Okay, so this has come up before within other threads, but I really
cannot see WHY people are getting so excited about this potential
'cold' weather and snow.

As far as I can see we're just going to be in a chilly northerly,
nothing special about that.

Now IF we were going to have a real nice Scandinavian High with a long
easterly draw from a far below sub zero continent THEN I might be
interested, but as it is and after looking at the *speculative* charts
and warnings here, I simply don't see anything to jump up and down
about.

Or is all this mostly driven by met office over-reaction (as usual!)
and media induced hype?

Or maybe it's equally because of the fact that this country so rarely
gets any snow these days that even an inch or two is a main event?

I'm more than welcome to be convinced otherwise, as I too love a good
blizzard. I'll happily eat my words if I'm wrong.

"max" wrote in message ...
Okay, so this has come up before within other threads, but I really
cannot see WHY people are getting so excited about this potential
'cold' weather and snow.

As far as I can see we're just going to be in a chilly northerly,
nothing special about that.

Now IF we were going to have a real nice Scandinavian High with a long
easterly draw from a far below sub zero continent THEN I might be
interested, but as it is and after looking at the *speculative* charts
and warnings here, I simply don't see anything to jump up and down
about.

Or is all this mostly driven by met office over-reaction (as usual!)
and media induced hype?

Or maybe it's equally because of the fact that this country so rarely
gets any snow these days that even an inch or two is a main event?

I'm more than welcome to be convinced otherwise, as I too love a good
blizzard. I'll happily eat my words if I'm wrong.

Open a bottle of wine to wash those words down.
There is the potential for the coming week to be one of the most severe we have had for a long long time.

Regards,

Rob
Chester, UK
http://www.west-cheshire.ac.uk/weather/

"Rob Bale" wrote in message
...

Open a bottle of wine to wash those words down.
There is the potential for the coming week to be one of the most severe we
have had for a long long time.


Rob, you are in my part of the world.

What do you think is the best situation for heavy snow here?
Is a vigorous polar low our best bet?

Col
--
Bolton, Lancashire.
160m asl.
http://www.reddwarfer.btinternet.co.uk

"Col" wrote in message ...

"Rob Bale" wrote in message
...

Open a bottle of wine to wash those words down.
There is the potential for the coming week to be one of the most severe we
have had for a long long time.


Rob, you are in my part of the world.

What do you think is the best situation for heavy snow here?
Is a vigorous polar low our best bet?

Col
--
Bolton, Lancashire.
160m asl.
http://www.reddwarfer.btinternet.co.uk

Hi Col, in this situation I would say yes. There have been many memorable heavy snowfalls in the NW from polar lows moving down
the Irish Sea.
This Tuesday's midday Exeter fax chart looks absolutely spot on for us. Now where did I put that shovel?

Regards,

Rob
Chester, UK
http://www.west-cheshire.ac.uk/weather/

"Rob Bale" wrote in message
...
"Col" wrote in message
...

"Rob Bale" wrote in message
...

Open a bottle of wine to wash those words down.
There is the potential for the coming week to be one of the most
severe we
have had for a long long time.


Rob, you are in my part of the world.

What do you think is the best situation for heavy snow here?
Is a vigorous polar low our best bet?

Col
--
Bolton, Lancashire.
160m asl.
http://www.reddwarfer.btinternet.co.uk

Hi Col, in this situation I would say yes. There have been many memorable
heavy snowfalls in the NW from polar lows moving down
the Irish Sea.
This Tuesday's midday Exeter fax chart looks absolutely spot on for us.
Now where did I put that shovel?

Regards,

Rob
Chester, UK
http://www.west-cheshire.ac.uk/weather/

Ho Hum
snow coming down the Irish sea could mean trouble even for us here in
Barrow, Better leave the loading shovel on the tractor

Jim Webster

There is the potential for the coming week to be one of the most severe we have had for a long
long time.

Are you still convinced of that given the recent runs?
--
Brendan DJ Murphy
Rayleigh, Essex, 51:34N 0:36E 30m asl
Castle Point Astronomy Club http://www.cpac.org.uk

I'm no expert when it comes to weather, but I do enjoy a good cold spell and
I've been following the discussion on here and on TWO since someone noticed
this run..

The GFS has been up and down so many times now I really have no confidence
in it.. whatever happens next week it will have predicted it at some point..

Early yesterday everyone thought the cold spell was going to collapse, then
it got progressively more cold throughout the day and now its seems like its
collapsing again.. same happened the day before.. I think we're just going
to have to wait and see..

A lot of people that know more than I do keep discounting the UKMO charts,
but it seems to me at least that these charts have been pretty consistant..
why do people treat the GFS as gospel? Past performance?


"Brendan DJ Murphy" wrote in message
...
There is the potential for the coming week to be one of the most severe
we have had for a long
long time.

Are you still convinced of that given the recent runs?
--
Brendan DJ Murphy
Rayleigh, Essex, 51:34N 0:36E 30m asl
Castle Point Astronomy Club http://www.cpac.org.uk

They are not counting on Met Office model because they don't want to get
their hopes up.

Stan
"InMyTree" wrote in message
...
I'm no expert when it comes to weather, but I do enjoy a good cold spell
and
I've been following the discussion on here and on TWO since someone
noticed
this run..

The GFS has been up and down so many times now I really have no confidence
in it.. whatever happens next week it will have predicted it at some
point..

Early yesterday everyone thought the cold spell was going to collapse,
then
it got progressively more cold throughout the day and now its seems like
its
collapsing again.. same happened the day before.. I think we're just going
to have to wait and see..

A lot of people that know more than I do keep discounting the UKMO charts,
but it seems to me at least that these charts have been pretty
consistant..
why do people treat the GFS as gospel? Past performance?


"Brendan DJ Murphy" wrote in message
...
There is the potential for the coming week to be one of the most
severe
we have had for a long
long time.

Are you still convinced of that given the recent runs?
--
Brendan DJ Murphy
Rayleigh, Essex, 51:34N 0:36E 30m asl
Castle Point Astronomy Club http://www.cpac.org.uk

On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 13:14:19 -0000, "Rob Bale"
wrote:


Open a bottle of wine to wash those words down.

Red or White?

There is the potential for the coming week to be one of the most severe we have had for a long long time.

I'll believe it when I see it.

"max" wrote in message ...
On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 13:14:19 -0000, "Rob Bale"
wrote:


Open a bottle of wine to wash those words down.

Red or White?



White, then you can chill it in the snow

Regards,

Rob
Chester, UK
http://www.west-cheshire.ac.uk/weather/