Anyone know how warm the Gulf is?
How deep does this water go?
How's the Loop Current running these days?
Gulf temps?
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Im_So_Depressed wrote:PK, could you explain to me why people in the UK always talk about the weather yet have no clue about how it works?
That's a somewhat rude generalization, don't you think? You must remember that the BBC over there is more like how CNN is to us - do you watch CNN for your weather forecast? I doubt it . . .
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The tv weather or their website? Over the years it has been dumbed down to the point where I don't think they even show isobars anymore as they are worried people won't understand them. The BBC forecasts are better than most of the other channels though.
Ah for the days when Michael Fish (Who got me interested in this stuff) was on....
We have a thriving meteorological community through the various forums. By the way I saw an article recently from the USA where they were removing dew points from forecasts for the same reason.
Ah for the days when Michael Fish (Who got me interested in this stuff) was on....
We have a thriving meteorological community through the various forums. By the way I saw an article recently from the USA where they were removing dew points from forecasts for the same reason.
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I saw a show on the BBC a few weeks ago about the weather, and the BBC mets were complaining that the British public didn't understand or really care about the weather as the American public does. That was the rationale for the BBC weather not showing the Jet Stream in its forecasts.
I don't think the American has ever understood dewpoints. Americans are much more comfortable with relative humidity and a simple explanation of will it be dry or humid/muggy.
The BBC is NOT as CNN is here. Everyone gets their weather from BBC over here. Isn't the national met office aligned with BBC in some fashion or another?
I don't think the American has ever understood dewpoints. Americans are much more comfortable with relative humidity and a simple explanation of will it be dry or humid/muggy.
The BBC is NOT as CNN is here. Everyone gets their weather from BBC over here. Isn't the national met office aligned with BBC in some fashion or another?
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