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Old June 6th 04, 07:55 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
Nigel Paice Nigel Paice is offline
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Default (WR) Romsey... 'flying angels'

Interesting medium/high cloud shapes this
afternoon/evening over SW Hampshi

SYNOP 06/1750Z
03/// 32980 42007 10204 20137 40190 57005 81081
333 10225 81367 84077 99021 99030=

METAR 06/1750Z
EG// 061750Z 20007KT CAVOK 20/14 Q//// BLU=

Details:

wind... SSW'ly force 3.
visibility... 30km.
weather... sunny (technically partly cloudy).
cloud... 1 okta AC floccus with virga (flying angels!) at 17000ft.
1 okta CC floccus at 20000ft.
4 oktas CI fibratus (some s****atus) at 27000ft.
air temp... 20.4C.
dew point... 13.7C.
RH... 65%.
barometric pressure... 1019mb.
optical phenomena... circumzenithal arc (good colouring).
faint mock sun (to the right of the sun).

beaufort letters... bc.

Nigel (Romsey, Hampshire).