Bomb Low: Jul 25-29th 2008

TokWW · Unread post by **TokWW** » Fri 25/07/2008 23:19

Thanks for the heads-up Ricky! Will check KeriKeri out as well...

http://www.weather.radioyachting.com

Calm there at the moment... 23:20

Nev · Unread post by **Nev** » Fri 25/07/2008 23:25

charlesg wrote:
ricky wrote:The Peninsula estate weather station high and exposed on Waiheke Island has just been put back online [/url]

Thanks for the help setting it up Ricky, I am charging a UPS to take up in the morning, I gather you got loggng going? Should be interesting to see if it survives.

Yippee! Great stuff Charles. Good to see the Oneroa site back online.

Yes, we're all preparing for the inevitable power-blackouts as well.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Fri 25/07/2008 23:32

I saw a fish the other day

JohnGaul
NZTS

Vertigo · Unread post by **Vertigo** » Fri 25/07/2008 23:35

NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:I saw a fish the other day

i think hes finally gone off the deep end

TokWW · Unread post by **TokWW** » Fri 25/07/2008 23:41

In the goldfish bowl...

Philip Duncan · Unread post by **Philip Duncan** » Fri 25/07/2008 23:45

Am I reading right - 959hPa?????

trickytiger · Unread post by **trickytiger** » Fri 25/07/2008 23:49

yes your reading right

unless we're both seeing things I noticed that 959hpa for 12am Sunday before also...

Philip Duncan · Unread post by **Philip Duncan** » Fri 25/07/2008 23:57

I just called MetService to ensure I had it right before publishing it. This is crazy...if this comes true this could be major for Auckland.

trickytiger · Unread post by **trickytiger** » Sat 26/07/2008 00:22

yes i agree, it's going to be a very interesting one to watch, can't wait to see it roll in on the live weather cam, although probably won't see it for long with how this is looking.

also like the forecasts you do on your site and have told several people already about it.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sat 26/07/2008 00:27

philip duncan wrote:I just called MetService to ensure I had it right before publishing it. This is crazy...if this comes true this could be major for Auckland.

..not just for Auckland, but much of the NI especially the North to NE of the island and central and possibly Wellington.

JohnGaul
NZTS

iomkiwi · Unread post by **iomkiwi** » Sat 26/07/2008 06:11

TokWW wrote:Thanks for the heads-up Ricky! Will check KeriKeri out as well...

http://www.weather.radioyachting.com

Calm there at the moment... 23:20

Not so calm now, have had 23 knots and my wind gear is barely above the level of the shelterbelts. Hopefully the power will stay on so you guys can watch from afar

Manukau heads obs · Sat 26/07/2008 06:29

6:24am , raining here already!
wow, sure looks good on the sat image
forecast maps show that the SW wind on the back end, if it does end up as it deep as forecasted over gisborne, will be damaging for the Auckland area!!!

Manukau heads obs · Sat 26/07/2008 06:32

that kerikeri station seems to have a blank clientraw file appearing over the top of the correct one!
but check out the baro drop here:
http://www.weather.radioyachting.com/wxgraphs.php
!

already gusting to 59kts at tutakaka

iomkiwi · Unread post by **iomkiwi** » Sat 26/07/2008 06:45

Manukau heads observer wrote:that kerikeri station seems to have a blank clientraw file appearing over the top fo the correct one!
but check out the baro drop here:
http://www.weather.radioyachting.com/wxgraphs.php
!

Yeah sorry about that, don't know whats going on - any ideas? Those graphs were flatlined about half an hour ago too, but forced an upload to fix it.
(it might have something to do with my connection at present - reduced to dial up

)

Manukau heads obs · Sat 26/07/2008 06:57

check under control panel, ftp/internet setup, client/server setup, make sure you do not have ticked to use the clientraw from this location
otherwise email me off the forum for help

ricky · Unread post by **ricky** » Sat 26/07/2008 07:18

Barometer is starting to drop more quickly here now, showing ~ -5 hPa over 3 hours and the wind is picking up.. Rain becoming heavier, ~5mm/hr now.. I've been on the roof putting some extra guying on the anemometer pole so hopefully it stays up and the roof on! the batteries and genny are ready if need be, fingers crossed!

http://www.greylynnweather.net/

Relieved to see the Akl radar back after a brief outage at 5:50!

Manukau heads obs · Sat 26/07/2008 07:35

baro here going down in steps/stages...I guess as each rain wave goes through...
this station will be a good one to watch:
http://www.mangawhaiweather.co.nz/wx6.php

update: gusting to 63 kts now at channel island

iomkiwi · Unread post by **iomkiwi** » Sat 26/07/2008 07:50

Mine has dropped 2.5 in the last hour, and just over 22 in the last 24

Thanks to a heads up from Brian my pages seem to be working better now. can also use this one to get the live page in full screen.
http://www.weather.radioyachting.com/live

Fr. Jim · Unread post by **Fr. Jim** » Sat 26/07/2008 08:17

Currently dropping here at the rate of 2.1 per hour

Manukau heads obs · Sat 26/07/2008 08:25

latest sat pic is showing that its going through a rapid deepening now....start to spiral more and more!
and to me its tracking to take it right over auckland and head for hawkes bay and not gisborne....

Philip Duncan · Unread post by **Philip Duncan** » Sat 26/07/2008 08:57

Are we all thinking a direct hit over Auckland around midnight?

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Sat 26/07/2008 09:06

anyone else finding metservice down?

tgsnoopy · Unread post by **tgsnoopy** » Sat 26/07/2008 09:10

Hey, I'm no expert... But....

I really don't like what I'm seeing here. A large mass of warm moist air from the Coral Sea being circled by cold Antartic air. Foregive me if I'm wrong, but when they mix all that moistures going to drop... Fast!

At least it's moving quite quickly, which could be the saving grace.

Man I hope this doesn't do what I fear it may. To me it seem's it's deepening more than anticipated and it's course is now looking more South than anticipated.

Others opinions please.

RODALCO · Unread post by **RODALCO** » Sat 26/07/2008 09:10

It is definitely the silence before the storm.There is no wind at all at the moment, looking out from the office of the Titirangi Firestation.

We all have had storm alert messages to be aware of major wether events over the next 48 hours.

Low hanging waterlogged clouds but no rain at this stage. Will post events as matters unfold.

Regards, Raymond

David · Unread post by **David** » Sat 26/07/2008 09:14

10mm rain so far here, SE starting to pick up in the last half hour, gusting 37km/h. Hoping to record a pressure under 970hPa later.

j--me--h wrote:anyone else finding metservice down?

For me it loads at certain periods and seems to not load at other times.

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