SAILING WEATHER SCHOOL (PART1) - WHAT YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MET!
The next Sailing Weather School (Part 1) will be held on Saturday 7th February 2008 and I am accepting bookings now.
Whether you are a new to sailing, or an experienced yachty, you will find Weather School fascinating. My aim is get you into the mind of a forecaster and show you why the weather works, building your confidence in making your own predictions and helping you to make sense of the plethora of weather information available on the internet. The cost of the full day course is £115 (inc VAT) and this includes lunch and refreshments throughout the course. For more information or to book online see http://www.weatherschool.co.uk
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Hello again,
If you’re Dreamin’ of a White Christmas then you might be disappointed…at least as far as snow goes. It could be white for other reasons though, with either frost, and increasingly fog becoming a problem through the holiday period. With most of the models predicting the high to be over the top of the country by the end of the week we can have reasonably high confidence (as much as one can this far out) that the weather will be dry. The big question is where will the high go? If it tracks north then we could be in for bitterly cold east to northeast winds at the end of next week, if it is a little further south then the winds will be milder from the south or southeast.
Weatherweb.TV will keep you up to date with the latest forecasts throughout the Christmas and New Year Holidays, and we are here every day to advise on forecasts, both via WeatherLive (0906 5151 0046 at £1.50 p.min, 01902 895252 at £12 per call or you can book forecasts by email).
Whatever your plans, I’d like to wish you all a Happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year. I look forward to meeting some of you next year. I will try to issue one of these forecasts next week, but just can’t guarantee when.
If you know anyone who’d like to receive this email each week just tell them to send a request to join to sailingweather-subscribe@weatherweb.net
Best wishes,
Simon
WEEKEND WEATHER FORECAST
Issued: 1300 Friday 19th December 2008
SATURDAY:
High pressure is through the Bay of Biscay today, extending a ridge northwards through western parts of the country. A front extends through the high from west to east and brings cloud and rain along the front itself.
A generally cloudy day for much of England, Wales and Ireland. There will be some drizzle at times, most of it affecting the western facing coasts and hills where there will also be some mist and fog. More persistent rain over northwest Wales for a time, this spreading into northwest England in the evening.
Some brighter skies for Scotland, especially in the east where some sunny spells could break through, and these could just nudge into the northeast of England too.
Winds will be mainly W 25kt (F6) at first in the south, then 20kt (F5-F6) later. Northeast Scotland may have WNW 40-50kt (F 8-F10) at first, decreasing quickly through the morning. Mainly W 15kt (F4-F5) over northern England as the ridge builds in, and the winds easing in Scotland and Ireland for a time too. However, it will not be long before the winds turn to the southwest and start to increase becoming SW 25-30kt (F6-F7) over western Ireland by the evening.
SUNDAY:
A broad warm sector covers the country today (see http://www.weatherweb.tv/warmfronts.html for more information a warm sector). A cold front moves into Scotland and tracks southeast through the day, as the high pressure builds to the south.
Plenty of cloud around over much of the country today with some periods of drizzle and patchy rain on western coasts and hills. More eastern and central parts of England should be drier and brighter with a few sunny spells here.
Thicker cloud and more persistent rain affect Scotland and Ireland with the winds increasing here once again, reaching gale force in the afternoon.
Winds will be generally SW 20kt (F5-F6) becoming SW 30-40kt (F7-F
across Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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