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    Posted: 21 Feb 11 at 8:54am
Bartley reservoir has a shoking wind prediction from windguru try using xcweather
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Originally posted by alstorer

Captain Morgan- you've got the Bournemouth thing back to front. They claimed loss of earnings when poor weather was forecast but good weather turned up.

Whatever. It was one or the other!
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He wasn't even talking about the UK at that point- though he really should have been clearer.
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Originally posted by alstorer

Captain Morgan- you've got the Bournemouth thing back to front. They claimed loss of earnings when poor weather was forecast but good weather turned up.

1987....Michael Fish...."Earlier on today, apparently, a woman rang the BBC and said she heard there was a hurricane on the way; well, if you're watching, don't worry, there isn't,....."

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in brightlingsea, it seems to be about 10 knots under what it is at the time.
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Captain Morgan- you've got the Bournemouth thing back to front. They claimed loss of earnings when poor weather was forecast but good weather turned up.
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Windguru forecast seemed to corrolate pretty well with actual readings this weekend. All other sites seemed to be forecasting lower winds.

 
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come on people- it a forecast, ie a computer programs best idea.

the only way to know what the weather is doing is to stick your head out the door and have a look!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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BBC? Nothing but a Government controlled revenue collator. Bank Holiday Weather = Hot, sunny, no wind, especially at the coast... Living in a tourist hotspot, I beg to differ. Bournemouth wanted to take the Beeb to court last year for loss of earnings owing to their overly-optimistic forecasts... Then complained when the next Bank Holiday wasn't a wash-out...

Let's face facts, it'll be windy (i.e. gusty and variable), wet and cold every Bank Holiday!
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Post Options Post Options   Quote Guests Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 28 May 10 at 1:36pm
Originally posted by Captain Morgan

Originally posted by timg

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Oh, and the 12 hour delay just leaves you wondering...

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I subscribe (the 12hr delay was too inconsistent for me). I've noticed that there have been plenty of occasions recently where the forecast has changed drastically literally an hour before hitting the water.

I have to admit that I'm now getting to the point where I head down to the club and guesstimate the conditions once I'm there... But that's not much of a forecast is it?

I'm at Swanage, so I guess that Weymouth's forecasts will be somewhat similar - Does anyone have any specific issues with Windguru in other parts of the country at the moment?

Certainly not worth subscribing then.

I find it amazing how much more accurate it is than the BBC weather forecast, which on the whole is a crock of "rubbish".

That said, when you think about it, we are talking about guessing the weather, it's like winning the lottery, surely?

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