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WEATHER
LINKS A 3-day forecast for a range of UK ports is available from Online Weather. The Frank Singleton pages give both links and also a great deal of practical advice. The current wind around the UK can be viewed at the XC Weather site. Follow this link to view Wave Heights recorded by buoys around the UK coast. The European Centre for Mid Range Weather Forecasting, ECMWF, has an excellent animated forecast of the highs and lows reaching us from across the Atlantic, with their associated winds. Click on their `Deterministic forecast' link half way down their page to go to the right page. If you then click the arrow next to the `Valid Time' heading the animation will commence. Its speed etc. can be controlled from their `Animation' heading at the bottom of the page. Other links take you to similar pages for the rest of the world. But the absolute Aladdins Cave of links can be found at Westwinds. This Swiss site claims to contain 6000 weather links and you need to explore to decide which sites present the data in a way that suits you. My preference is found by clicking on AVN/GFS in the `Forecast Models 0-10d' heading. When the link expands, click on `GFS Wetter3'. Find the line `Wind 10m' near the bottom. If you click on 1..7 at the right hand end of the line, you will set up a seven page animation of the wind arrows for Europe. This is updated every 6 hours and in my experience is remarkably accurate certainly in the shorter term. Now go exploring. Under the `Forecast Models 0-10d' heading, the UKMO link will take you to the Bracknell synoptic charts. Under the same link, click on Usaf for a great presentation of the fronts, with their associated cloud and precipitation. Alternatively, under the NGP link follow NGP Nemoc for another excellent set of animations. Different pages will give precipitation, fronts, cloud cover, isobars and just about any combination of weather data you could possibly want. The `0-48' and `0-72' headings are just as rewarding for shorter periods. Just EXPLORE! If you experience any problems, or have any feedback, then please e-mail me.
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