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Bus Stop Language Are you understood?
John Teather, Founder and Former Editor of the BBC Weather Centre Bus Stop Language Are you understood?
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At the Bus Stop How would you talk about the weather to the person next to you?
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At the Bus Stop How would you talk about the weather to the person next to you? Occluded Front
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At the Bus Stop How would you talk about the weather to the person next to you? Occluded Front Solid Precipitation
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At the Bus Stop How would you talk about the weather to the person next to you? Occluded Front Solid Precipitation Fair Conditions
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At the Bus Stop How would you talk about the weather to the person next to you? Occluded Front Solid Precipitation Fair Conditions Beaufort Scale Eight
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At the Bus Stop How would you talk about the weather to the person next to you? Occluded Front Solid Precipitation Fair Conditions Beaufort Scale Eight Foehn Effect
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At the Bus Stop We would probably say something like: Occluded Front
“its going to get colder and windier today”
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At the Bus Stop We would probably say something like:
Solid Precipitation “chance of snow later today”
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At the Bus Stop We would probably say something like: Fair Conditions
”an average day for the time of the year”
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At the Bus Stop We would probably say something like:
Beaufort Scale Eight “there are going to be gales today”
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At the Bus Stop We would probably say something like: Foehn Effect
“the winds will be coming down the mountains today so watch out for forest fires”
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At the Bus Stop Forecasters must use their eyes and not just their charts!
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At the Bus Stop Forecasters must use their eyes and not just their charts! Training in Singapore, the public did not trust the forecasts
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At the Bus Stop Forecasters must use their eyes and not just their charts! Training in Singapore, the public did not trust the forecasts Our morning briefing always said it would be “Fair”
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At the Bus Stop Forecasters must use their eyes and not just their charts! Training in Singapore, the public did not trust the forecasts Our morning briefing always said it would be “Fair” But it didn’t describe the real conditions
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At the Bus Stop The weather at the Bus Stop looked and felt very different:
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At the Bus Stop The weather at the Bus Stop looked and felt very different: Day One – Dull and grey
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At the Bus Stop The weather at the Bus Stop looked and felt very different: Day One – Dull and grey Day Two – Misty and cool
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At the Bus Stop The weather at the Bus Stop looked and felt very different: Day One – Dull and grey Day Two – Misty and cool Day Three – Brilliant sunshine and hot
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At the Bus Stop For the people of Singapore, the aviation term of “Fair” did not describe their experience whilst waiting for a bus!
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At the Bus Stop For the people of Singapore, the aviation term of “Fair” did not describe their experience whilst waiting for a bus! The term “Fair” meant many things and so the public thought the forecast was always wrong!
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At the Bus Stop Forecasters must use their eyes and not just their charts!
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At the Bus Stop Forecasters must use their eyes and not just their charts! Training in Kenya at the morning briefing
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At the Bus Stop Forecasters must use their eyes and not just their charts! Training in Kenya at the morning briefing The duty forecaster announced that there would be no rain
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At the Bus Stop Forecasters must use their eyes and not just their charts! Training in Kenya at the morning briefing The duty forecaster announced that there would be no rain However, looking out of the window it was raining and people at a Bus Stop had umbrellas
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At the Bus Stop Forecasters must use their eyes and not just their charts! On being questioned, the forecaster looked at his chart and announced there was no rain
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At the Bus Stop Forecasters must use their eyes and not just their charts! On being questioned, the forecaster looked at his chart and announced there was no rain When asked to look out of the window, he glanced out and then back to his chart announcing there was no rain
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At the Bus Stop Forecasters must use their eyes and not just their charts! On being questioned, the forecaster looked at his chart and announced there was no rain When asked to look out of the window, he glanced out and then back to his chart announcing there was no rain Those at the Bus Stop knew otherwise
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At the Bus Stop Never keep the curtains drawn when making a forecast!
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At the Bus Stop Never keep the curtains drawn when making a forecast!
Even the most senior forecaster can get it wrong
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At the Bus Stop Never keep the curtains drawn when making a forecast!
Even the most senior forecaster can get it wrong On duty one evening at the BBC Weather Centre snow reports were coming in from the Travel Unit
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At the Bus Stop Never keep the curtains drawn when making a forecast!
Even the most senior forecaster can get it wrong On duty one evening at the BBC Weather Centre snow reports were coming in from the Travel Unit The duty Broadcast Meteorologist told me the Travel Reports were wrong
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At the Bus Stop Never keep the curtains drawn when making a forecast!
As more snow report arrived, I asked him to phone the Senior Forecaster at the UK Met Office
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At the Bus Stop Never keep the curtains drawn when making a forecast!
As more snow report arrived, I asked him to phone the Senior Forecaster at the UK Met Office There is definitely no snow he reported
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At the Bus Stop Never keep the curtains drawn when making a forecast!
As more snow report arrived, I asked him to phone the Senior Forecaster at the UK Met Office There is definitely no snow he reported I asked him to please look out of the window
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At the Bus Stop Never keep the curtains drawn when making a forecast!
As more snow report arrived, I asked him to phone the Senior Forecaster at the UK Met Office There is definitely no snow he reported I asked him to please look out of the window There was a pause and sound of slow footsteps
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At the Bus Stop Never keep the curtains drawn when making a forecast!
Then the sound of running footsteps approached
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At the Bus Stop Never keep the curtains drawn when making a forecast!
Then the sound of running footsteps approached “I can’t stop and talk we have got 6cm of snow outside”
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At the Bus Stop Never keep the curtains drawn when making a forecast!
Then the sound of running footsteps approached “I can’t stop and talk we have got 6cm of snow outside” There was chaos on the roads that night and many people were left waiting for their buses!
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At the Bus Stop Never forget who you are making forecasts for - its those at the Bus Stop
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At the Bus Stop Never forget who you are making forecasts for - its those at the Bus Stop You can have the best forecast in the world, but if nobody understands it……
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At the Bus Stop Never forget who you are making forecasts for - its those at the Bus Stops You can have the best forecast in the world, but if nobody understands it…… Always keep in mind your audience
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At the Bus Stop Never forget who you are making forecasts for - its those at the Bus Stops You can have the best forecast in the world, but if nobody understands it…… Always keep in mind your audience They are mainly ordinary people who need you to give them weather using words they easily understand
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Bus Stop Language Are you understood?
John Teather, Founder and Former Editor of the BBC Weather Centre Bus Stop Language Are you understood?
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