Cruisers Forum
 


Reply
  This discussion is proudly sponsored by:
Please support our sponsors and let them know you heard about their products on Cruisers Forums. Advertise Here
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Rate Thread Display Modes
Old 17-01-2022, 06:05   #1
Senior Cruiser
 
GordMay's Avatar

Cruisers Forum Supporter

Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario - 48-29N x 89-20W
Boat: (Cruiser Living On Dirt)
Posts: 51,843
Images: 241
Bogus Weather Maps & Forecasts

Why that wild weather map you saw on social media is probably bogus
Big storms are a playground for bad information to spread like wildfire. Use caution when you stumble upon a weather map that doesn’t seem right — it’s probably not!
Much more ➥ https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca...probably-bogus
__________________
Gord May
"If you didn't have the time or money to do it right in the first place, when will you get the time/$ to fix it?"



GordMay is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 17-01-2022, 06:53   #2
Moderator Emeritus
 
tkeithlu's Avatar

Cruisers Forum Supporter

Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Carrabelle, Florida
Boat: Fiberglas shattering 44' steel trawler
Posts: 6,082
Re: Bogus Weather Maps & Forecasts

Sort of like an un-named national leader mapping a hurricane into Alabama?
__________________
Never let anything mechanical know that you are in a hurry.
tkeithlu is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 17-01-2022, 07:14   #3
Registered User
 
Bill O's Avatar

Join Date: Jul 2015
Boat: Bruce Bingham Christina 49
Posts: 3,330
Re: Bogus Weather Maps & Forecasts

Really hard to understand what motivates people to put up false information.
__________________
Bill O.
KB3YMH
https://phoenixketch.blogspot.com/
Bill O is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 17-01-2022, 07:16   #4
Registered User

Join Date: Oct 2021
Posts: 705
Re: Bogus Weather Maps & Forecasts

What I read in the linked story isn’t really about graphics in social media posts, it’s about believing weather models outright without any interpretation. Bringing it back to cruising, gribs anyone?
PippaB is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 17-01-2022, 15:24   #5
Registered User
 
finefurn's Avatar

Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Mason, NH
Boat: 1984 Hunter 27
Posts: 120
Re: Bogus Weather Maps & Forecasts

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill O View Post
Really hard to understand what motivates people to put up false information.
Their seeking Attention, while exhibiting themselves as an expert on the subject
finefurn is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 17-01-2022, 15:45   #6
Registered User

Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 7,981
Re: Bogus Weather Maps & Forecasts

Couldn't help myself.

Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:	double hurricanes.jpg
Views:	91
Size:	82.6 KB
ID:	251435   Click image for larger version

Name:	category.jpg
Views:	99
Size:	120.2 KB
ID:	251436  

Click image for larger version

Name:	corona florida.jpg
Views:	93
Size:	389.5 KB
ID:	251437  
Montanan is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 17-01-2022, 16:35   #7
Moderator and Certifiable Refitter
 
Wotname's Avatar

Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: South of 43 S, Australia
Boat: C.L.O.D.
Posts: 21,518
Re: Bogus Weather Maps & Forecasts

The devil is always (almost) in the detail.

Social media is not great on detail as details requires analysis and critical thought.

This is a perfect example of the dangers of relying on social media as the only source of information. It's good for giving an initial (and quick) notification of stuff happening around us and for emergency alerts but not for the fuller story.
__________________
All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangereous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible. T.E. Lawrence
Wotname is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
forecast, weather

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Airmar "Transom&q uot ; style triducer does not give wate Franziska Marine Electronics 3 04-10-2021 13:45
Weather Forecasts: Key West to Panama lorenzo b Seamanship & Boat Handling 1 05-04-2011 09:31
Sat Phone: Weather Forecasts beau Marine Electronics 24 04-04-2011 10:38
Weather Reports and Forecasts sailorboy1 Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 2 17-05-2010 03:33
“Ohm’s Law & You” ~and~ “Weather Basics - Reading Weather Maps” GordMay The Library 0 16-12-2005 06:54

Advertise Here


All times are GMT -7. The time now is 08:20.


Google+
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Social Knowledge Networks
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.

ShowCase vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.