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BlueLightning wrote:
Video presentations could be broadcast via the net
(not sure about that virtual weather broadcaster software though,
unless it could be programmed to push wrong buttons sometimes, and have
the screen collapse behind him)

I would offer to broadcast the audio forecasts on my net radio station

We'd interview each other using Skype (skype.com) allows voice
conversations via Pc

Not necessary to hire expensive studio's / use powerful transmittors
these days

The Shipping Forecast could be spiced up a bit. Get someone to read it
out using their ah-hem 'bedroom' voice

Well Will, you suggested it, lets go for it!!
Lightning help in this direction along with a few others
Needs someone to collate the whole job,poor soul
Daily input from all.
Well what a job
Alan
www.wincantonweather.co.uk

Wow what a response!

It's certainly feasible but it does need organizing. Many many years ago I and a
few others had this idea of setting up our own weather service based on
interpretation of satellite images, observations and experience, it never got
off the ground because we recognised that we needed access to NWP data too.
Things have changed vastly since then and it is certainly feasible now as shown
by companies like Metcheck. But what Metcheck lack is width of experience and
that is precisely what we have in usw. But what could we offer in the way of a
service?, how ambitious should we be?, I think we need a pilot. Les has offered
web space and we could use that. Jack provides gliding forecasts, we have a
fantastic meteorological resource in the FAQ, I provide a weekly outlook, Darren
gives daily summaries, a lot of us provide observational data, if all that could
be hosted *easily* on one site somehow (even if only by links in some cases)
then it would be a fantastic start and certainly something to build upon. Is
there any way that posts could be captured automatically and put onto a web
page? Like Colin Young's summaries for example.

Will.
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