Have you ever sat on your boat, becalmed, in the pouring rain, cursing the weatherman who forecast sun and steady breezes with a ‘light chance’ of showers? That weatherman knew it might rain, but didn’t have time in his bulletin to convey that if the wind dropped before midday that meant the rain front may then move slower as a result, and rather than have the rain blow through, you’ll be sat bobbing around at the back of the fleet, watching your regatta chances drizzle on your limp and lifeless spinnaker.

The Met Office have reams and reams of data but sifting through it, interpreting and generating a clear and concise forecast which covers all eventualities is a minefield, especially when one small error can, over the course of a day become a much larger issue . How can they better convert the many charts and any little chaotic possibilities which multiply exponentially into a cohesive forecast for your day?

Here’s your chance to show them how!

The Royal Meteorological Society are running a competition for the best weather forecast which takes the data they have provided and shows how you would best express it. The interpretation is clear, but how you express it is up to you.  We are inviting Club members for their ideas for how best to convey and express the weather information, so we can amalgamate them and present an entry for the competition from the Club.

You do not need to be a weather expert; what we want is your ideas for conveying uncertainty - verbally or visually. Please give it thought, and get in touch with your contribution. All the information, data and guidelines are HERE.

Entries/ideas/contributions to judy@littleshipclub.co.uk by no later than 9am on Monday 7th November please

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Mon, 07 Nov 2016 09:00
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