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Message:: [QUOTE="tscottme, post: 12390089, member: 19119"]I think you made a good decision, but rookies should not treat a forecast of high winds as an invitation to park until Spring. This is a job where you have to make judgment calls. If there is a forecast for high winds park and look at the current windspeeds in the area you are at now and every few miles along your route. Also, pay attention to WHEN and where the winds are forecast to be high speed, don't just sleep in because high winds are forecast in a general area. A forecast is not a reality promise. I used a few weather apps. One was Windy for Android. But I used it long enough to also understand that it will show you winds speeds almost anywhere you ask for them, but it also seemed to undervalue wind speeds about 10 mph. Weather is the most complex thing in the world. Most broadcast "weather men" are simply former college students with a "broadcast degree" and not enough seniority or experience to be the news or sports face/voice.[/QUOTE]