[Pipe_Dream]

I'm no meteorologist (but I DID stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night -- just kiddin'), but I have always had a keen interest in the weather -- goes hand-in-hand with being a boater, I guess. I've also taken some spotter courses. Anyways, I just want to put in a good word for those guys as I actually think they do a pretty good job, and have come a long way in the past 20+ years. Meteorology is part science and part art as there are just too many dang variables to get it right every time. Frankly I'm always amazed when, 2 days out, they forecast a front coming through in the "early evening" or some such time, and sure enough it comes on through like clockwork. I know on my section of the coast, probably like most others, weather systems do some pretty crazy stuff when they get near or to the coastline, like big rain storms suddenly dissipating to nothing. Wouldn't life (and weather watching) be boring if we knew exactly what it was going to do every day? Oh well, just my $0.02 worth. I hope you guys get spring soon!