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keith.r.harris September 3rd 04 08:07 AM

Media coverage ! BBC News website
 
I thought the hurricane was moving at about 15 to 20 knots, if the BBC's
terminology is to be beleived it will be over by lunch time!

snip
Orlando airport is closed and Miami routes badly disrupted as the hurricane
heads towards Florida at up to 145mph.
snip

Keith (Southend)

http://www.southendweather.net




cupra September 3rd 04 08:21 AM

Media coverage ! BBC News website
 
At some ,
keith.r.harris typed:
I thought the hurricane was moving at about 15 to 20 knots, if the
BBC's terminology is to be beleived it will be over by lunch time!

snip
Orlando airport is closed and Miami routes badly disrupted as the
hurricane heads towards Florida at up to 145mph.
snip

Keith (Southend)

http://www.southendweather.net


Why doesn't that 'mistake' suprise me!

John Hall September 3rd 04 09:47 AM

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In article ,
keith.r.harris writes:
I thought the hurricane was moving at about 15 to 20 knots, if the BBC's
terminology is to be beleived it will be over by lunch time!

snip
Orlando airport is closed and Miami routes badly disrupted as the hurricane
heads towards Florida at up to 145mph.
snip


Sounds like whoever wrote that doesn't understand the distinction
between the speed of the winds within a system and the speed at which
the system itself moves.
--
John Hall
"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick
themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened."
Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

Stephen Sumner, YachtingUniverse.com September 3rd 04 10:22 AM

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According to this forecast there is no hurricane at all...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/c...ca/index.shtml

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Stephen


"keith.r.harris" wrote in message
...
I thought the hurricane was moving at about 15 to 20 knots, if the BBC's
terminology is to be beleived it will be over by lunch time!

snip
Orlando airport is closed and Miami routes badly disrupted as the

hurricane
heads towards Florida at up to 145mph.
snip

Keith (Southend)

http://www.southendweather.net






Les &/or Claire September 3rd 04 10:25 AM

Media coverage ! BBC News website
 
Stephen Sumner, YachtingUniverse.com wrote:
According to this forecast there is no hurricane at all...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/c...ca/index.shtml

Answers on a postcard!


Stephen


Click on "Wind" and Pressure and Precipitation" and there's an animated
hurricane to be seen...

Les



"keith.r.harris" wrote in message
...
I thought the hurricane was moving at about 15 to 20 knots, if the
BBC's terminology is to be beleived it will be over by lunch time!

snip
Orlando airport is closed and Miami routes badly disrupted as the
hurricane heads towards Florida at up to 145mph.
snip

Keith (Southend)

http://www.southendweather.net


--
http://www.physics911.org/



Steve Jones September 3rd 04 01:36 PM

Media coverage ! BBC News website
 
keith.r.harris wrote:
I thought the hurricane was moving at about 15 to 20 knots, if the BBC's
terminology is to be beleived it will be over by lunch time!

snip
Orlando airport is closed and Miami routes badly disrupted as the hurricane
heads towards Florida at up to 145mph.
snip

Keith (Southend)

http://www.southendweather.net




Their graphic at the bottom of this story is also laughable:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/ame...621794.stm#map

Hurricane centres!! When??


Steve


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