Weekend Weather Forecast

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Good afternoon,

Here’s the text version of the weekend weather forecast. Thanks for the response to Weatherweb TV again this week, it’s been superb.

If you want to subscribe to receive this forecast by email each week justsend an email to sailingweather-subscribe@weatherweb.net

Best wishes,
Simon


WEEKEND WEATHER FORECAST
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Issued: 1400 Thursday 7th February 2008

FRIDAY:
High pressure centred over northern Germany extending it’s influence into the British Isles. Low pressure northwest of Scotland has fronts training through western Scotland and eastern Ireland through the day.
For many western parts of England and Wales there will be some low cloud, mist and fog patches from time to time throughout the day. Rain affects much of Ireland and western Scotland along the line of the front, making slow eastwards progress during the day.
For much of the rest of England and Wales there will be some cloud in the morning, but this should break with some sunny spells coming through. The best of the sunshine over eastern parts of England.
Winds will be mainly S 15-18kt (F4-F5) but S-SSW 25-30kt (F6-F7) through the Irish Sea and Scotland.


SATURDAY:
A broad warm sector covers the whole of the country through Saturday. High pressure remains the dominant feature, being centred over the north of Germany, and extending into the southern half of the UK and Ireland.
I think there is still a tendency for the Irish Sea to have some low cloud, mist and some fog patches bringing poor visibility to the coasts of Ireland, Wales and western England.
Thicker cloud, associated with the cold front west of Ireland will bring more persistent periods of rain, and this drifts into the far northwest of Scotland.
For much of the rest of the country the day is likely to be fair. There will be some good spells of sunshine and it should be staying dry throughout the day as well.
Winds will be mainly S-SE 10-12kt (F3) through the Channel, S 12-17kt (F4) along eastern coasts, nearer SSW 25-30kt (F6-F7) over Scotland and mainly S 20kt (f%) over much of Ireland.

SUNDAY:
The warm front extends west to east through Scotland on Sunday. This will be bringing lo cloud, mist and drizzle along the line of the front. The drizzle and low cloud also affecting northern coasts of Ireland.
For much of England and Wales the day is going to be fair with broken cloud and sunny spells. There is a threat of some low cloud affecting the coasts of Ireland, but for much of southern Ireland the day should be dry. Over the northern half of Ireland the warm front may bring more cloud and a risk of drizzle, hill and coastal fog here too.
For Scotland the front will give cloud and outbreaks of rain for most of the day. Northern parts of Scotland should be drier though. Winds becoming more SE 5-10kt (F2-F3), but E 5-10kt (F2-F3) across northern Scotland.
Stronger winds for southwest Ireland at SE 15kt (F4).

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No Piers! Simon has been a valuable contributor to this forum for some time now and posts his FREE weekend weather forecast on here every week. Most of us are very grateful for his contribution and would not wish to see him discouraged.
 
Hi All,

Seems my Weekend Weather Forecast postings are causing some problems. Piers complaint has been picked up by the moderators, who I have to say have been very polite so I have no problem with them rasing this at all.

Of course, my problem is that it take a lot of time, effort and money to produce the forecast each week and the reciprocal back to the Book Ahead Forecasts in no-way covers the yearly cost. To be honest, I enjoy doing the forecast abnd having contact with people who REALLY rely on the weather (strange these days isn't it that someone enjoys doing something?).

So, my question is, do you still want the Weekend Forecast? If you don't want it I'll shut up and go away...

Best wishes,
Simon
 
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So, my question is, do you still want the Weekend Forecast? If you don't want it I'll shut up and go away...

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I certainly find them useful and wouldn't like them to go away, though I see the difficulty for the moderators in where to draw the line. Plus there may be a conflict of interests since they now push their own weather service (though I'm sure that isn't really an issue).

Rick
 
Can you highlight which rule in particular? If its:

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c) commercial links are tacitly allowed in signatures only (they contravene forum rules but if you are subtle about it we will exercise a certain use of Nelson eye patch).

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then it would seem that Simon could move his commercial bit to his signature and be okay?

Be a shame to lose Simon's incredibly useful weather reports - as he's been posting them here for years without complaint (well done Piers!). Can you re-assure us that this has nothing to do with the YBW promoted pay-for weather service (which was posted on here too /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif)?

Cheers,
Rick
 
maybe a blind eye here would be the best way forward?

rules, rules, rules,

hey what about if simon posts the weather forecast and we promise not to read them or his adverts, that can't do any harm..

Ian
 
Surely the exception was made some time ago? Simon has been posting his forecasts, complete with links for a long time now. Although they are, obviously, advertising his website they are also a free forecast that many of us read and digest. And it has more analysis and is more forward looking than the free one you yourselves supply from Theyr, which is itself a subscription service that I hadn't noticed any links to ybw.com from last time I was there. It's not quite as black and white as you seem to be saying.
 
I thought 'rules were for the guidance of wise men and the observance of fools' (with no disrespect of course, as I'm just quoting).

Simon has been posting his forecasts for a considerable time with no objections, so surely 'custom and practice' is the rule here.
 
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It's just that the forum rules ........ are quite clear on what's allowed as far as links are concerned, and if we make an exception, we set a precedent, and the next stop is anarchy!

[/ QUOTE ]For goodness' sake, you must be joking surely? /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

If you are really serious, it is surely a bit rich to write about "precedent" when Simon, a regular and valued poster, has making these posts on a regular basis for at least two or three years.

As to forum rules, other moderators have been quite open about taking a relaxed and liberal view of tagline content. Unlike most of the many other posters with commercially oriented taglines, Simon freely contributes some of his product to the forum.

If you wish to write of "precedent"; we can only wonder why, of all the commercial taglines, you have chosen to focus on Simon's post. Nah, it's got to be tongue in cheek.

Where's that irony button?
 
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