09-03-2025, 01:38 AM
they certainly bounce around a lot more than a few hours here and there
Way, way beyond my pay grade too, but I once had a friend who was a meteorologist in the Dutch navy. Does that count? Probably not but I’ll hazard a guess anyway - -
Is it possible that small changes, even temporary, in conditions from 240 hours away create relatively large movements in the forecast path?
As an example, when Apollo 13 was returning from the moon, the greater the distance from earth, the shorter the rocket burn required for a course correction.
Way, way beyond my pay grade too, but I once had a friend who was a meteorologist in the Dutch navy. Does that count? Probably not but I’ll hazard a guess anyway - -
Is it possible that small changes, even temporary, in conditions from 240 hours away create relatively large movements in the forecast path?
As an example, when Apollo 13 was returning from the moon, the greater the distance from earth, the shorter the rocket burn required for a course correction.