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The Coastal Stations

Reports from Coastal Stations

Travels to the weather stations reported on the BBC Shipping Forecast
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Hi, I'm Geoff Saunders, long time traveler and adventurer in a small way.  Hearing the BBC Shipping forecast over many years it can become hypnotic.  But a forecast is just that, possible future weather.  To make a forecast you need reliable observations, from many places.  Robert Fitzroy was the first to establish a series of Coastal Observation Weather Stations, and gather the information to produce the first weather forecasts.  He actually coined the term 'Weather Forecast'.  The BBC still reports these, though not as frequently as it did.  Now you need to be up late or early to catch the Weather Reports from Coastal Stations, the inspiration for this website, and my book.

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