"Meteorologically Disturbed" wrote in message news:BvV6d.147260$D%.2374@attbi_s51...
1.) Punta Gorda ASOS did not stay online. It was put out of commission
subsequently after a 109 mph wind gust, some 10-15 minutes before the
strongest winds hit (go back and note the time and surface pressure of that
observation).

Yes, but not until reporting the 109 mph wind gust. A majority of the
stations which failed with Frances did not recieve anything near to
that wind speed. So why did they fail?

2.) How would surface observations have saved lives and property,
considering hurricane warnings had been out for 2 days. This is the most
ridiculous nonsense I've read this week and it's only Thursday. Would the
hurricane go "OH NO I'VE BEEN MEASURED!" and quickly weaken to prevent
further damage? LOL...wouldn't expect anything else out of the "Smerb".

Surface observations save lives and property many times. They are
instrumental in knowing how strong the winds are as they actually come
onshore. It was due to, among other things, surface observations that
NHC kept Jeanne a tropical storm until well north into Georgia, even
though it had been on land for over 24 hours already and the radar
signature had deteriorated significantly. If it wasn't for those
surface observations, it would be much more difficult to know that
strong gusty winds were coming northward through Georgia.

What do you proprose as a solution? If you actually took the time to read
the previous posts, you're realize that the obs are under FAA control now.
When the airport is closed for commercial traffic, they simply don't give a
hoot! Chalk one up for the ol' NWS here where you had dedicated
meteorologists and a true passion for observations and climatology. Thank
Uncle George W for that transition! So, instead of blasting at a poor,
defenseless instrument array full of metal parts, why not contact the local
airport representative(s) and ask them how their power feed and more
importantly their COMMUNICATIONS feed are wired and why they failed in
tropical storm force winds?

Smerby did not mention the NWS as the blame for these ASOS problems.
He just said it was a problem.

Sorry, but Lou's posts seem for more up and up on the intelligence scale.

And yours have just plumetted.

Tell Uncle Joel and Aunt Barry I said hi!

Papa Smurf

Why don't you grow some balls and use your real name? Because it
would reveal you were a former employee? Ah ha!

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Raymond C. Martin, Jr.
Associate Meteorologist, AccuWeather Inc.- http://www.accuweather.com/
New Jersey Expressways and Tollways - http://www.njfreeways.com/
Ray's Winter Storm Archive - http://www.njfreeways.com/weather/


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