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Evening all, Inspired by a recent Competition I co-hosted with fellow S.E.Regional Member snowray, I'd like to give details of another Weather predicting Competition. The Competition will be open to all NW Members. I will Post up a series of links, to assist your predicting. The Competition will comprise of the following Categories: CATEGORY 1: - Predict the next Date of "Settling Snow", in the S.E. Region. Just a dusting will count but NOT Hail. See link below, to Forecast Model Runs : https://www.netweather.tv/charts-and-data CATEGORY 2: - Predict the exact and final date, of the last named North Atlantic Storm, and it's name, to enter the Shipping Forecast areas. Plus in which area will it's lowest central Pressure, be recorded. See below, list of Met Office future North Atlantic named Storms, plus a map of the Shipping Forecast areas: A few Days ago, I exchanged PMs with Jo Farrow to ascertain when the North Atlantic named Storm Season, finished. Jo wasn't too sure but will be speaking to the Met Office, in the next few Days. But I've decided for the purposes of Category 2, Storms that have been named will count up to and including Tuesday 31st March. (This will be the cut-off Date, in terms of the Competition). CATEGORY 3:- Predict the exact Date and Temp. (to the nearest degree Celsius), of the last AIR Frost of the Season, in the South East Region. CATEGORY 4:- Predict the FIRST Date that 21c (70f), is recorded in the South East Region. Just to clarify the boundary extent of the S.E.Region (Orange area).See Map below: Please Copy/Paste your predictions, into the Boxes provided below: CATEGORY 1: (next date of "Settling Snow, in the S.E.Region) - CATEGORY 2: ( exact date and name of last named Storm to enter Shipping Forecast area, and in which Shipping Forecast area will it attain its lowest central Pressure (in millibars) - CATEGORY 3: (exact date/Temp. to nearest degree Celsius, of last AIR Frost of the Season, in S.E.Region) - CATEGORY 4: (exact date that 21c+ (70f+) is first recorded, in the S.E.Region) - **NB** - Categories 1,3 and 4 relate ONLY to the South East Region. I will decide on a Scoring System, in the next few Days, once all the Entries are in. I already have a list of 30+ Entries from the S.E.Region, whose names I will Post up Tomorrow. Once all the Entries are in, I will make a "Book" (formulate Betting Odds), on the Competition, and incorporate your "Virtual" Wagers, into the Result of the Competition. More on that Tomorrow. I've been interested in Meteorology since the age of ten (now 64). Having worked for 25+ Years in the Bookmaking Industry, I suppose I've developed a "gaming" mindset. "Hosting" this Competition, allows me to indulge myself into two areas I like to think I have a little knowledge of, that of Bookmaking and Meteorology. During my Bookmaking career, I "hosted" many Sports "Fantasy" Competitions, as I have done in the Sports Zone, on the Lounge Forum, for the last few Years, after recovering from a Brain Haemorrhage that I suffered in September 2015. Your predictions MUST be posted on this Thread by, 9 PM Saturday 15th February. Thank you. Regards, TomSE12.