France
and was astonished at how laid back everyone seemed to be.
A A Gill said the British Isles should be renamed The Angry Isles.

My memories of France are that Paris is a very angry place, but that the
further you are away from it the more relaxed everyone becomes. I wonder
if it's an effect of living in a big city, as I suspect that a similar
effect applies in Britain and in the US.
--
John Hall

"Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong."
Oscar Wilde

Bob Martin wrote:

It's not just Usenet, it's Britain in general. I've just spent two weeks in France
and was astonished at how laid back everyone seemed to be.
A A Gill said the British Isles should be renamed The Angry Isles.

Pop into most provincial towns / London suburbs of a Friday night
around 11pm and you'll see why we're called the Angry Isles...

Richard