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Re: They were wrong two years ago . . .

by "Roger Long" <strider@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Apr 21, 2008 at 07:28 AM

The people the good doctor answers to in the real world and not on the 
organizational chart (because they can have him replaced) are not
concerned 
with the micro scale accuracy of weather re****ts.   If hurricanes are
under 
predicted, the deep pocket insurance companies take a big hit.  If over 
predicted, they sell more policies.

The biggest ratings for local TV news now come from snowstorms.  Every 
dusting now seems to be the "Storm of the Century" with the hype beginning

three days in advance.  Similar dynamics.

Back when I was flying, I noticed that the FAA weather was always much
more 
pessimistic and less accurate than the TV stuff.  The FAA is focused more
on 
keeping pilots from being caught and killed by weather than by their rate
of 
prediction accuracy.

You'll get you best weather re****ts from objective sources.  Those will
not 
always be the most "official".

--
Roger Long
 




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They were wrong two years ago . . .
"Wilbur Hubbard"  2008-04-20 16:38:03 
Re: They were wrong two years ago . . .
Bob <freya2go@[EMAIL P  2008-04-20 21:56:36 
Re: They were wrong two years ago . . .
salty@[EMAIL PROTECTED]   2008-04-21 06:17:40 
Re: They were wrong two years ago . . .
"Roger Long" &l  2008-04-21 07:28:00 
Re: They were wrong two years ago . . .
"Wilbur Hubbard"  2008-04-21 09:32:34 
Re: They were wrong two years ago . . .
Wayne.B <waynebatrecdo  2008-04-21 10:22:16 
Re: They were wrong two years ago . . .
Gordon <gazuum@[EMAIL   2008-04-21 07:45:35 
Re: They were wrong two years ago . . .
"Roger Long" &l  2008-04-21 12:40:18 
Re: They were wrong two years ago . . .
"Bob Crantz" &l  2008-04-21 15:04:25 
Re: They were wrong two years ago . . .
"Gregory Hall"   2008-04-21 17:16:59 

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