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Questor

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An "Executive Descision" was made to take next week off and go to the boat, with a view of hitting the Cherbourg Peninsula.

However, the sites I used to view with regard to the weather forecasts "over there" have disappeared, or are no longer available.

Anyone got any info as to where I can get forecasts for the other side?

Likewise, anyone fancy accompanying us?

R



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First off, glad you decided to comit yourselves and go public on the forum and good to meet you on Sunday

I use a German site which as far as I know is the only place to get hold of Bracknells synoptic charts which forecast out for the next 5 days or so

<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.wetterzentrale.de/topkarten/fsfaxsem.html>http://www.wetterzentrale.de/topkarten/fsfaxsem.html</A>

Click Bracknell under the small "Fax" headed selection and then chose the chart you want

Someone will hopefully now point me to a UK site where you can get these

Chris

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Meteo France

Would strongly recommend <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.meteo.fr/meteonet/temps/activite/mer/cotes/cot.htm>http://www.meteo.fr/meteonet/temps/activite/mer/cotes/cot.htm</A> for the French coast.

Generally speaking the region forecasts are right on the button on that side of the Channel. It's all in French but relatively easy to understand.

Quite a big download to access the page but when working remotely I bookmark the individual forecasts. However, be careful to refresh the page as occasionally old forecasts appear in cache if bookmarking direct.

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Re: Meteo France

Excellent - Thanks very much, although it looks like I may not have chosen the best week to go

R

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Re: Meteo France

That site is Ok if you parlez the old Francais. The BBC have a weather site and you can get a 5 day forecast on it for various French areas including Cherbourg.

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Re: Meteo France

Oh Byron, even with my dreadful franglais I can get by on Meteo France. Believe me it is worth trying.

In any event not exactly equivalent -- the Meteo France forecasts are the 24-hour ones that also have actuals at the foot. Better than Oostende and on a par with Channel Islands forecasts in my book. If Meteo France does five-day forecasts I haven't looked that far. And anyway five-day forecasts lie, especially mid-week issued ones when forecasters (I reckon) indulge in an understandable spot of posterior covering

Besides, I much prefer 'mer agitee' to 'bloomin awful' -- you still get trashed but it seems a little more poetic somehow...

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