Keith (Southend) wrote:

Graham Easterling wrote:
James Brown wrote:

Zonality and a high to the south look like persisting for some time -
but I am still wondering about the cold SST's in the North Sea -
summat's up, but I'm not sure what.


Cold SSTs in the North Sea?
http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate...t.20061122.gif

Graham
Penzance


The cold anomaly to the south of Newfoundland is breaking up as well :-(
http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/EPS/SS...11.27.2006.gif
Mild mild and more b*&^%y mild.


I was never too sure about how long that cold pool would last as it seemed
to have been created by the hurricanes which moved across the area a few
months ago. In any case, I'll stick with my idea that El Nino will keep the
westerlies going and we'll have a mild, wet, winter.

--
Graham Davis
Bracknell

Graham P Davis wrote:

Keith (Southend) wrote:

Graham Easterling wrote:
James Brown wrote:

Zonality and a high to the south look like persisting for some time -
but I am still wondering about the cold SST's in the North Sea -
summat's up, but I'm not sure what.


Cold SSTs in the North Sea?
http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate...t.20061122.gif

Graham
Penzance


The cold anomaly to the south of Newfoundland is breaking up as well :-(
http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/EPS/SS...11.27.2006.gif
Mild mild and more b*&^%y mild.


I was never too sure about how long that cold pool would last as it seemed
to have been created by the hurricanes which moved across the area a few
months ago. In any case, I'll stick with my idea that El Nino will keep the
westerlies going and we'll have a mild, wet, winter.

Is there anywhere in the world other than northwestern Europe where the
winter months are so prone to producing an aesthetic desert :-(

I think there is hope though. December 1984 and 1986 had drab, boring
weather but the following January was much more exciting in either
case.... December rarely if ever sets the tone for the rest of the
winter, indeed in recent years good weather in December has been
followed by bad in January.

With the last January to produce significant snow in the south of
England being 1987, I certainly think we're well overdue a decent
January - hopefully we won't reach a run 20 (virtually) snowless
Januaries...

Nick

In message , "Keith (Southend)"
writes


The Level Crossing.

When I was around 30 I had met and enjoyed a woman who was beautiful,
exciting and full of quirks.
I set out in my car to meet her. I came across a closed railway
barrier, I was annoyed but had plenty of time. A goods train finally
arrived with many wagons, they all rolled past. Not all the same but
all going in the same direction. Some were short some long, but there
was always the next and the next. After 30 minutes I was furious and
went to the gate to look for an end to this 'parade' - there was none.
Behind me there were a string of cars, and I asked many if they had a
mobile phone so I could contact the idiot in charge; not one of them
had one or showed the least interest in the delay.
At last the train came to an end. I thought 'I still have time'!
But the barrier stayed down, and I became even more furious. I got out
the car and looked up line and another goods train arrived; equally as
long, and lasted an hour.
Then I realised that the daffodils were in flowers and that myself and
my lady would never meet. I wrote a morbid poem 'Snow past the
daffodils' - so bad I have now burnt it.
I realised that confluent trough after confluent trough continued to
move high pressure areas east from Newfoundland to the Azores, the
monotonous regularity appeared to be endless, and can be a self
sustaining mechanism. I also realise this is a very narrow view of the
hemispherical weather - but it is in motion.

Naturally I was shocked when an old friend rang me up and said the lady
had died. I asked what of and he said drugs.

All that was 35 years ago and the lady's name was obviously Winter.

Cheers
Paul

P.S. I have not proof read this thoroughly and that some of the
non-meteorological facts have to be taken with a grain of salt.
(Apologies).

'Wisest are they that know they do not know.' Socrates.
Paul Bartlett FRMetS
www.rutnet.co.uk Go to local weather.
400FT AMSL 25Miles southwest of the Wash

Thanks Paul, cheered me up no end that did.
Where's that whisky bottle :-(

Will.
--

In article ,
Paul Bartlett writes:
snip
P.S. I have not proof read this thoroughly and that some of the non-
meteorological facts have to be taken with a grain of salt.
(Apologies).

Like there being no mobiles phones 35 years ago. But I enjoyed the
piece. I think that the lady actually died only within the last 20 years
rather than 35 years ago. There were many memorable winters between 1978
and 1987.
--
John Hall
"Madam, you have between your legs an instrument capable
of giving pleasure to thousands and all you can do is scratch it."
Sir Thomas Beecham (1879-1961) to a lady cellist

Will Hand wrote:
Thanks Paul, cheered me up no end that did.
Where's that whisky bottle :-(

Will.
--



I've got it :-)

--
Keith (Southend)
http://www.southendweather.net
e-mail: kreh at southendweather dot net

"Paul Bartlett" wrote in message
...
In message , "Keith (Southend)"
writes


The Level Crossing.



Thanks Paul, always wondered how you did your long range forecasts :-)

Let us know if you meet any quirky women - its never too late!

Phil