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THE POCKET WEATHER FORECASTER - Simon Keeling
This full colour, 84-page book is the ideal companion for all sailors who want to understand clouds and the weather they will bring. Read sample pages and order your copy now at
http://www.weatherweb.net/books.htm
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Hello again,
Thanks to all of you who have bought my book so far (if you haven’t you can click here to find out more about it. I can’t believe how popular it is, but goes to show there is a need for a book that explains easily how the weather works. The DVD I’ll be bringing out soon is along very similar lines and I am sure you will find it really interesting.
Apologies for no forecast last weekend – I escaped to Wales for a few days break and, well, did not push the ‘send’ button (blast those dial-up connections!).
Remember that we are here to help you. If you are planning a trip then we can write a forecast specifically for you (just see http://www.weatherweb.net/buy.htm for details). Or, if you want to talk directly too us you can call 0906 515 0036 and pay £1.50 p/min or call 01902 895252 and pay a fix price of £12 per call (make sure you tell the forecaster immediately that you want to pay by credit card). However you get your forecast, we are here all weekend.
Weatherweb.net has been updated and now carries many more forecasts. I am working on adding more too. There are now:
Surface frontal charts to 5 days ahead
Detailed wind forecast charts for regions of the UK to 5 days ahead
5 day forecast texts for the UK, Ireland, France, Mediterranean and Europe
Satellite cloud forecasts for Europe
Month Ahead and Seasonal forecasts
So if you haven’t visited lately see http://www.weatherweb.net/uksail.htm
Onto the weekend forecast, and 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: 1600 Wednesday 1st July 2009
SATURDAY:
Lots of happenings on the pressure map for Saturday. Low pressure is to the west of Ireland and we have lost the area of high pressure which has helped to bring the hot weather over the past few days. Having said that there is a ridge of high pressure through south and east of England, this serving to keep showers at bay. A cold front clears the north of Scotland. Troughs are affecting Ireland, Wales and southwest England.
The best of the weather is reserved for southeast Scotland, eastern and central parts of England through the day. There will be sunny spells and an occasional shower. Some showers blowing through the English Channel too affecting the Channel Islands and southern England although northern France is probably dry.
More persistent showers for western Wales in the afternoon and also possibly for southwest England. The heaviest of the showers across Ireland where it will become breezy in the afternoon.
Thicker cloud may be associated with the cold front over northern Scotland, and this could produce some showery rain. This will be edging slowly northwards into Shetland and Orkney through the day.
Winds mainly S-SW’ly 10-15kt (F3-F4) over central, eastern and southern England and Scotland. Mainly S-SW’ly 12-18 (F4-F5) for Wales and SW England, with mainly SSW-SW 14-20kt (F5) over Ireland, but increasing to 25kt (F6) in the south here I the afternoon. SE 12-15kt (F4) over Orkney and Shetland.
http://www.weatherweb.net/ukfronts4.htm
SUNDAY:
A more unsettled look to the weather for Sunday. Low pressure is going to be to the northwest of Ireland, exerting its influence over the whole of Ireland and the British Isles. Troughs surround the low and will be passing eastwards, rotating around it.
So, for all parts of the country it does look set to be a showery day. However, I suspect the day will pan out something like this.
There will be showers from the word ‘go’ over western Scotland, Wales and western England as well as Ireland, some of them heavy. More eastern areas stating the day brighter with sunny spells and dry.
The showers then tending to push eastwards through the day bringing bands of showery rain with them. These bands of showers extending from Scotland, southwards and through the English Channel as well. More persistent showers affect Ireland and possibly the far southwest of England.
It will be windy I the south too and we have to consider the possibility of gale force gusts south of Ireland and into the southern Irish Sea, Lundy and Fastnet areas as well as Plymouth.
