Predicting the Weather - Must be hard But!

Submitted: Sunday, Feb 01, 2009 at 08:56
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Who would be a weather forecaster? Yesterday looking on the BOM Site at the radar & wind, it looked like t a low was developing into a cyclone. Green Island had had 100k per hr winds that night. They had issued a severe weather warning and this was canceled at 10am yesterday, was not even changed to a strong wind warning. Meanwhile radar still showed the low still spinning and looking like developing. No further wind/weather warnings were issued. Still looking at BOM site, we are saying that looks like a developing cyclone and Green Island still getting 60k plus winds. Went to bed all is fine though low still spinning quite noticeably. Get up this morning and Bingo it is a Cyclone! With technology these days, why is is that hard to see - we had seen what we though the images were presenting and had predicted the outcome the previous day.

Is it because they swing towards caution in a tourist town?

They say you have to be a fool or a wise man to predict the weather so who would have their job when it may make a wise man look a fool? Cheers tony
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Reply By: Member - Poppy (QLD) - Sunday, Feb 01, 2009 at 13:03

Sunday, Feb 01, 2009 at 13:03
Hi Tony
Agree totally with your comment.
I too was watching the BOM site as we are in Townsville and wasn't surprised this morning when I saw the cyclone.
It looked almost a certantiy yesterday with the radar images already spinning
Cheers Ray
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Reply By: Member - Old Girl (QLD) - Sunday, Feb 01, 2009 at 13:05

Sunday, Feb 01, 2009 at 13:05
I was thinking the same thing last night. Ellie was 998 at one stage. I don't know why it wasn't called. Anyhow maybe they are pressured by the Vic gov to work on down south for good reason. Who knows. I'm a keen weather watcher. The big one that hit Brisy a while ago I said to hubby gee some one is in for it in Brisbane and there wernt any warnings for it at that point.
Cheers
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Reply By: Wherehegon - Monday, Feb 02, 2009 at 15:44

Monday, Feb 02, 2009 at 15:44
Would be the only job I know of that you could F#@% up most of the time and still keep your job. WHG
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Follow Up By: The Landy - Monday, Feb 02, 2009 at 16:33

Monday, Feb 02, 2009 at 16:33
Nah.....plenty ahead of them for that mantell...take the New South Wales Labour government for example (whoops!)...

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