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Jack Sparrow
Really should get out more Joined: 08 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2965 |
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Topic: Best Weather Website Posted: 06 Jun 05 at 7:24pm |
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OK what you do is this..... get a bucket or two of seaweed, boil for a couple of hours on high, get one clothes peg, apply clothes peg to nose, drink as much seaweed juice as possible, descend into a deep psycho- tropic state, see the future and foretell the weather.... see it's simple. Or alternatively hang some seaweed by your door and if its crispy it will be fine if its soft it will be raining soon. Old salty sea dog fisher mans tip thingy.... apparently. |
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Black no sugar
Really should get out more Joined: 04 Dec 04 Location: Somewhere between Brighton and Lancing Online Status: Offline Posts: 3941 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 Jun 05 at 3:59pm | |
And get lace-seaweed in the centreboard casing and you can't lift the blade going downwind! Arrgh!!!! That's a perfect way to predict a short, brutal spell of extremely wet conditions for the sailor....
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Stefan Lloyd
Really should get out more Joined: 03 Aug 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1599 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 Jun 05 at 3:47pm | |
Yes. From http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A641305 "Certain types of seaweed can be used to measure the humidity. In the UK there is a type called lace seaweed5, a single, long strand of seaweed, looking a lot like a bootlace. Hang this up in a sheltered area and as the humidity rises the seaweed becomes damp, slimey and pliant, as humidity drops it becomes hard and brittle." The only snag with this is it didn't predict the weather; it just told you what was already happening. |
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ssailor
Far too distracted from work Joined: 11 Oct 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 430 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 Jun 05 at 3:31pm | |
www.weather.co.uk is very good for up to date stuff and forecasts if there is a buoy near to you! or where your going!!
otherwise i use windguru and www.onlineweather.com - which is very consistent and one of the best i have found! |
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Wave Rider
Really should get out more Joined: 27 Oct 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 909 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Jun 05 at 8:50pm | |
Seaweed! If it pops when you squeeze it and you can hear it it is something like high pressure!!
I cant remember properly but give it a try and see if it works |
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Ginger_69
Far too distracted from work Joined: 04 Jun 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 481 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Jun 05 at 7:28pm | |
BBC is ok for weather or for my local area i look at http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/03724.html |
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Black no sugar
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 13 May 05 at 10:41am | |
Jack, you've GOT to tell us! Is seaweed-gazing an ancient weather-divination lore? Please tell us before Sunday, so we can give it a go at the sailing club!
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Buzz
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 13 May 05 at 10:20am | |
www.metoffice.com, www.onlineweather.com, www.xcweather.co.uk and www.windwatcher.net are the ones I use and they seem pretty good. If we are running a big event I also phone the Coastguard and monitor channel 16. |
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Gael
Posting king Joined: 12 Mar 04 Location: Southampton, United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 187 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 May 05 at 1:08pm | |
Mmm seaweed is obviously too advanced for me too!
As well as the sites mentioned weatherweb.net has a good service which mails out a summary and diagrams for the weekend ahead. |
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hydrographer20
Really should get out more Joined: 11 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 867 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 15 Apr 05 at 11:26pm | |
seaweed explain?
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