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12-24-2010, 11:09 AM | #1 |
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How do you get your forecast?
How do you get your forecast? When a chance of a big storm approaches I start by checking with a variety of sources. My first stop is Intellicast.com. First stop there is radar, current loops. This gives me a general idea of what's coming. I don’t really get too excited until the storm is 4 or 5 hundred miles away. Then I will pay attention hourly and see what develops. I watch closely the movement of the fronts. When a storm is about 200 miles away I think the predictions can be counted on. Besides intellicast I go to accuweather.com, channel 9, Mike at Black Cat, and if it’s a real big event I include NOAA too.
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12-26-2010, 04:20 PM | #2 |
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Pretty much exactly what you do. I like the radar map on Intellicast.com best. You can change the opacity and see the lake. I place the cursor on my computer right over my house and watch the direction of the storms.....
I can usually tell exactly what the weather will be by simply watching the radar. Then I like Kevin Skarupa's forecast., He seems to get it right a majority of the time while others on WMUR just copy Kevin's forecast..... |
12-26-2010, 10:15 PM | #3 |
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Via the widget on my iMac.
Seriously... I need to know 2 things (1) are the roads safe and (2) how I should dress/prepare the Arglets for the day... Other than that it's info overload to me. |
12-27-2010, 08:15 AM | #4 |
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Simple for now
ans to 1: not particularly. ans to 2: have a good breakfast, stay in PJ's, have lunch, dress the Arglets warmly, put a snow shovel in their hands, sit back and watch them shovel...then figure out if you want to change out of your PJ's!
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12-27-2010, 11:27 AM | #5 |
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For local broadcast I'm partial to NECN's Tim Kelly and Matt Noyes. I use the best broadcast tool I know on top of that...MY BRAIN. Watch all forecasts and weather/satellite/radar loops and make up my own forecast.
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12-27-2010, 06:37 PM | #6 |
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SURE FIRE forecasts
LOOK outside the window, Winter time, look at the DOT yards. Summer time look at the boat ramps.
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01-02-2011, 12:47 PM | #7 |
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Use the "OLD TIME METHOD"
No one uses one of these?
If it is wet is raining......... Last edited by gtxrider; 01-02-2011 at 12:52 PM. Reason: spelling |
01-02-2011, 12:55 PM | #8 |
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Found this out west
I saw these on several fishing trips in Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah...
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01-03-2011, 02:39 PM | #9 |
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Yup, I got one as a stocking stuffer 5 X-mas's ago.
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I watch the road side signs...
when I'm in the Boston area.
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I look at as much weather info I can find. I poke around various websites, watch the TV weather guys (WMUR, WHDH, WBZ, NECN, WCVB). I take all that info and put it into a blender. I pour it into a glass, and take a big swig. Then I come up with my own forecast, which is usually garbage.
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