http://www.adoptioncurve.net/archives/2009/01/twittering-the-shipping-forecast-2.php Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:39:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0-alpha http://www.adoptioncurve.net/archives/2009/01/twittering-the-shipping-forecast-2.php/comment-page-1#comment-466 Jack Gibson Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:34:33 +0000 http://www.adoptioncurve.net/?p=1266#comment-466 Nice entry, you've probably had loads of guys like me tell you by now but the METAR code uses FEW as 1-2 eigths of cloud, SCT as 3-4, BKN as 5,6 or 7 and OVC as 8/8 (total overcast) with the heights in 100s of feet, so FEW011 is 1-2 eigths at 1100 feet and BKN014 is 5-7/8 at 1400, not 11,000 and 14,000. But as it stands, the Met Office are trying to improve, but you wouldn't believe the interia they have to deal with (both management and government level). I get the feeling that @dogger might get more followers though. Anyway, as I said, great post. ;) Nice entry, you’ve probably had loads of guys like me tell you by now but the METAR code uses FEW as 1-2 eigths of cloud, SCT as 3-4, BKN as 5,6 or 7 and OVC as 8/8 (total overcast) with the heights in 100s of feet, so FEW011 is 1-2 eigths at 1100 feet and BKN014 is 5-7/8 at 1400, not 11,000 and 14,000.
But as it stands, the Met Office are trying to improve, but you wouldn’t believe the interia they have to deal with (both management and government level).
I get the feeling that @dogger might get more followers though.
Anyway, as I said, great post.

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