It would appear our esteemed forecasters did as good a job as our
cricketers... :-/

"Chris Smith" wrote in message
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It would appear our esteemed forecasters did as good a job as our
cricketers... :-/

Yes, it looks like the weather has had therm stumped.....

Actually, over the past couple of days the potential for
severe gales has been downgraded from 70mph
winds to just 50mph on the coast as of yesterday.
I assumed that this was simply because the band of
the strongests winds was expected to be ever further
east. But it seems like there has been little of note even
in the far SE.
--
Col

Bolton, Lancashire
160m asl

Col wrote:
"Chris Smith" wrote in message
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It would appear our esteemed forecasters did as good a job as our
cricketers... :-/


Yes, it looks like the weather has had therm stumped.....

Actually, over the past couple of days the potential for
severe gales has been downgraded from 70mph
winds to just 50mph on the coast as of yesterday.
I assumed that this was simply because the band of
the strongests winds was expected to be ever further
east. But it seems like there has been little of note even
in the far SE.

Here in the west midlands, we have been becalmed since 1 am.

I foul up of momentous proportions !

Joe
Wolverhampton
175m asl

"Chris Smith" wrote in message
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It would appear our esteemed forecasters did as good a job as our
cricketers... :-/

Aye - the leaves still on the trees in my bit of the eastern whirled.
Nothing more than a typical November bit of wind when in an area forecast to
be hit by the bad stuff.

"Joe Egginton" wrote in message
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Col wrote:
"Chris Smith" wrote in message
...

It would appear our esteemed forecasters did as good a job as our
cricketers... :-/


Yes, it looks like the weather has had therm stumped.....

Actually, over the past couple of days the potential for
severe gales has been downgraded from 70mph
winds to just 50mph on the coast as of yesterday.
I assumed that this was simply because the band of
the strongests winds was expected to be ever further
east. But it seems like there has been little of note even
in the far SE.

Here in the west midlands, we have been becalmed since 1 am.

I foul up of momentous proportions !

Although to be fair the forecasts (both local & national) did emphasis
the uncertainty more than they normally do in such a developing
situation. But of course relatively few members of the general public
get upset when forecast severe weather fails to materialise unlike
the opposite sceanario!
What annoys me is when forecasters cheerfully say words to the
effect of - well at least we got away with it, as if that makes the
forecast of severe wather that doesn't happen not as bad as
unforecast severe weather that does happen.
However this morning to her credit Helen Willets seems quite
downbeat and almost apologetic about it.
--
Col

Bolton, Lancashire
160m asl

"wafflycat" wrote in message
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"Chris Smith" wrote in message
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It would appear our esteemed forecasters did as good a job as our
cricketers... :-/

Aye - the leaves still on the trees in my bit of the eastern whirled.
Nothing more than a typical November bit of wind when in an area forecast
to be hit by the bad stuff.

Well the wind is picking up this afternoon, with a bit of the wet stuff too.
Seems like we are getting yesterday's forecast now? Good one, epsecially as
listening to the forecast this morning, it was that it wind would drop and
be dry today!

"wafflycat" wrote in message
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"wafflycat" wrote in message
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"Chris Smith" wrote in message
...
It would appear our esteemed forecasters did as good a job as our
cricketers... :-/

Aye - the leaves still on the trees in my bit of the eastern whirled.
Nothing more than a typical November bit of wind when in an area forecast
to be hit by the bad stuff.

Well the wind is picking up this afternoon, with a bit of the wet stuff
too. Seems like we are getting yesterday's forecast now? Good one,
epsecially as listening to the forecast this morning, it was that it wind
would drop and be dry today!

And it didn't last long. Now it is a lovely blue sky wiht little wind - and
dry!

"Chris Smith" wrote in message
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It would appear our esteemed forecasters did as good a job as our
cricketers... :-/

You should have looked at the EuroTempest site:

http://et.mssl.ucl.ac.uk/

Yesterday it seemed to suggest wind gusts of no more than about 50 mph, not
the 65-75mph suggested by the Met Office.