Is there better weather coming? first signs???

[Chris_Robb]

Is this the first signs of a change in the weather - from ECMWF for Sat 21st July

http://www.ecmwf.int/products/forecasts/...s!2007071100!!/

Hoping to go Solent to West country - so Northerlies would be welcome!

 

[jamesjermain]

Nah! The ridge of high pressure will be swept away by the low south west of Iceland and we'll be back to square one.

 

[Chris_Robb]

Bugger. Well, we just made (SWMBO) a new cockpit boom cover - so looks like we will be using it!

 

[ParaHandy]

watched kettle never boils .. erm .. just gang whichever way the wind allows if youse know whit ah mean ..
harrumph watching paint dry (or would be if this weather would allow me to a/f the auld tub) trying to work out whit's going tae happen next ...

 

[jimi]

Och man, whit dae ye mean ye cannie A/f cos its a we bit damp an windae.. you a poof or sumfink? Jist get on with it an haud yer wheesht!

 

[ParaHandy]

ma a/f's made orra irn-bru an' its ra dogs bollocks but ahm nae poofter .. it ses oan ra bottle nae tae open ra bottle unless oan a sunny day.

 

[jimi]

Oach ye shouldnae be drinkin' an a/f'ing onyroads ya lily livered louche!

 

[ParaHandy]

verra refreshing it is. if youse a binge boozer ra vomits jist ra richt conshishtency

wha's gang tae telt ra auld goat that hus cashino's up in smoke? ah wus aboot tae apply fer his croupier course tae ...

 

[jimi]

Och yon Broon's a brain in his heid efta a'! Suspect Gramps may nae be too botherit aboot it the noo ..

 

[Koeketiene]

Perfect timing - 20th my last day in the office /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[ParaHandy]

ah'd nae put it past him tae huv signed the wee bairn up already ...

 

[Chris_Robb]

I think James is right - there is no corresponding high pressure nosing out from Scandinavia to link to the azores high - thus no blocking high - therefore more crap weather - I think!

 

[Heckler]

look on BBC atlantic chart on sunday and the situation you describe is starting to happen

 

[asj1]

Ditto, so and then hoping to go to Ostend and then Holland, so at this distance looks OK for getting there -- getting back , well we'll just ahve to wait and see!

 

[Guest]

They seem to be predicting the meltemi will kick in this weekend. At least someone is getting a summer. Now all we need is the Azores high to sort its self out like they are predicting for late next week.

They are not agreeing on anything that far ahead other than the Azores high is centred north of the Azores. The positions of the lows are all completely different.

Promising.

 

[Chris_Robb]

Long range seems to be dropping that idea I think. No sign of Scandinavian high joining up with Azores - so I think we are condemned to this cycle, though I think it will now be more benign - but not good.

As long as we don't have days on end of westerlies! that is until the 2nd Aug for the return voyage!

 

[Guest]

If you are waiting for a ridge all the way up to Scandinavia before you go sailing I suggest you sell the boat.

I only want a hint of a ridge over to the Black Sea with the Spanish low evident. As long as the lows are deflected just enough to keep Scotland green I will be happy. Waiting for the grass in the Orkneys to turn brown is something else. We live on a fine line in this country.

 

[Chris_Robb]

Won't sell - we will move to Turkey! eventually

why did I ever sell my Victory 40 with totally covered cockpit! It was ideal for the UK.

 

[ParaHandy]

hmm .. we shook our heads, looked the other way, felt sorry, wondered if you'd had a hefty blow to the heid when we heard the victory's closed cockpit was no longer ... !!

 

[Chris_Robb]

errrr yes - SWMBO has come to realise that sailing is now about wearing Ollies every time you go out. I don't think we wore Ollies in 7 years before that. Anyway - it was she that wanted a more conventional boat. She disliked the Stern cabin with all those wonderful patio windows to look out of, which meant that people could look in at her! Wimen...!

I shall think twice about a winter cruise to cowes in minus 2C!