"ronaldbutton" wrote in message
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Strange looking clouds over west Essex now ,look like mountain cloud but
that is quite rare in Essex !

RonB


Look at the two 'wave cloud' entries on this page Ron
http://tinyurl.com/qi3h
Is that what you mean? I noticed they were widespread but relatively short
lived in some eastern areas 'twixt Epping and Edinburgh yesterday (but not
everywhere). Not unusual, promising more than they deliver from a soaring
point of view, producing rather weak smooth lift with the clouds themselves
invariably giving way to clearer cloud free conditions. Not in the same
league as proper mountain wave. I always noticed that they they seemed to be
associated with the breakup of a sheet of stratocumulus.
All the best


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George in Epping, West Essex (107m asl)
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