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Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Sat 09/11/2019 15:06

https://twitter.com/MattHope4/status/11 ... 08480?s=19

The latest:

Two people have died near Glen Innes,

seven others remain unaccounted for

100 homes have been destroyed in New South Wales, says the NSW RFS

At least 30 people have been injured

Two fires remain at Emergency level of threat in NSW

One fire is at Emergency level in QLD

From : https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2019-11- ... g/11688594

tgsnoopy · Unread post by **tgsnoopy** » Sat 09/11/2019 17:18

I'm currently at BNE soon heading back to AKL. I was shocked at the amount of smoke. Lets hope no more lives are lost, material things can be replaced.

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Sun 10/11/2019 18:35

The BoM and the NSW Rural Fire Service upgrade Tuesday's fire danger to a rare Catastrophic over greater Sydney and the Blue Mountains and northwards to the Central Coast.

Based on latest forecasts from the Bureau of Meteorology, the following fire danger ratings are expected on Tuesday. These are subject to change as forecasts are updated:
› Catastrophic – Greater Sydney and Greater Hunter (including the Blue Mountains and Central Coast areas)
› Extreme – North Coast, Illawarra/Shoalhaven, Central Ranges, Northern Slopes and North Western
› Severe – Far North Coast, New England, Far South Coast, Southern Ranges, Lower Central West Plains

This is the first time since new Fire Danger Ratings were introduced in 2009 that Catastrophic fire danger has been forecast for Sydney.

https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/news-and-med ... r/_nocache

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Tue 12/11/2019 11:29

Thoughts with the NSW people today, any new fires will get well out of control, with only a respite coming late with the southerly buster - but even that will be blustery.

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Cyclone Tracy · Unread post by **Cyclone Tracy** » Tue 12/11/2019 16:01

1.20pm Sydney time water vapour image with surface obs showing the surface trough ahead of the cold front with humidity readings increasing behind the trough....but humidity in single figures in many areas ahead of the trough. Mean winds currently strong, multiple gusts over 90 km/h around the Illawarra and south coast.

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Cyclone Tracy · Unread post by **Cyclone Tracy** » Tue 12/11/2019 16:35

Radar showing a fire is getting hold about 70 km NW of Sydney in the last hour. Wind gusting around 60 to 80km in this area, embers would travel several km's with those speeds.

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Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Tue 12/11/2019 17:43

Smoke doesn't seem as bad so far as Friday

Chris W · Unread post by **Chris W** » Sat 16/11/2019 19:34

So I'm in Noosa, this was not planned but right in the firing line. Can't cover the hire car, but nothing to be done about that now!

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Chris W · Unread post by **Chris W** » Sun 17/11/2019 00:42

Mostly just heavy rain in Noosa, but got the works on the drive back to Brisbane! Wow.

tgsnoopy · Unread post by **tgsnoopy** » Sun 17/11/2019 09:29

Chris W wrote: Sun 17/11/2019 00:42 Mostly just heavy rain in Noosa, but got the works on the drive back to Brisbane! Wow.

Hopefully some photo's or videos for us later

Chris W · Unread post by **Chris W** » Sun 17/11/2019 10:25

Sorry, it was all as I was driving so I couldn't get anything! Today has a high risk of storms for Brisbane so I'll see what I can get. Also a severe fire danger, extreme in parts.

Chris W · Unread post by **Chris W** » Sun 17/11/2019 18:34

Had a few rumbles earlier this afternoon in Chapel Hill, likely from a storm to the north that became a supercell near Caloundra. Between Caloundra and Noosa is where all the action happened yesterday on the drive back. Looks like today's action is done.

In the morning it was really hazy due to smoke, I took this from Mt Coot-tha around lunchtime:

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Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Sun 17/11/2019 19:12

Crazy video from the Sunshine Coast... Softball size and even bigger!

BeaconHill · Unread post by **BeaconHill** » Thu 21/11/2019 09:50

The smoke from the bush fires is affected Sydney badly again this morning. Here’s yesterday:

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Vs today:

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tgsnoopy · Unread post by **tgsnoopy** » Sun 01/12/2019 11:18

I do hope they get some rain soon...
https://www.weatherwatch.net.au/weather ... nd-beyond/

Cyclone Tracy · Unread post by **Cyclone Tracy** » Mon 02/12/2019 15:11

30 to 50cm across the Australian Alps so far. Powerful southerly fetch from the southern ocean into NSW.

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Wed 04/12/2019 16:53

https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/col ... ord/530627

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Wed 04/12/2019 17:42

tich wrote: Wed 04/12/2019 16:53 https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/col ... ord/530627

But has that snow disappeared already, cant see it on satellite

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Thu 05/12/2019 17:42

Sydney, Newcastle once again shrouded in thick smoke - more out of control fires today with the extreme fire weather conditions.

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Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Fri 06/12/2019 12:55

Another valuable way of looking at anomaly maps can be used with standard deviation to see how many steps above (or below) the data is outside of the bell-curve for any given location.

Temperature anomalies (standard deviation) at 1000 hPa for 0600 UTC today:
A massive 5 steps above standard deviation for SW WA, SE QLD, Top End and Kimberley.

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Perth forecast high 42C, Brisbane 36C, Timber Creek NT 46C

This is seriously CRAZY !!!

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Sat 07/12/2019 06:05

Brisbane up to 39deg today, Gatton 43deg

Awhituobs · Unread post by **Awhituobs** » Sat 07/12/2019 06:17

I see that the sea temperatures around much of Australia are warming up quickly and the indian ocean di pole is lessening fast too as the sea is quickly warming up off indonesia.
could be a pattern change occur in a month or , i.e could be a good monsoon low form in the center and more rain to eastern areas etc as could switch to la nina type pattern? (but a la nina pattern without actually having a la nina?)

Awhituobs · Unread post by **Awhituobs** » Sun 08/12/2019 06:10

wow, water temperatures around OZ (except Tasy) just keep on getting warmer and warmer
the way its trending with the current stuck weather pattern its got to be heading for some sort of record?

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Tue 10/12/2019 14:37

Absolutely horrendous smoke in Sydney today:

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https://webcamsydney.com/

Sydney forecast high 36C and severe fire dangers

BeaconHill · Unread post by **BeaconHill** » Tue 10/12/2019 14:54

Friend in Sydney said their building was evacuated late morning as smoke alarm went off. From the picture below, I can see why!)
Seen reports on twitter of other buildings in CBD are having similar issues.

Yesterday afternoon

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Today 1120am

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