"Bernard Burton" wrote in message
...
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.

--
Bernard Burton
Wokingham, Berkshire, UK.


Unfortunately the public now think seasonal forecasts are possible but
the Met Office are just not very good at it.
I find it difficult to have much sympathy though especially given the
'marketing' of the Summer one.

Tom