0900

Temperature has been constant between 10-11C for 24 hours now.
Constant 100% humidity. Whole outside of house and all other surfaces are
sopping wet and the drizzle is still falling quite steadily. Houselights on
in the gloom.
Fog is thicker this morning with visibilities around 80 metres, so almost
dense fog. Driving OK in daylight but we are used to fog up here!
Hope we get a bit of a clearance before the next wet Atlantic system rolls
in.
Still it's nice and quiet and I guess I won't meet a soul on my
constitutional stroll later.

http://www.lyneside.demon.co.uk/Hayt...antage_Pro.htm
Will Hand (Haytor, Devon, 1017 feet asl)
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"Dartmoor Will" wrote in message
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0900

Temperature has been constant between 10-11C for 24 hours now.
Constant 100% humidity. Whole outside of house and all other surfaces are
sopping wet and the drizzle is still falling quite steadily. Houselights
on in the gloom.
Fog is thicker this morning with visibilities around 80 metres, so almost
dense fog. Driving OK in daylight but we are used to fog up here!
Hope we get a bit of a clearance before the next wet Atlantic system rolls
in.
Still it's nice and quiet and I guess I won't meet a soul on my
constitutional stroll later.


Today's auto forecast is a weird one
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/w...st/haytor-vale

Visibility is forecast to change from very poor to moderate and yet the
humidity is forecast to remain at 100%. Er go figure that one .......

The human text forecast for Dartmoor National Park is a classic.
" Largely cloudy and misty, with a little drizzle or light rain at times.
Chance of some brighter intervals later. "

Why no mention of fog? Oh yes 80 metre vis. is mist is it?
Clearly the person who wrote this does not live in the hills. It's not
rocket science, look at the reported cloud bases from the obs. to tell
whether there is going to be fog on higher ground. That's what they would
have done at a local weather centre. I despair I really do.

Will
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On Wednesday, 10 October 2012 09:18:16 UTC+1, wrote:

Why no mention of fog? Oh yes 80 metre vis. is mist is it?
Clearly the person who wrote this does not live in the hills. It's not
rocket science, look at the reported cloud bases from the obs. to tell
whether there is going to be fog on higher ground.

I presume you're relaying all this useful verification/product improvement information back to your former colleagues?

Richard

"Richard Dixon" wrote in message
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On Wednesday, 10 October 2012 09:18:16 UTC+1,
wrote:

Why no mention of fog? Oh yes 80 metre vis. is mist is it?
Clearly the person who wrote this does not live in the hills. It's not
rocket science, look at the reported cloud bases from the obs. to tell
whether there is going to be fog on higher ground.

I presume you're relaying all this useful verification/product improvement
information back to your former colleagues?


They can read the newsgroup, and they do.

Will
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On Wednesday, 10 October 2012 12:44:37 UTC+1, wrote:

They can read the newsgroup, and they do.

Maybe instead of the drip, drip, drip criticism, maybe you could do a weekly digest of areas where you think improvements could be made.

I'm probably the only one (and I await to be shot down in flames from all sides like I was recently) but I'm finding the frequent haranguing of the weather warnings system that you've embarked upon in the last few days is overkill. How about writing a report to aid them? You of all people are in a good position to be able to help having worked there.

Richard

"Richard Dixon" wrote in message
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On Wednesday, 10 October 2012 12:44:37 UTC+1,
wrote:

They can read the newsgroup, and they do.

Maybe instead of the drip, drip, drip criticism, maybe you could do a weekly
digest of areas where you think improvements could be made.

I'm probably the only one (and I await to be shot down in flames from all
sides like I was recently) but I'm finding the frequent haranguing of the
weather warnings system that you've embarked upon in the last few days is
overkill. How about writing a report to aid them? You of all people are in a
good position to be able to help having worked there.

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Oh Richard, Richard if only you knew.
Before the new warning system and web site was launched I made frequent
requests/comments internally. Lots of ideas etc. E.g. to have a separate
radar widget. I got polite replies along the lines of "we are thinking about
it, it will be in the next release etc". It's a done job now more or less.
You really think they will listen?

A weekly digest! I won't have time to save the evidence, write and compose
that, far better to present the evidence when it is fresh and easily
obtained. You should know that.

Will
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