[OBS] Niton, Isle of Wight - Mon 21st Dec 2020
 

1200Z: 24021KT 0300M Fog 8ST000 11.6/11.6 QFF 1005.4 rising slowly
SYNOP: 11003 82421 10116 20116 40054 52002 60031 74465 886// 333 88700
90710 91128=
Beaufort letters (1100-1200Z): cff,cdoff,cff

Overcast with fog all morning. Rain and drizzle, moderate at times,
petered out around 1000Z with just a few pockets of slight drizzle
since. Very poor visibility, varying between 200m and 600m.
RH 100%. Fresh to strong SW'ly breeze. Rainfall since 0600Z is 3.4mm

Nigel (Niton, Isle of Wight)
101m amsl

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[OBS] Niton, Isle of Wight - Mon 21st Dec 2020
 

On Monday, 21 December 2020 at 12:23:25 UTC, Nigel Paice wrote:
1200Z: 24021KT 0300M Fog 8ST000 11.6/11.6 QFF 1005.4 rising slowly
SYNOP: 11003 82421 10116 20116 40054 52002 60031 74465 886// 333 88700
90710 91128=
I see you're experiencing what we used to call "40 knot fog" :-)

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[OBS] Niton, Isle of Wight - Mon 21st Dec 2020
 

Freddie wrote:

On Monday, 21 December 2020 at 12:23:25 UTC, Nigel Paice wrote:
1200Z: 24021KT 0300M Fog 8ST000 11.6/11.6 QFF 1005.4 rising slowly
SYNOP: 11003 82421 10116 20116 40054 52002 60031 74465 886// 333 88700
90710 91128=
I see you're experiencing what we used to call "40 knot fog" :-)

Very early in my career, in the early 1960s at Prestwick Airport, we were the
collecting centre for many of the Scottish SYNOPs. On one occasion I took a
telephone call from someone at Bracknell who was complaining that Lerwick was
reporting fog with a strong wind blowing. He said that wasn't possible. I said
that I would pass his comment on to the observer. I duly called the Lerwick
observer who replied along the lines of

"If that pompous prat wants to come up here and do the f***ing OBS himself
he is more than welcome".

I remember taking great pleasure in passing on the reply verbtim.

Happy days!

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Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.
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[OBS] Niton, Isle of Wight - Mon 21st Dec 2020
 

On Monday, 21 December 2020 at 18:39:53 UTC, Norman Lynagh wrote:
Freddie wrote:

On Monday, 21 December 2020 at 12:23:25 UTC, Nigel Paice wrote:
1200Z: 24021KT 0300M Fog 8ST000 11.6/11.6 QFF 1005.4 rising slowly
SYNOP: 11003 82421 10116 20116 40054 52002 60031 74465 886// 333 88700
90710 91128=
I see you're experiencing what we used to call "40 knot fog" :-)
Very early in my career, in the early 1960s at Prestwick Airport, we were the
collecting centre for many of the Scottish SYNOPs. On one occasion I took a
telephone call from someone at Bracknell who was complaining that Lerwick was
reporting fog with a strong wind blowing. He said that wasn't possible. I said
that I would pass his comment on to the observer. I duly called the Lerwick
observer who replied along the lines of

"If that pompous prat wants to come up here and do the f***ing OBS himself
he is more than welcome".

I remember taking great pleasure in passing on the reply verbtim.

Happy days!

I had similar when observing at Brawdy in the 1980s. I was reporting fog with stratus on the deck. I heard thunder (mid-level storm from Ac Cast) so duly reported this. I was asked to change my cloud type to Cumulonimbus.

