On 20 Jan 2005 14:42:37 -0800, Damien wrote in
oups.com

I hate being the bearer of bad news, I really do.

We've all seen the undoubtedly most premature - in every sense of the
word! - headline. Now, the following toppler has appeared on the
WetterZentrale:
http://www2.wetter3.de/Animation_18_UTC/150_30.gif
http://64.246.48.81/wz/pics/Rtavn961.gif

But that is very little different from the ECMWF chart for that day:

http://www.ecmwf.int/products/foreca...test!chart.gif

Yet by Thursday the same model is forecasting this, with some retrogression
of the high visible:

http://www.ecmwf.int/products/foreca...test!chart.gif

I agree with others though who indicate the air over E Europe is very mild
ATM so any easterly isn't going to be a classic, at least early in the
period.

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Mike 55.13°N 6.69°W Coleraine posted to uk.sci.weather 20/01/2005 23:03:24 UTC