thoughts on,, thisweekend

[jimmy white]

any fanciers care to comment on weather f/cast and any poss racing , sat    sun   or mon   [bucketing here at the moment [in the lothians]

[bewted]

bucketin the same here jimmy,,,most of the day too !!

[carlsberg]

bucketing down here all day as well

[Guest Paulo]

Weather Warning issued for the North East. The following is what we have been issued at work from the Met Office itself to warn us:-

 

 

"Further to the Early Warning of Heavy Rain issued by the Met Office @ 10.54 today; as CCU Duty Officer I thought it appropriate to also make you aware of the attached email from Graham Butler, PWS Advisor.  It appears that the North East could be in for a very wet few days?  I would request that appropriate personnel are notified of the current situation and necessary preparations are put in place to deal with any localised flooding should it be required over the weekend. ''

 

"Morning all,

 

If you have been looking at the Met Office web site recently there has been an advisory in force for heavy rain later tomorrow and then on Saturday. This has just been upgraded to an early warning.

 

We expect rain to spread to all of NE England from the south by early Friday afternoon. This will then continue for the rest of Friday and all of Saturday, quite heavy at times. There will also be a strong and very cold E to NE'ly wind developing. The rain is then expected to only slowly die out during Sunday.

 

So, we are looking at most of the region having 20-25mm of rainfall on Friday, though with as much as 40mm over the hills, and another 25-30mm in places on Saturday, though with as much as 50-60mm over the hills. So worst case scenario could see nearly 100mm of rain over the Cheviots and Northern Pennines during Friday and Saturday. Amounts on Sunday should only be around 5-10mm.

 

I am not sure whether ERA type alerts will be issued but certainly flash warnings will be issued as and when. I am also not sure just how bad surface water flooding will be but the main problem will be huge amounts of water entering the river system and of course the E.A. will advice on any fluvial flooding.

 

I can now see why Kevin Keegan wants to leave the Northeast!''

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest Paulo]

Not exactly YB weather is it lol

[jimmy white]

looking at the weather f/cast ,,it looks shocking,untill monday,, , but with the changable weather weve been having all" summer :( ;D] and  the weather  forecasting has been  un-predictable  on many occasions ,, god only knows   someone somewhere just might get a race  :-/

[Guest Paulo]

looking at the weather f/cast ,,it looks shocking,untill monday,, , but with the changable weather weve been having all" summer :( ;D] and  the weather  forecasting has been  un-predictable  on many occasions ,, god only knows   someone somewhere just might get a race  :-/

 

Its just about getting lucky and hitting a break in the weather at times

[Guest shadow]

it looks bad I would postpone till next weekend and hope for an improvement

[PigeonTracker]

Not seen weather like this in Wales for years, and its not getting better.  

[jimmy white]

 

Its just about getting lucky and hitting a break in the weather at times

 

this seems to have been the case all year ,, and some really have been lucky   all weather  seems bad untill monday,, but at this stage[ friday], can the weathermen be right ,,even for monday    it does seem its a case of grabbing any possible break   at any time ,at , the time

[REDCHEQHEN]

Not seen weather like this in Wales for years, and its not getting better.  

 

Saw on the news today - Wales getting the worst of it - hope things improve

[Guest IB]

Reckon its Monday at earliest.

 

This kind of weather seems to happen in cycles? I remember a thread running same time of year a few years ago with YBs in basket from Wednesday to following Tuesday in some cases, with birds being brought back to Britain from mainland Europe.

 

Also remember someone raising the exact same thing at last SNFC AGM saying every year on this weekend weather has been bad, with weekend before and after OK., and recommended race date be moved. Didn't happen -maybe we'll get a 'I told you so' at the next AGM?

[flighty hen]

 

Saw on the news today - Wales getting the worst of it - hope things improve

 

Stopped at the minute, but been lashing down today, more tomorrow, just hope it will be ok for Monday lib at Ramsgate.

[Guest Vic]

AFTER ONE OF THE MOST MISERABLEST SEASONS EVER, AND LOSING GOOD BIRDS, TO BOOT.  BUT! I HAVE PLENTY LEFT, WINNING THE ALL RACE AVERAGES ONCE AGAIN. I'M SERIOUSLSY THINKING OF CALLING IT A DAY. I THINK THE ETS, HAS KILLED WHAT THE GAME IS ALL ABOUT, (CONFIDENCE AND CLOSENESS, BETWEEN MAN AND BIRD.)  WHO EVER THOUGHT,  THAT CONVEYER  BELTS WOULD DICTATE THE WINNERS AND BE MORE POWERFUL THAN THE CONVEYORS THEMSELVES? SURELY? THE CLOCKING OF THE PIGEON

WAS THE SECOND  MOST EXCITING THING AFTER WITNESSING  ITS ARRIVAL?  BUT, EVERYONE TO THEIR OWN WAY OF THINKING. CHEERS, VIC.

[JSTOON]

Bucketed down all day here in Sunny Yorkshire, pur federation, Normanton fed are basketing sunday night for monday race at Eastbourne.

[Silverdale Lofts]

it looks bad I would postpone till next weekend and hope for an improvement

 

Yorkshire north road fed race from dunbar cancelled straight to perth next weekend

[OLDYELLOW]

cant see any racing taking place till next week and it looks like it would be the Sunday as well by several forcasts i have seen

[raymcdonald]

Our birds went last night with the KENT COMBINE

to Newton Abbott, think it will be a long wait for a lib

 

Ray

[Fair Play]

Bucketing down in the West and howling gale force winds nearly blew me off my feet

[Fair Play]

Shotgun Tim is about 1/2hour away

[Guest Vic]

AFTER ONE OF THE MOST MISERABLEST SEASONS EVER, AND LOSING GOOD BIRDS, TO BOOT.  BUT! I HAVE PLENTY LEFT, WINNING THE ALL RACE AVERAGES ONCE AGAIN. I'M SERIOUSLSY THINKING OF CALLING IT A DAY. I THINK THE ETS, HAS KILLED WHAT THE GAME IS ALL ABOUT, (CONFIDENCE AND CLOSENESS, BETWEEN MAN AND BIRD.)  WHO EVER THOUGHT,  THAT CONVEYER  BELTS WOULD DICTATE THE WINNERS AND BE MORE POWERFUL THAN THE CONVEYORS THEMSELVES? SURELY? THE CLOCKING OF THE PIGEON

WAS THE SECOND  MOST EXCITING THING AFTER WITNESSING  ITS ARRIVAL?  BUT, EVERYONE TO THEIR OWN WAY OF THINKING. CHEERS, VIC.

YOU GUYS ARE RUNNING TOO LATE! !  REMEMBER WHEN THE LEAVES START TO FALL, FORGET THE RACING, ONE AND ALL.

[carlsberg]

we are at alnwick this weekend basketed tonight any weather updates would be appreciated

[chrissyboy]

Scottish National Pigeons probable liberation Monday if you go with weather forecast and wellfare of birds.

[billy wilson]

county durham rained all day,so depressing hope to have a race on monday will know 10.30 in the morning

[frank-123]

great weather a wee bit windy but i managed to cut my grass paint my loft so now off a stroll with the dog   ;D