Scott,

I think you're wise to include the detail for many reasons (credibility 
and the interest of others on the list as the top two..) I wouldn't have 
you remove them.

Maybe when you're done the email, scan through and write a quick summary 
paragraph - 2-3 English sentences with what we might expect over the 
next couple days, and maybe a quick blurb about long-range changes if 
there's something significant.

I tend to be long-winded too, so I know where you're coming from. :)

-Ben

Scott Braaten wrote:
> Ben and list...
> 
> I liked how I wrote that forecast out as well.  It was short, concise, and 
> to the point.  I do have a problem with writing too much and at some 
> point, you just stop caring and want to know what will happen.  
> 
> Generally, I like to back up my statements with factual information and 
> why I think a weather event will take place like it will.  I have no 
> credentials, no formal meteorological training, etc so most of the time it 
> seems prudent to give some sort of support to my forecast...something more 
> you could get out of it for recreational purposes than you could get from 
> the NWS discussions.  Meanwhile, it can be time consuming to write up long 
> forecast discussions and the like.  I hope I have gained some sort of 
> reputation so that if I make a forecast without a long discussion/backup 
> points, it can be taken as is and not that I have copied someone else's 
> work.
> 
> -Scott
> 
> On Tue, 7 Mar 2006 05:39:54 -0800, Ben Bloom <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
>> Scott,
> 
> Thanks for being the bearer of bad news.  Can I point out something 
> different about this forecast?  It's all in plain English.  It's also 
> shorter than most of your other ones. I, for one, appreciate that!  I 
> don't care so much about which lows are doing what, and which models say 
> what.  What I am after is a best estimate (or maybe two scenarios) in 
> summary format.  This forecast does that beautifully and is easy for me to 
> read and interpret:  Warming up through the end of the week, possible 
> rain/sleet/snow event Friday night.  Warm weekend - unsure of rain/sun.  
> 
> In any case - I'll hop on the bandwagon with all the others that have said 
> it: thanks for taking the time to make these forecasts.  I generally place 
> more value on these than what I hear from the Eye on the Sky or the 
> Weather Channel.  
> 
> Thanks, 
> -Ben
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