[SoothingDave]

I can hardly believe that you actually do live in Pennsylvania, with such a stupid comment. In addition to having shoreline on Lake Erie, there are just a few rivers and lakes, including some good reserviors, for boaters in Pennsylvania.

Yeah, we also have TV stations, newspapers and the internet, all of which provide weather for free. I hardly think pleasurecrafters going fishing or going to the Point to see the fireworks really need specialized weather forcasts provided by the gov't.

And again, if there is a major problem, an emergency warning, this information is quite obviously made public.

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[JohnnyZ]

I hardly think pleasurecrafters going fishing or going to the Point to see the fireworks really need specialized weather forcasts provided by the gov't.

I wonder how people knew what the weather was like in the days before the federal government told them .....

[drjimmy]

Yeah, we also have TV stations, newspapers and the internet, all of which provide weather for free. I hardly think pleasurecrafters going fishing or going to the Point to see the fireworks really need specialized weather forcasts provided by the gov't.

And where do you think these TV stations, newspapers, and internets get their weather data from? I'm not sure what you mean by "specialized weather forecasts," but unless you own one of the 350,000 registered boats in Pennsylvania, you don't really know what you are talking about.

And again, if there is a major problem, an emergency warning, this information is quite obviously made public.

The reason they are called "forecasts" is because they help you know before an emergency strikes what the weather conditions might be.