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Freddie
Alcaston
Shropshire

[OBS] Niton, Isle of Wight - Mon 21st Dec 2020
 

On 21/12/2020 18:46, Freddie wrote:
On Monday, 21 December 2020 at 18:39:53 UTC, Norman Lynagh wrote:
Freddie wrote:

On Monday, 21 December 2020 at 12:23:25 UTC, Nigel Paice wrote:
1200Z: 24021KT 0300M Fog 8ST000 11.6/11.6 QFF 1005.4 rising slowly
SYNOP: 11003 82421 10116 20116 40054 52002 60031 74465 886// 333 88700
90710 91128=
I see you're experiencing what we used to call "40 knot fog" :-)
Very early in my career, in the early 1960s at Prestwick Airport, we were the
collecting centre for many of the Scottish SYNOPs. On one occasion I took a
telephone call from someone at Bracknell who was complaining that Lerwick was
reporting fog with a strong wind blowing. He said that wasn't possible. I said
that I would pass his comment on to the observer. I duly called the Lerwick
observer who replied along the lines of

"If that pompous prat wants to come up here and do the f***ing OBS himself
he is more than welcome".

I remember taking great pleasure in passing on the reply verbtim.

Happy days!

I had similar when observing at Brawdy in the 1980s. I was reporting fog with stratus on the deck. I heard thunder (mid-level storm from Ac Cast) so duly reported this. I was asked to change my cloud type to Cumulonimbus.


I haven't yet reported 'gale force fog' here, although I have witnessed
such on nearby St.Catherine's Hill at 777 feet amsl, and at The Needles
Old Battery (22km NW of Niton) in very moist SW'lies.

I have also endured the CB/Ac cas lecture

I wish I'd had the nerve to tell people where to go when an 'impossible'
combination of weather elements occurred, or a type of weather went
against theory. Back in Jan 1982, there were tiny pinpoints of light
floating and glittering in the sunshine all around, quite clearly
diamond dust and yet the air temp was -8C. I was politely informed
that I wouldn't see diamond dust above -30C (which I have since seen
twice in southern England in temperatures not far below zero). Luckily,
my boss at the time was on shift and also spotted the icy phenomenon.

Nigel

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[OBS] Niton, Isle of Wight - Mon 21st Dec 2020
 

On Tuesday, 22 December 2020 at 15:59:52 UTC, Nigel Paice wrote:
On 21/12/2020 18:46, Freddie wrote:
On Monday, 21 December 2020 at 18:39:53 UTC, Norman Lynagh wrote:
Freddie wrote:

On Monday, 21 December 2020 at 12:23:25 UTC, Nigel Paice wrote:
1200Z: 24021KT 0300M Fog 8ST000 11.6/11.6 QFF 1005.4 rising slowly
SYNOP: 11003 82421 10116 20116 40054 52002 60031 74465 886// 333 88700
90710 91128=
I see you're experiencing what we used to call "40 knot fog" :-)
Very early in my career, in the early 1960s at Prestwick Airport, we were the
collecting centre for many of the Scottish SYNOPs. On one occasion I took a
telephone call from someone at Bracknell who was complaining that Lerwick was
reporting fog with a strong wind blowing. He said that wasn't possible.. I said
that I would pass his comment on to the observer. I duly called the Lerwick
observer who replied along the lines of

"If that pompous prat wants to come up here and do the f***ing OBS himself
he is more than welcome".

I remember taking great pleasure in passing on the reply verbtim.

Happy days!

I had similar when observing at Brawdy in the 1980s. I was reporting fog with stratus on the deck. I heard thunder (mid-level storm from Ac Cast) so duly reported this. I was asked to change my cloud type to Cumulonimbus.

I haven't yet reported 'gale force fog' here, although I have witnessed
such on nearby St.Catherine's Hill at 777 feet amsl, and at The Needles
Old Battery (22km NW of Niton) in very moist SW'lies.

I have also endured the CB/Ac cas lecture

I wish I'd had the nerve to tell people where to go when an 'impossible'
combination of weather elements occurred, or a type of weather went
against theory. Back in Jan 1982, there were tiny pinpoints of light
floating and glittering in the sunshine all around, quite clearly
diamond dust and yet the air temp was -8C. I was politely informed
that I wouldn't see diamond dust above -30C (which I have since seen
twice in southern England in temperatures not far below zero). Luckily,
my boss at the time was on shift and also spotted the icy phenomenon.

