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santiago

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Nov 20, 2010, 5:10:15 AM11/20/10
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a bleak outlook for zonality and pressure in berne

getting the anti-freeze and salt/grit this week

Will Hand

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Nov 20, 2010, 6:22:55 AM11/20/10
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"santiago" <joe...@mailr.com> wrote in message
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>a bleak outlook for zonality and pressure in berne
>
> getting the anti-freeze and salt/grit this week
>

I'm starting to think that this could well be the beginning of a severe
wintry spell putting anything we had last winter into the background (at
least in England).

My winter forecast could go tits up very quickly, but hey do I care? :-)

All to play for but nothing certain so let's not get too carried away just
yet!
Champagne is on ice :-)

Eskimo Will
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Dave Cornwell

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Nov 20, 2010, 6:25:47 AM11/20/10
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....... or maybe ice in Champagne ;-)

Dawlish

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Nov 20, 2010, 7:49:16 AM11/20/10
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On Nov 20, 11:22 am, "Will Hand" <w...@lyneside.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> "santiago" <joes...@mailr.com> wrote in message

You do realise who you are encouraging by your replies?

Keith (Southend)G

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Nov 20, 2010, 9:50:13 AM11/20/10
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On Nov 20, 11:22 am, "Will Hand" <w...@lyneside.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> "santiago" <joes...@mailr.com> wrote in message

That's strong stuff coming from you Will.

I'm not convinced about snow yet in my neck of the woods, to early,
warm sea and not that cold to the NE (Yet). There would have to be a
steady wind to advect any cold across or will be rapidly modified. But
if the balance is right, we have the 'Lake effect' on the east coast,
especially the SE.

Is it a major change to the weather for the 2nd half of November
that's making your winter forecast possible go tits-up! ?

Keith (Southend)
http://www.southendweather.net
"Weather Home & Abroad"

Will Hand

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Nov 20, 2010, 11:05:33 AM11/20/10
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"Keith (Southend)G" <keith_...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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===========

No Keith it's the awesome developing upper pattern.

Will
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Alan LeHun

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Nov 20, 2010, 11:48:20 AM11/20/10
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In article <5b4de896-96af-42b7-95d6-84ee0af122e3
@a12g2000vbc.googlegroups.com>, pjg...@hotmail.com says...


> > My winter forecast could go tits up very quickly, but hey do I care?
:-)
> >

[...]


> >
> > Eskimo Will
> > --
>
> You do realise who you are encouraging by your replies?
>


What part of "do I care" did you not get?


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Alan LeHun

Dave Cornwell

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Nov 20, 2010, 12:00:15 PM11/20/10
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Will Hand wrote:
>
> "Keith (Southend)G" <keith_...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:176f1652-f532-4d7a...@k11g2000vbf.googlegroups.com...
> On Nov 20, 11:22 am, "Will Hand" <w...@lyneside.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>> "santiago" <joes...@mailr.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:ic86qa$119$1...@speranza.aioe.org...
>>
>> >a bleak outlook for zonality and pressure in berne
>>
>> > getting the anti-freeze and salt/grit this week
>>
>> I'm starting to think that this could well be the beginning of a severe
>> wintry spell putting anything we had last winter into the background (at
>> least in England).
>>
>> My winter forecast could go tits up very quickly, but hey do I care? :-)
>>
>> All to play for but nothing certain so let's not get too carried away
>> just
>> yet!
>> Champagne is on ice :-)
>>
>> Eskimo Will
>> --
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Just hope instead of Eskimo Will you don't end up like Dead Eyed Dick !

For the benefit of the less educated (or over?):-

When a man grows old and his b*lls grow cold,
And the tip of his p**ck turns blue,
And the hole in the middle refuses to piddle,
I'd say he was f**ked, wouldn't you?

;-) ;-)

Dave

Phil Layton

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Nov 20, 2010, 12:07:26 PM11/20/10
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> I'm starting to think that this could well be the beginning of a severe
> wintry spell putting anything we had last winter into the background (at
> least in England).
>
> My winter forecast could go tits up very quickly, but hey do I care? :-)
>
> All to play for but nothing certain so let's not get too carried away
> just yet!
> Champagne is on ice :-)
>
> Eskimo Will

But Will haven't recent years suggested:

Ice in November to support a duck. December will be slush and muck.

Phil


GKN

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Nov 20, 2010, 12:23:08 PM11/20/10
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Now David, that's not what I would expect from an Essex boy, especially
Laindon in SOUTH ESSEX!!!!!

"Dave Cornwell" wrote in message news:u8TFo.98631$9k3....@newsfe24.ams2...

Graham

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Nov 20, 2010, 1:37:14 PM11/20/10
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But Will haven't recent years suggested:

Ice in November to support a duck. December will be slush and muck.


No always!

I remember November 1969, very wet, rather cold and at times quite snowy, we
then had a very snow December, snowy January and a very snowy February to
follow!
So you never know:)

Graham (Staffs)


Will Hand

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Nov 20, 2010, 1:41:13 PM11/20/10
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"Dave Cornwell" <davemc...@nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
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ROFL.
Sometimes out on the moor in winter, I have trouble finding my little man if
I need a pee! :-)

Will
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Keith (Southend)G

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Nov 21, 2010, 4:30:59 AM11/21/10
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On Nov 20, 2:50 pm, "Keith (Southend)G" <keith_harr...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
> Keith (Southend)http://www.southendweather.net
> "Weather Home & Abroad"

Both gfs and ecm making more of that low in the north sea that will
stall the air and give it time to warm. Looking more like rain now to
me.

