Typical idiotic bureaucracy.
Clive use to give weather and sea reports to my dad when he flew the Sandringhams to Lord Howe in the early 70's.
As someone who has intimated knowledge of the vagaries of Lord Howe weather Clive is someone who I'd trust for an accurate appraisal.
Instead we have a forecast that at best is an estimate by someone who has never been to Lord Howe.
If I was the operator I'd have just called Clive and asked what was happening.