Friday, January 20, 2006
Gander Weather Petition forecating update
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN January 20, 2006
from Patrick Dwyer
Chairman Petition to have Gander Weather Forecasting Office Reinstated
New clip from cbc morning show today.
Some people are questioning why Environment Canada failed to predict a Massive Winter Storm
in Labrador last weekend. The Halifax weatheroffice was calling for just ( periods of snow ) at a time when forecasters at Goose Bay Air Base were predicting a meter.
Paul Pickett reports: This model ( Goose Bay ) goes out to about 15 days the Canadian model
( Environment Canada ) only goes out 7 days. Forecaster OLIvia Lumfit describing a computer modeling
system used by The Circle Weather Office at the Goose Bay Air Base. This office predicted a huge dump of snow a week befor it happened. Forecasters with Environment Canada in Halifax were only calling for ( periods of snow right up until the storm hit.) Lumpfit said it is because Aviation Forecasters
in Labrador use long term prediction models and he says they are in much better location to know what is happening. We can centre on Goose Bay and Labrador and actually be more specific then they can. It is not to put them down, it's just that we have a little bit more time to look at our area than they do.
Bill Appleby is a spokes person for Environment Canada He Says ' we really didn't miss it "he say
snow was in the Government Forecast from Halifax, just not the huge amount that actually fell.
The next morning we issued warning that covered 40-50 cm and that is a fairley significantly snowfall
even though it doesn't hit the 118 cm snow that actually fell.
It should be noted that their was 8 people lost in the country on snowmobiles due to this
IN ACCURATE FORECAST
WE NEED OUT FORECASTING REINSTATED IN GANDER IMMEDIATELY
BEFOR A TRAGEDY HAPPENS................
Story from CBC about the weather forecasting in Labrador
from Patrick Dwyer
Chairman Petition to have Gander Weather Forecasting Office Reinstated
New clip from cbc morning show today.
Some people are questioning why Environment Canada failed to predict a Massive Winter Storm
in Labrador last weekend. The Halifax weatheroffice was calling for just ( periods of snow ) at a time when forecasters at Goose Bay Air Base were predicting a meter.
Paul Pickett reports: This model ( Goose Bay ) goes out to about 15 days the Canadian model
( Environment Canada ) only goes out 7 days. Forecaster OLIvia Lumfit describing a computer modeling
system used by The Circle Weather Office at the Goose Bay Air Base. This office predicted a huge dump of snow a week befor it happened. Forecasters with Environment Canada in Halifax were only calling for ( periods of snow right up until the storm hit.) Lumpfit said it is because Aviation Forecasters
in Labrador use long term prediction models and he says they are in much better location to know what is happening. We can centre on Goose Bay and Labrador and actually be more specific then they can. It is not to put them down, it's just that we have a little bit more time to look at our area than they do.
Bill Appleby is a spokes person for Environment Canada He Says ' we really didn't miss it "he say
snow was in the Government Forecast from Halifax, just not the huge amount that actually fell.
The next morning we issued warning that covered 40-50 cm and that is a fairley significantly snowfall
even though it doesn't hit the 118 cm snow that actually fell.
It should be noted that their was 8 people lost in the country on snowmobiles due to this
IN ACCURATE FORECAST
WE NEED OUT FORECASTING REINSTATED IN GANDER IMMEDIATELY
BEFOR A TRAGEDY HAPPENS................
Story from CBC about the weather forecasting in Labrador
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