Nigel
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I used to live at the top of the cliff at Sennen, 1 mile from Lands End, with a view of Scilly (when it was clear!).

I experienced a few F8-9 gales with fog during that time. It was a storm board for the door to stop the wind type of location. In fact I've just come back from Sennen where it's currently foggy at the top of the hill, Skybus flights to Scilly from Lands End are on hold, whilst down in the Cove it's VG visibility, with bursts of sunshine. At 14:00 it was quite blue over the sea. The fog forming as the air ascended the cliff as it so often does. A much better day today, just the bit of mizzle, after a thoroughly wet one yesterday.

Sennen Cove is very sheltered from the SW so it was near calm today. A NW wind is a very different matter.

Graham
Penzance

[OBS] Niton, Isle of Wight - Mon 21st Dec 2020
 

On 22/12/2020 15:59, Nigel Paice wrote:
On 21/12/2020 18:46, Freddie wrote:
On Monday, 21 December 2020 at 18:39:53 UTC, Norman Lynagh wrote:
Freddie wrote:

On Monday, 21 December 2020 at 12:23:25 UTC, Nigel Paice wrote:
1200Z: 24021KT 0300M Fog 8ST000 11.6/11.6 QFF 1005.4 rising slowly
SYNOP: 11003 82421 10116 20116 40054 52002 60031 74465 886// 333 88700
90710 91128=
I see you're experiencing what we used to call "40 knot fog" :-)
Very early in my career, in the early 1960s at Prestwick Airport, we
were the
collecting centre for many of the Scottish SYNOPs. On one occasion I
took a
telephone call from someone at Bracknell who was complaining that
Lerwick was
reporting fog with a strong wind blowing. He said that wasn't
possible. I said
that I would pass his comment on to the observer. I duly called the
Lerwick
observer who replied along the lines of

"If that pompous prat wants to come up here and do the f***ing OBS
himself
he is more than welcome".

I remember taking great pleasure in passing on the reply verbtim.

Happy days!

I had similar when observing at Brawdy in the 1980s. I was reporting
fog with stratus on the deck. I heard thunder (mid-level storm from Ac
Cast) so duly reported this. I was asked to change my cloud type to
Cumulonimbus.


I haven't yet reported 'gale force fog' here, although I have witnessed
such on nearby St.Catherine's Hill at 777 feet amsl, and at The Needles
Old Battery (22km NW of Niton) in very moist SW'lies.

I have also endured the CB/Ac cas lecture

I wish I'd had the nerve to tell people where to go when an 'impossible'
combination of weather elements occurred, or a type of weather went
against theory. Back in Jan 1982, there were tiny pinpoints of light
floating and glittering in the sunshine all around, quite clearly
diamond dust and yet the air temp was -8C.Â* I was politely informed
that I wouldn't see diamond dust above -30C (which I have since seen
twice in southern England in temperatures not far below zero). Luckily,
my boss at the time was on shift and also spotted the icy phenomenon.

Nigel

My such occurrence was when I reported a violent shower (50mm per
hour). I duly sent this in the Beaufort letter part of the Daily Weather
Report (DWR). Our copy came back with it being downgraded to a heavy
shower. When I asked for it to be corrected they said we don't get
violent showers in the UK. I pointed at that at my station (Kew
Observatory), we had a number of rain gauges which measured rate of
rain. We also had a list of every occasion we had measured over 100mm
per hour, numbering over 20, perhaps more (This was the 60s). I think
this one was measured on a Jardi rain rate gauge (6 foot across) and the
chart went up to 200mm ph. And we could test it as well. They then said
they had no facility for printing pR2! Oh well!