"Dave Liquorice" wrote in message
ll.co.uk...
What is the point of having different sub regional areas when the warning
text for all of them is the same?

Take the yellow warning for snow currently in place. Read what is found
under
"Cumbria", it talks about Scotland an awful lot. OK the Borders are sort
of
relevant for Cumbria but the exact same text can be found under all the
other
sub regions with warnings in North West England. That's Greater
Manchester,
Blackburn with Darwen and Lancashire.

By all means have such broad brush text for the main region but the sub
regions really ought to have it tailored to them.


Ah but Dave you have to remember that it's all done from ExitDoor now.
Centralised forecasts for the whole UK. The poor Chief forecaster simply
doesn't have the time and does a great job in the circumstances. Now if we
still had Regional weather Centres ....... slap wrist

That decision made in 2005 to axe the weather centres due to short term cost
cutting was probably the worst strategic decision made by the Met Office
ever. Are you listening Directors? They have actually part acknowledged the
need for local forecasters again by having forecasters on site for the
Olympics etc. Go on go the whole hog, you know it makes sense, listen to
your Uncle Will for once - LOL.

Will
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