Tasman Low and Ex-TC Cook - Apr 12-14

[shovelopikis]

here ya go!

Wow that's something!

[Manukau heads obs]

now 113 kts gusts at white island!
(209kmh)
(must be a very exposed site to easterly winds..have seen that before)

[David]

Amazing how just a tiny shift east in the path compared to yesterday's projection resulted in light winds and barely any rain here today. Such a compact system.

[Richard]

Crazy wind speeds alright, Out of interest , what wind speeds were recorded during the Wahine strom

[Razor]

Crazy wind speeds alright, Out of interest , what wind speeds were recorded during the Wahine strom

Peak gust was 275km in that one

[Manukau heads obs]

I suspect that the anenometer is sitting like on top of a big rocky outcrop, i.e very steep sides facing to the east, i.e enhanced windspeed going over the top of that rock face sort of thing
I have seen very high windspeed recorded in an easterly before at white island, way above anything else in the area

i.e you are not going to get those same readings in say Whakatane
but they are still likely to get damaging gales there all the same!

[ScottyD]

Is the low continuing to deepen? If so are we looking at those wind speeds to get even higher?

[jamie]

I suspect that the anenometer is sitting like on top of a big rocky outcrop, i.e very steep sides facing to the east, i.e enhanced windspeed going over the top of that rock face sort of thing
I have seen very high windspeed recorded in an easterly before at white island, way above anything else in the area

i.e you are not going to get those same readings in say Whakatane
but they are still likely to get damaging gales there all the same!

I would agree with you there brian. I would think 160 isn't out of the question along the coast though.

[Razor]

Lol NZ Herald don't get how to read atmospheirc pressure. And make a headline of their error! ....

"The atmospheric pressure ahead of Cyclone Cook is officially higher than the storm which sank the Wahine 49 years ago.

At a Whakatane District Council Civil Defence briefing this afternoon, officials said that in 1968 during Cyclone Giselle, the pressure reached 968 millibars, whereas the pressure was at 970 today"

[Tornado Tim]

Those wind gusts could go even higher as it still seems like its still deepening, not good! There will be some orographic enhancement in regards to the speed, but yes Jamie I would agree that 160 km/hr is entirely possible on the exposed parts of the coastline.

[Orion]

Lol NZ Herald don't get how to read atmospheirc pressure. And make a headline of their error! ....

"The atmospheric pressure ahead of Cyclone Cook is officially higher than the storm which sank the Wahine 49 years ago.

At a Whakatane District Council Civil Defence briefing this afternoon, officials said that in 1968 during Cyclone Giselle, the pressure reached 968 millibars, whereas the pressure was at 970 today"

Copied from Herald "Live Cyclone Cook" webpage just now:

"The atmospheric pressure ahead of Cyclone Cook is at similar levels to the storm which sank the Wahine 49 years ago."

[harleyb]

here ya go!

Wow, that's incredible. I see MS are now saying that the central pressure of this thing is going to be even lower than that of the Wahine storm. It's going to be an interesting night, for sure. No real wind here as yet, though, just a light easterly. (But I've tied the trampoline down, just in case).

[NZstorm]

The PWS at Pukekhina Beach in BOP has strengthening wind, recent gust 59knots.

[Manukau heads obs]

Wind only now ramping up at whakatane
(must be a very tight wind field!)

[Thunder081]

Bucketing down at mt maunganui, wind isn't strong

[spwill]

My sister in katikati in the BOP tells me they have big winds there.

A very quiet weather day here.

[Manukau heads obs]

my sister in Whakatane just phoned, getting nice and windy there now

[Vertigo]

Live stream from Tauranga.

https://www.twitch.tv/immortalmewtwo

[Blowy]

Got real 'blowy' here in Havelock North last half hour... 20mm rain so far today, now steady, maybe 5mm/hr?

[Thunder081]

Wind is picking up at mt manganui, its strong now

[Manukau heads obs]

M/S getting roasted on their FB page by angry aucklanders about the non event for them
(its not an non event for the Bay of Plenty though, my sister texted to day power out where she is in Whakatane (up on a hill there)

who would want to be a forecaster

[treetop]

can clearly see the rain bands spiraling around the eye at 6 oclock. Structure now seems to be falling apart.Its more eastward track has spared areas west of the Coromandel and Kaimais from wind damage.Very blustry here [Tepuna]NW winds now gusting to about 80 km and rain easing off.

[Vertigo]

The general public is very dumb for the most part. Always someones fault when they are slightly inconvenienced. The whole country hears "cyclone" and everyone assumes it will affect them the worst. When it doesnt, they are surprised. Wish I could slap some sense into these people.

There is a comment on the Metservice FB page asking to be reimbursed for sending his employees home. Sigh.

[treetop]

Tv ! news photo of classic supercell ????? Where did that come from ?

[03Stormchaser]

This morning on the walk to work I heard some says she heard it was going to be the worst flooding in ten years… [expletive deleted]. But the 6pm news doesn't help, "All New Zealnders need to be prepared tonight" 6pm news tonight... sigh

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