SMOKE
(Weather Watcher)
Tue Oct 18 2005 05:23 PM
Re: NHC Track

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For everyone that is concerned about the black line used with the cone. Here is an interesting .pdf file about the "cone of error". It's from the Texas Governor's Division of Emergency Management. Please note it is a PDF file and can only be opened with Adobe Acrobat
www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/press/press051805.pdf
sorry link was bad should work now!




Great point ... it is impossibly difficult to educate the masses. Director Mayfield and his predecessor made an overt effort publicly to point that out. The 'room' for error is advertised, however, it always comes back to .... 'what did you hear versus were you listening?'.



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