SOUTHWESTERLIES

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sun 04/04/2004 23:02

Should be lots of horrible SW coming up this week $\:D/$ $\:D/$ $\:D/$

JohnGaul
NZTS

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Mon 05/04/2004 18:06

Yes again theyve been quite strong again and overcast most times

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Fri 09/04/2004 11:20

South Westerlies now here at GaleForce with Horizontal Rain

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Fri 09/04/2004 18:42

Michael wrote:South Westerlies now here at GaleForce with Horizontal Rain

Thats nice

JohnGaul
NZTS

GraemeWi · Unread post by **GraemeWi** » Fri 09/04/2004 19:27

As it was such a lazy day here, I pushed a sofa in front of the windows and fell asleep in the sun... no gales or horizontal rain here today. Has 1.5mm from a brief shower at lunchtime but thats all.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sat 10/04/2004 00:01

GraemeWi wrote:As it was such a lazy day here, I pushed a sofa in front of the windows and fell asleep in the sun... no gales or horizontal rain here today. Has 1.5mm from a brief shower at lunchtime but thats all.

That's nice, as well

JohnGaul
NZTS

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sun 11/04/2004 22:38

Nothing of the big high and "lovely weather" mentioned on TV1 tonight,Just squally rain and cold galeforce winds thats all theres tonight

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Fri 16/04/2004 15:16

The SW is back here at least its only fresh this afternoon giving a chilly afternoon Just knew a perfect day couldnt be two in a row

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Fri 16/04/2004 16:11

Yeah, Southwester back in action this afternoon and cloudy. When will MetService get it right.

wxgirl · Unread post by **wxgirl** » Fri 16/04/2004 17:39

When they have a forecasting office in Auckland?

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Fri 16/04/2004 19:07

wxgirl wrote:When they have a forecasting office in Auckland?

Who?
MetService or BlueSkies?

JohnGaul
NZTS

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Fri 16/04/2004 19:45

Ofcoarse, Met Service used to have a forecast office in Auckland, but it was closed to reduce cost, and forecasting for the region shifted to Wellington (1992). At the time it created a bit of a furore, especially with the boating cummunity, but AK forecastes have improved since then. Christchurch forecast office suffered the same fate.

As for private forecasting (Met Service is still state owned), I doubt there is much of a market for it.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Fri 16/04/2004 20:44

NZstorm wrote: As for private forecasting (Met Service is still state owned), I doubt there is much of a market for it.

BlueSkies is still going strong, thanks to Tony T and WeatherGirlWX
.. but there is not much of a market for forecasting here in NZ.
What happened to Weather Workshop?

There is Ken Ring of course

JohnGaul
NZTS

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Fri 16/04/2004 21:18

I liked the old black and white maps they used to show in eg The Evening Post and Herald they were detailed and used to show wind barbs etc and they used to go quite high up ie above Fiji and also Campbell island too(The herald usually still does) but most are boring simple maps

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Fri 16/04/2004 21:57

Ken Ring has done well because he is offering something different.

Anway its drizzling here in Auckland at the moment. Met service forecast for Auckland today(online) was one word 'Fine'.

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sat 05/06/2004 19:55

COLD GALES YUCK

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sun 06/06/2004 18:52

If you want a good south-westerly one is wipping thought Christchurch now

JohnGaul
NZTS

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Sat 19/06/2004 23:41

Looks like they're back this coming Monday night-Tuesday, and severe!!

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sun 20/06/2004 09:18

Can tell by this It will clear by Thursday,Strange map but it always tells when N.Z is "black" ie to propagation

http://www.iprimus.ca/~hepburnw/tropo_aus.html