Personally, Martin, I am glad they have seen some sense at last. I have
always maintained that the met office is manufacturing nails for its own
coffin by publishing long-range forecasts. It was thus in the Ratcliffe era,
and is still thus. In the eyes of the public/press, the huge improvements in
short range forecasting will be rubbished along with the obviously 'rubbish'
long-range ones. To many, a forecast is a forecast. The Office is going to
need all the friends it can get over the next few years.

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Bernard Burton
Wokingham, Berkshire, UK.

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Martin.


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Martin Rowley
West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl
Lat: 50.82N Long: 01.88W
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