Originally Posted by
IO540
a forecast of turbulence over the entire northern hemisphere (which is the type of "forecasting" we often get) is not going to be taken seriously by many.
The horrid weather was obvious, that I agree, and continues as I write this. But there were also perfectly flyable gaps within it
I don't have Sunday afternoon's F214 in front of me but I'd be very surprised if it showed anything other than very high winds at all levels. Flying over an area of hills up to 2674 feet in those conditions is bound to be very challenging. I don't see how 'we didn't take the forecast seriously', whatever methods one uses to obtain that forecast, could be deployed as an argument here.
NS