Richard Dixon

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Nov 21, 2010, 4:48:47 AM11/21/10
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On Nov 21, 9:30 am, "Keith (Southend)G" <keith_harr...@hotmail.com>

Do I sense the 2nd "writing off cold spell before it's happened" post
of the winter?!

Richard

Graham Easterling

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Nov 21, 2010, 4:52:54 AM11/21/10
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> Richard- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Yes - Springs arrived - Narcissi picking now well under way!
http://www.scillyflowers.co.uk/?gclid=CM2nkZzRsaUCFQhO4QodOlU_YA

Graham
Penzance

Keith (Southend)G

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Nov 21, 2010, 6:26:40 AM11/21/10
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On Nov 21, 9:30 am, "Keith (Southend)G" <keith_harr...@hotmail.com>

No exactly, just being realistic about the situation before we all go
over the top.

Keith (Southend)

Dave Cornwell

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Nov 21, 2010, 6:51:39 AM11/21/10
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> No exactly, just being realistic about the situation before we all go
> over the top.
>
> Keith (Southend)
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I think we will see some snow Keith but I don't see you saying it might
be a bit too warm is any more writing it off before it's started than
someone saying there is going to be a dire spell is counting their
chickens before it's started.
Dave

Jon O'Rourke

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Nov 21, 2010, 8:43:13 AM11/21/10
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"Keith (Southend)G" <keith_...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>Both gfs and ecm making more of that low in the north sea that will
>stall the air and give it time to warm. Looking more like rain now to
>me.

I'd hazard a guess you'll see rain turning progressively to sleet and snow
during Thursday and Friday as the deep cold air floods in. Current data
suggests that by the end of Friday both the dew point and theta-w are
negative so I'd be expecting precipitation of the snow/hail variety, even in
Southend - and given some of the highly unstable profiles I've seen (CB
tops -40�C in the east) and latest sea temperatures we'll be looking at
thundersnow for some coastal areas.

Dew points by 18Z Friday
http://www2.wetter3.de/Animation_06_UTC_05Grad/132_8.gif

Not to be taken literally but I believe this is the 06Z GFS expected snow
accumulation by 06Z next Saturday
http://www2.wetter3.de/Animation_06_UTC_05Grad/144_24.gif

compared to today http://www2.wetter3.de/Animation_06_UTC_05Grad/12_24.gif
much of Europe will probably look quite different.

(apologies for all the GFS links..)

Jon.

Wendy Tinley

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Nov 21, 2010, 8:44:10 AM11/21/10
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On 20/11/2010 18:41, Will Hand wrote:
> Sometimes out on the moor in winter, I have trouble finding my little
> man if I need a pee! :-)

TMI <grin>

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Wendy Tinley
Sheffield

prodata

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Nov 21, 2010, 9:09:00 AM11/21/10
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On Nov 21, 1:43 pm, "Jon O'Rourke" <jon_orou...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Not to be taken literally but I believe this is the 06Z GFS expected snow
> accumulation by 06Z next Saturdayhttp://www2.wetter3.de/Animation_06_UTC_05Grad/144_24.gif
>

So the units of that plot are what..., mm equivalent rainfall would it
be? I'm thinking kg/m2 would be mg/mm2, ie ul/mm2 ==> mm3/mm2
(ignoring the nicety of superscripts). Or is it too long since I left
school? So maybe 4" or so forecast for, hmm, say the West Suffolk
area?

JGD

Jon O'Rourke

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Nov 21, 2010, 9:43:25 AM11/21/10
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"prodata" <gpro...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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>So the units of that plot are what..., mm equivalent rainfall would it
>be? I'm thinking kg/m2 would be mg/mm2, ie ul/mm2 ==> mm3/mm2
>(ignoring the nicety of superscripts). Or is it too long since I left
>school? So maybe 4" or so forecast for, hmm, say the West Suffolk
>area?

I assumed it was the equivalent of mm/h and that the 7 over East Anglia, for
example, equates to 7cm of accumulated snow using a 1mm to 1cm
approximation. Over to the experts.. !

Jon.


RK

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Nov 21, 2010, 10:15:48 AM11/21/10
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On Nov 21, 2:43 pm, "Jon O'Rourke" <jon_orou...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> I assumed it was the equivalent of mm/h and that the 7 over East Anglia, for
> example, equates to 7cm of accumulated snow using a 1mm to 1cm
> approximation. Over to the experts.. !
>
> Jon.

I'm no expert, but kilograms per square metre is equal to millimetres
of rain. So as far as snow goes, approximately centimetres, as you
say. And the charts show accumulated snowfall from T0 (now) to
Twhatever, in this case 144hrs. I think, but am not sure, that these
charts take into account melting in the interim.

Peter Thomas

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Nov 25, 2010, 4:45:11 AM11/25/10
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In message <LtTFo.102218$GP2....@newsfe30.ams2>, GKN
<noj...@junkmail.co.uk> writes
Last line of that introductory verse is 'he can tell you a tale or two'

Reported without comment.
--
Peter Thomas

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