Keep Scottish Weather Forecasting and Specialist Marine Services in Scotland

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Dear Sir,

We the undersigned urge you to reconsider the proposed closure of Aberdeen Met Office.

The nature and complexity of the Scottish landscapes makes it very difficult to predict the local weather using computer models. The accuracy of forecasts for Scotland is therefore heavily reliant on the experience and knowledge of local effects provided by the dedicated forecasting teams based in Aberdeen.

As well as Scottish forecasts and a range of services for the oil and gas industry, the Aberdeen centre provides information for a number of specialist services such as MarineCall, MountainCall, Winter fishing forecasts, Road conditions, Aviation charts and the SEPA flood warning system.

The availability and accuracy of these products and services is important to those who live, work or spend leisure time in Scotland.

We are, therefore, petitioning you to retain these specialist teams of Scottish and Marine forecasters in Aberdeen.

1907 Signatures

  • Steven Donnelly
  • John Banks
  • Peter McCartney
    • Comments
    • Keep the Met in Scotland!
  • John McLeman
  • Maureen Cockburn
    • Comments
    • Too much centralisation with centres who have no knowledge of local areas.
  • Thomas Love
  • Peter Clinch
    • Comments
    • Scottish based sea kayaker, mountaineer, ski tourer, winter road driver
  • Amedeo Patrizio Carena
    • Comments
    • В
  • Patrick J Macguire
  • Sue Atkinson
  • Dr Friederike Gunzel
  • Bridget Dales
  • Roos Eisma
    • Comments
    • В
  • William Moore
  • arwen wilcock
    • Comments
    • as a mountaineer I find the current service invaluble for safty on the mountains (and predicting regional conditions), it would be a great loss if the service is closed down
  • mairead murnion
    • Comments
    • Grampian has quite changeable and severe weather and removing this met office station could be a risk to safety and industry, especially tourism related industry.
  • Daniel James
    • Comments
    • Keep it open!
  • Leonard Trim
    • Comments
    • Scottish hillwalker
  • Isla Davidson
  • Andrew Crawford
    • Comments
    • Wholeheartedly agree
  • Pamela Foreman
  • Suzanne Robertson
  • George Mossman
    • Comments
    • The S.W.F.S.M.S.S.S. is currently running at profit . Shell Petroleum has ceased to use its services and presumably is receiving them from elsewhere. The question ; "By whom are their needs being met needs to be asked.
  • Dr Mike Clark
  • ian morrison
  • Dr Michelle Collister
  • Doug Flint
  • Chris Gilbert
    • Comments
    • This is bottom-line economics. You are not a profit centre. Stop behaving like one.
  • Charlie Pollock
    • Comments
    • Rationalise the service by moving all centres to the North
  • Ian Cameron
  • Nanci Roe
  • Alick Bennett
    • Comments
    • this is a valuable service provided to the outrdoor pursuits companies "Valuable local knowledge of weather systems and conditions can save lives.
  • Ed Hockaday
    • Comments
    • Local knowledge is vital
  • Mr. J. Salmon
  • Neil Irving
    • Comments
    • В
  • R K
    • Comments
    • Scotlands weather forecasts are used more frequently by those in Scotland who live, work and play in worse weather conditions encountered elsewhere in the UK. Do the right thing.
  • Mark Anderson
    • Comments
    • В
  • Stephen Webber
  • Alan Bremner
  • Denzil Broadhurst
  • LESLEY-ANNE MULHOLLAND
  • Alexei Matveyev
  • Chris Redburn
    • Comments
    • a keen scottish hill walker who relies on accurate Scottish forecasts
  • Norman Johnston
  • Paul Sutherland
  • Chris Wareing
  • Michael Gibson
  • Kieran Mackellar
    • Comments
    • Vital to the offshore industry with local knowledge of the NE climate essential
  • Alison forsyth
  • John Semple
    • Comments
    • I think it's important for communities in Northern Scotland why take it away?