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CaptainRich · Oct 29, 2007, 08:52 PM

Originally Posted by magprob

Palm trees...bush on a stick.

The weather channel Cap'n? You could stand there and talk about weather for hours on end? When I go to the weather channel to see how the weather in Idaho is going to be, I wait, and I wait and I wait, then I just go look on the puter.:mad:

You're right! With some knowledge and a few of the better sites, you can predict the weather pretty close. The key is in learning long-term models. Time to watch things develop. I've dodged many weather systems in undersized boats by predicting where is the nasty going to next.

magprob · Oct 29, 2007, 08:58 PM

Well, I shy away from anyone that say they can predict the future. Kind of like the stock market. But, with the right knowledge and tools, we can come pretty close. It's those minute details that we forgot to account for that usually get us.
Plus, I believe it is all cyclic with different conditions triggering the cycles for longer or shorter periods.

CaptainRich · Oct 29, 2007, 09:03 PM

Again, correct. And, it is all cyclic, and those cycles have an ebb and flow within that!

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magprob · Oct 29, 2007, 09:04 PM

Right; Therefore, too much to calculate. Let a monkey throw a dart at the weather dart board and just go with that! :)

CaptainRich · Oct 29, 2007, 09:09 PM

There's not too much to calculate, but there's still a monkey! Hehe
Get your data about winds aloft, jetstream at upper elevations, and you have what they call steering currents.

CaptainRich · Oct 29, 2007, 09:11 PM

Follow frontal boundary data to see temperature change, and with moisture content: precipitation.

magprob · Oct 29, 2007, 09:34 PM

Or, you could stick your finger in your mouth and then stick it up in the air. That will tell you about the same thing. The precipitation is obvious.

CaptainRich · Oct 30, 2007, 06:32 AM

Good morning, folks!

Stringer · Oct 30, 2007, 06:34 AM

Good morning mate..

albear · Oct 30, 2007, 06:35 AM

Good afternoon

CaptainRich · Oct 30, 2007, 06:44 AM

Hehe It's all relative, alb

CaptainRich · Oct 30, 2007, 06:46 AM

Morning to you too Stringer!
How's everyone this morning?

albear · Oct 30, 2007, 06:47 AM

Lol, I know I just wasn't going to follow suit

Stringer · Oct 30, 2007, 07:04 AM

Originally Posted by CaptainRich

Morning to you too Stringer!
How's everyone this morning??

So far a good morning Capt... how is everything in sunny Florida?

CaptainRich · Oct 30, 2007, 07:06 AM

Kind of a blah day... weather wise.
Otherwise: SSDD...
A couple of phone calls and it's nap time again!

Stringer · Oct 30, 2007, 07:09 AM

Originally Posted by CaptainRich

Kind of a blah day... weather wise.
Otherwise: SSDD...
A couple of phone calls and it's nap time again!!

Nap? What's wrong Capt it's only 11:10 am there? :confused:

Stringer · Oct 30, 2007, 07:11 AM

It is supposed to be 67 degrees in Chicago with bright sunshine today. We have been pretty fortunate... so far.

firmbeliever · Oct 30, 2007, 07:11 AM

Capt,
Your back still bad?
Then go rest some!

Hey people,

CaptainRich · Oct 30, 2007, 07:13 AM

Originally Posted by Stringer

Nap? What's wrong Capt it's only 11:10 am there? :confused:

Nope! 10:12am Eastern
Just bored and lazy from it

CaptainRich · Oct 30, 2007, 07:15 AM

Hi, Firmy!
I restarted fizz therp yesterday and they told me I was getting sedintary... I can' t argue with them on that! They're the experts! HA! I may be looking for a new Dr this week...