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#61 Postby SouthFloridawx » Tue Aug 09, 2005 5:38 pm

Why all the complaints about JB? Let's see your forcast and see if it is any better.
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#62 Postby Ivanhater » Tue Aug 09, 2005 5:39 pm

no no...jb opinions are for another thread not here
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#63 Postby timeflow » Tue Aug 09, 2005 7:13 pm

Interesting to watch the JB video using Windows Media Player and adjusting the Play Speed to Slow. Seems more like J&B to me, hehe.
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#64 Postby shaggy » Tue Aug 09, 2005 8:15 pm

whats funny about JB is his cone of error is twice the size of NHC's his is from east of cape cod to near miami with none of it hitting land so who couldn't predict that?
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#65 Postby Steve » Tue Aug 09, 2005 11:30 pm

>>whats funny about JB is his cone of error is twice the size of NHC's his is from east of cape cod to near miami with none of it hitting land so who couldn't predict that?

Well they can't be wrong. But I wouldn't say Accuweather = JB and vice versa. He works for them but is often far more out on a limb than his company. But there is a difference.

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#66 Postby Normandy » Wed Aug 10, 2005 12:02 am

Haha.
That forecast track is laughable. Anywhere from S FL to Canada could get hit. What rubbish.
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#67 Postby Steve » Wed Aug 10, 2005 12:46 am

>>Haha. That forecast track is laughable. Anywhere from S FL to Canada could get hit. What rubbish.

On that, I completely agree. However, that's kind of what I'm thinking too - this thing could go anywhere from S FL to the Maritimes or even miss land altogether. Then again, I'm not a for-profit corporation attempting to buy off ultra-conservative senators either :D

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#68 Postby Skyline » Wed Aug 10, 2005 1:05 pm

Okay, today’s video . . .um cutting out the jokes and singing, is rather comprehensive and complete. So Accuweather is doing some pretty low-blow corporate weenie stuff :roll:

But you got to give the man credit for calling it ahead of time. He seems a little more reserved today not calling for a major strike on the EC.

Besides, it is just another source of information available to us.
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#69 Postby Thunder44 » Wed Aug 10, 2005 1:31 pm

Normandy wrote:Haha.
That forecast track is laughable. Anywhere from S FL to Canada could get hit. What rubbish.


Their forecast track is actually the line you see in the middle of that cone. The actual cone represents margin of error, which can be interperted as being more honest then when you see from other sources. I don't have a problem with that.
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#70 Postby Normandy » Wed Aug 10, 2005 1:33 pm

Thunder44 wrote:
Normandy wrote:Haha.
That forecast track is laughable. Anywhere from S FL to Canada could get hit. What rubbish.


Their forecast track is actually the line you see in the middle of that cone. The actual cone represents margin of error, which can be interperted as being more honest then when you see from other sources. I don't have a problem with that.


Yea, and there margin of error leaves no room for them to be wrong. Its absurd, have some gumption and make a real forecast cone.
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#71 Postby krisj » Wed Aug 10, 2005 1:34 pm

Is there a link to the most recent video?
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#72 Postby Ivanhater » Wed Aug 10, 2005 1:35 pm

krisj wrote:Is there a link to the most recent video?


http://weather.yahoo.com/vidindex/index.html
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#73 Postby krisj » Wed Aug 10, 2005 1:36 pm

Thanks! I find them most entertaining.
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#74 Postby shaggy » Wed Aug 10, 2005 9:34 pm

i'm no JB fan but he has landfall at cape fear NC so lets see how close he is in the end
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#75 Postby Ivanhater » Thu Aug 11, 2005 11:21 am

new video this morning.....be warned he bashes the nhc a little....talks about a strong ridge being in place and building later for the "next" storms

http://weather.yahoo.com/vidindex/index.html
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#76 Postby rainstorm » Thu Aug 11, 2005 12:16 pm

jb has it at 35.5n 75w at its closest to coast in his new update just out. no landfall
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#77 Postby dwg71 » Thu Aug 11, 2005 12:20 pm

rainstorm wrote:jb has it at 35.5n 75w at its closest to coast in his new update just out. no landfall


his video was hard to watch this morning, he spent 3 minutes patting himself on the back..
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#78 Postby storm4u » Thu Aug 11, 2005 12:21 pm

as much as i hate to say it he was right when he said recon should have already been in there!
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#79 Postby Ivanhater » Thu Aug 11, 2005 12:22 pm

dwg71 wrote:
rainstorm wrote:jb has it at 35.5n 75w at its closest to coast in his new update just out. no landfall


his video was hard to watch this morning, he spent 3 minutes patting himself on the back..


ya, i noticed he said the nhc was coming inline with accuweather....i remember accuweathers track was out to sea too
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#80 Postby storms in NC » Thu Aug 11, 2005 12:26 pm

Sorry I don't like him much. He to much like a sportes writer. He has not been right 95% of the time.
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