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Index of Subjects Hi Larry, I agree that the site one uses depends on what information is required. For example, if I were in the eastern Great Lakes area through to Central Ontario, I'd be following the EC site with rapt attention, both for the forecast of adverse weather and for bird prediction. We got surprisingly little out of Irene (last fall), so Sandy may be similar, though it may be larger and thus more effective in bringing us some pelagics from that way-far-out-at-sea eastern sector of the cyclone. Prediction is a mug's game, to quote someone. I'm not sure where you are unpacking. Are you back in NS? All the best, Eric On 28 Oct 2012 at 9:55, Larry Neily wrote: > > Hi Eric, > > We are still unpacking so I'll be brief. But I feel I shouldrespond > to your question,"The NOAA site > is good, but why not use one oriented to our area, originating > withEnvironment Canada"? > > While I was certain that anyone wanting local coverage would check > the Environment Canada > (EC)site - as you say, discussion of the local conditions is bound > to be more in depth - I did not > propose the National Hurricane Center (NHC) site for that reason > alone. I believe that the > mapping and graphical coverage of storms is much superior on the NHC > site, especially for > comparitive overviews such as I was proposing (in response toa > question someone asked last > week what could be expected to show up after the storm). As a quick > example, historical storm > data from EC seems to consist of aseries of single day snippets, > while NHC has graphics of the > entire storm track. > > It was proposed as a fun exercise, but perhaps could be interesting, > who knows. > > Hope to get out birding soon. Cheers, Larry > > > On 27 Oct 2012 at 14:51, Larry Neily wrote: > > > > > > > > Seeing Don's post made me wonder if this listservs members had > heard of the NOAA > National > > > Hurricane Center website. Probably superfluous, but maybe some > folks out there haven't > heard > > > of it: > > > http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/. It is great fun to check out all the > possibilities, but it also allows > close > > > following of the projected and pasttrack - always of interest to > birders. > > > > > > The link > > > >http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at3+shtml/120153.shtml?50w > ind120#contentsis to > > > Hurricane Sandy,and at other spots on the main siteyou can watch > all previous storms or > those > > > just beginning. If youfound previous storms that followed > Sandy's track at the same time of > year, > > > you might look for birds similiar to those th > > Eric L. Mills 286 Kingsburg Road RR#1, Rose Bay, NS B0J 2X0 Canada e.mills@dal.ca
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