"Alan White" wrote in message
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On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 09:56:32 -0000, "Col"
wrote:

So what's the consensus as to the accuracy of the forecast as regards
winds speeds/areas affected?

Very poor.

The last forecast I saw (Helen Willets, BBC1, 22:30) gave the
impression that Scotland, S of Fort William, was in danger of being
devastated. As it was, we had the quietest night since 19th December.

See the Whistlefield [WR] posted earlier.

--
Alan White
Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow.
Overlooking Loch Goil and Loch Long in Argyll, Scotland.
Web cam at http://www.ufcnet.net/~alanlesley1/kabcam.htm

This was a very quickly developing situation and the low could have tracked
anywhere from the Great Glen to the Solway Firth, in the end it tracked
across the Scottish Borders. You happen to be a location that was GREATLY
affected by the exact track. That should not distract from the fact the
Forcasts and the Warnings have been excellent.