YBW.com weather :does it work?

[andyball]

at http://www.ybw.com/weather/.....I can't get the individual marina/headlands part to produce anything other than a blank window with this url :http://www.ybw.com/cgi-bin/weather/weather.cgi?id=13.

Is that just my pc....or is the service not working?


Thanks in advance

 

[Paulka]

For me, it works.
Some Java problem???

Good luck

Paul

 

[kimhollamby]

It is working

Just tested and there doesn't seem to be a problem. The exact target you have quoted is for Emsworth Yacht Harbour; to access the index you simply need http://www.ybw.com/weather

Silly point (literally) but be careful that the URL doesn't have the full point on the end of it as per your quote; it won't work with that. More likely solution for your problem would be to dump your browser cache within the settings menu so that you force the whole page to reload...something may have become corrupted.

Let me know how you get on.

kim_hollamby@ipcmedia.com

 

[andyball]

Re: It is working

Thankyou both.

Kim: I deleted all temporary internet files : still just a blank window.......any ideas?

 

[kimhollamby]

Re: It is working

Could you confirm if the specific URL http://www.ybw.com/weather works for you?

Also please PM me your e-mail your browser type, version and operating system.

Thanks
Kim

kim_hollamby@ipcmedia.com

 

[Paulka]

Re: It is working

Hi! Kim,
It would be nice to have it for the med as well!

Thanks in advance.

;-)))

Paul

 

[kimhollamby]

Med wishes

Couldn't agree more.

We are having ongoing talks with the Met Office as to where this type of service might be expanded in the future. Nothing to announce yet but your point is noted. Ditto for near continental Europe coast.

kim_hollamby@ipcmedia.com

 

[Paulka]

Re: Med wishes

Great!
In the meantime I use :

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-bin/windframe?3&CONT=euro&WIND=g199&LANG=en

Which is good enough!

Thanks for your answer.

Paul

 

[Miker]

Re: Standard ports

Looked up Conwy and got the standard port as Liverpool although Reeds gives Holyhead. Looked up Holyhead and again got standard port as Liverpool.
Also no tide table for Holyhead. Who is right?

 

[Paulka]

Re: Standard ports

I answered Andyball's question, who received just a blank page.
I got some map, and other informations, but didn't check the correctness of the info.
Anyhow, I don't need tide hours in the med. ))

Sorry for the disturbing statement.

Paul

 

[tadpole]

seeing the future?

What I'd like to know is how the ybw weather site can tell me that the wind at Portland Bill in 90 minutes time will be 190 degrees at 9 knots!

 

[kimhollamby]

Re: seeing the future?

We pull information from the main Met Office mainframe that calculates not only the current state of the weather at any geographical point on the British mainland but also calculates forecasts on the same basis. We give you up to two hours ahead on the website and you can get up to six hours forecast ahead via the SMS messaging service.



kim_hollamby@ipcmedia.com

 

[kimhollamby]

Re: Standard ports

We are not quoting standard ports as a complete mirror of printed almanac practice...we currently have a total of 24 main harbours that we quote and our harbour information refers to the most relevant of the ones on our database. We don't have Holyhead in our database, hence the reference to Liverpool.

There is a cost to us in terms of copyright for securing the Proudman tide tables but if we find demand for an area that is not well covered we will consider it for the future.

kim_hollamby@ipcmedia.com

 

[tadpole]

Re: seeing the future?

Thanks for explaining Kim :~)