On Fri, 1 Feb 2008 01:34:22 -0800 (PST), Graham Easterling
wrote:

Agreed, but why specifically include Scilly in the warnings?, it's not
part of Cornwall after all. It was quite a talking point here - with
people expecting not just snow on the Islands, bit a lot of it (as 60%
chance of disruption implies).

Our main 'warning' area is Strathclyde which is subdivided when there
are area variations into 'counties'. We are in Argyll and Bute but
sufficiently close to E Dunbartonshire to make it worth looking at that
for a forecast. Last night we were due to have 'severe' winds from 21:00
onwards. Again, it didn't happen.

Why bother to forecast at the county level at all when it would be quite
adequate to talk about 'some places' in W.Scotland?

--
Alan White
Mozilla Firefox and Forte Agent.
Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Lochs Long and Goil in Argyll, Scotland.
Webcam and weather:- http://windycroft.gt-britain.co.uk/weather