Winds will be S-SE 8-12kt (F3-F4) in the north but becoming increasingly SW 15-20kt (F5) through the south and SW 25-30 (F6-F7) over southwest England , southern Wales and southern Ireland.
http://www.weatherweb.net/ukfronts5.htm
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THE POCKET WEATHER FORECASTER - Simon Keeling
This full colour, 84-page book is the ideal companion for all sailors who want to understand clouds and the weather they will bring. Read sample pages and order your copy now at
http://www.weatherweb.net/books.htm
*************************
Hello again,
Thanks to all of you who have bought my book so far (if you haven’t you can click here to find out more about it. I can’t believe how popular it is, but goes to show there is a need for a book that explains easily how the weather works. The DVD I’ll be bringing out soon is along very similar lines and I am sure you will find it really interesting.
Apologies for no forecast last weekend – I escaped to Wales for a few days break and, well, did not push the ‘send’ button (blast those dial-up connections!).
Remember that we are here to help you. If you are planning a trip then we can write a forecast specifically for you (just see http://www.weatherweb.net/buy.htm for details). Or, if you want to talk directly too us you can call 0906 515 0036 and pay £1.50 p/min or call 01902 895252 and pay a fix price of £12 per call (make sure you tell the forecaster immediately that you want to pay by credit card). However you get your forecast, we are here all weekend.
Weatherweb.net has been updated and now carries many more forecasts. I am working on adding more too. There are now:
Surface frontal charts to 5 days ahead
Detailed wind forecast charts for regions of the UK to 5 days ahead
5 day forecast texts for the UK, Ireland, France, Mediterranean and Europe
Satellite cloud forecasts for Europe
Month Ahead and Seasonal forecasts
So if you haven’t visited lately see http://www.weatherweb.net/uksail.htm
Onto the weekend forecast, and 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: 1600 Wednesday 1st July 2009
SATURDAY:
Lots of happenings on the pressure map for Saturday. Low pressure is to the west of Ireland and we have lost the area of high pressure which has helped to bring the hot weather over the past few days. Having said that there is a ridge of high pressure through south and east of England, this serving to keep showers at bay. A cold front clears the north of Scotland. Troughs are affecting Ireland, Wales and southwest England.
The best of the weather is reserved for southeast Scotland, eastern and central parts of England through the day. There will be sunny spells and an occasional shower. Some showers blowing through the English Channel too affecting the Channel Islands and southern England although northern France is probably dry.
More persistent showers for western Wales in the afternoon and also possibly for southwest England. The heaviest of the showers across Ireland where it will become breezy in the afternoon.
Thicker cloud may be associated with the cold front over northern Scotland, and this could produce some showery rain. This will be edging slowly northwards into Shetland and Orkney through the day.
Winds mainly S-SW’ly 10-15kt (F3-F4) over central, eastern and southern England and Scotland. Mainly S-SW’ly 12-18 (F4-F5) for Wales and SW England, with mainly SSW-SW 14-20kt (F5) over Ireland, but increasing to 25kt (F6) in the south here I the afternoon. SE 12-15kt (F4) over Orkney and Shetland.
http://www.weatherweb.net/ukfronts4.htm
SUNDAY:
A more unsettled look to the weather for Sunday. Low pressure is going to be to the northwest of Ireland, exerting its influence over the whole of Ireland and the British Isles. Troughs surround the low and will be passing eastwards, rotating around it.
So, for all parts of the country it does look set to be a showery day. However, I suspect the day will pan out something like this.
There will be showers from the word ‘go’ over western Scotland, Wales and western England as well as Ireland, some of them heavy. More eastern areas stating the day brighter with sunny spells and dry.
The showers then tending to push eastwards through the day bringing bands of showery rain with them. These bands of showers extending from Scotland, southwards and through the English Channel as well. More persistent showers affect Ireland and possibly the far southwest of England.
It will be windy I the south too and we have to consider the possibility of gale force gusts south of Ireland and into the southern Irish Sea, Lundy and Fastnet areas as well as Plymouth.
Winds will be S-SE 8-12kt (F3-F4) in the north but becoming increasingly SW 15-20kt (F5) through the south and SW 25-30 (F6-F7) over southwest England , southern Wales and southern Ireland.
http://www.weatherweb.net/ukfronts5.htm
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