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Default [OBS] Bracknell (Tawfield) Sat 12 Aug 2006

Saturday, 12 August 2006
BRACKNELL (TAWFIELD)
0900 NNW F4 35km - 7/SC 8/SC T157D109
RMK: 7Sc~018, 8Sc~030. Cloud gradually thickening / lowering over past
3 hours: quite bright first-light.
[ OVERNIGHT DATA (18Z - 09Z):
screen min: 14.4 grass min: 13.5 precipitation: NIL [24hr total: 00.0
mm] ]=
1200 N F4 40km - 5/CU 7/SC 8/AS T174D114
RMK: 5Cu~020/022 (rather dark bases again), 7Sc~040,
8As(thin/translucent)~100. Came close to precipitating I reckon between
0930 & 1030Z, when base lowered to ~015 & upper cloud thickened
sufficiently for it to become very gloomy, but conversely, about 30 mins
ago, the sun popped out! Wind ocnl F5.=
1500 N F3 50km - 3/CU 7/SC T183D102
RMK: 3Cu~028/030 (shallow development), 7(with small gaps)Sc~040,
Cirrus above. Definite change in character of sky in past 3 hr.=

1800 N F3-4 60km - 1/SC 4/SC 5/CI T181D097
RMK: 1Sc mammatus~035, 4Sc (thin/broken)~050, this latter with a
distinct edge aligned SE/NW, clearing from the NNE, 1Ac (distant/to
NE)~120, 5Ci (unc/spi)~220/250. Total cloud cover: 6 oktas.
[ DAYTIME DATA (09Z - 18Z):
screen max: 19.2 precipitation: NIL ]=

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Bracknell (Wooden Hill/Tawfield), Berkshire, UK
NGR: SU 854 667 Elev: 80m
Lat: 51° 23' 30'' N: Long: 00° 46' 28'' W