Aucklander's wanna come here to experience severe gale?
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Aucklander's wanna come here to experience severe gale?
i.e when this new tasman low deepens rapidly and produces a hum dinger nwer on the west coat here
(bring your portable windspeed sensors (i have one here), aand we can meet up on the heads,..
just an idea (we had talked about that idea at the last meet (1 year ago in ocober)
i.e saturday night or sunday morning (timing will have to fine tune)
(bring your portable windspeed sensors (i have one here), aand we can meet up on the heads,..
just an idea (we had talked about that idea at the last meet (1 year ago in ocober)
i.e saturday night or sunday morning (timing will have to fine tune)
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Re: Aucklander's wanna come here to experience severe gale?
Keep us posted on those northern windspeeds. It's been so calm around here for so long I've forgotten what a windy day is like!Manukau heads observer wrote:i.e when this new tasman low deepens rapidly and produces a hum dinger nwer on the west coat here
(bring your portable windspeed sensors (i have one here), aand we can meet up on the heads,..
just an idea (we had talked about that idea at the last meet (1 year ago in ocober)
i.e saturday night or sunday morning (timing will have to fine tune)
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met service have a severe weather warning out...
wording must have come from katrina NWS statements:
http://www.metservice.co.nz/default/ind ... key=190600
C-nimbus, the earlier on sunday the better...
wording must have come from katrina NWS statements:
http://www.metservice.co.nz/default/ind ... key=190600
C-nimbus, the earlier on sunday the better...
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Re: Aucklander's wanna come here to experience severe gale?
Ditto! Has been mostly calm here for 2 months. Today it's keeping the trees alert and ready for the late summer cyclones we're going to getGary Roberts wrote:It's been so calm around here for so long I've forgotten what a windy day is like!
Westerly 30km/h today gusting 50km/h.
Monday looks the windiest Brian with showers and west-southwesterlies.
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no, its the NWer winds that are the worst here, being a pressure wind, that builds up here on the coast, almost like a mini lee trough but in reverseMonday looks the windiest Brian with showers and west-southwesterlies.
also the southerlies are bad too, same sort of thing, a pressure wind running up the coastline (i.e the wind does not like to go over the land, and so instead pours down the coast line as a river of wind (would make a good thesis the whole thing)
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The SW is by far the worst here(It is always at Gale Force).Like a wind tunnel effect it never letsup and often has Rain.The SSW is windy as well but lot less Rain and often PC.
The NW is always light but on occassions can get good gusts when the tasman low is deep.
The NE can get strong and gusty but mainly happens when the rain starts and then dies away quickly after that.
Westerlies can suddenly go SW and rise to Gale Force with Rain then almost completely become light or moderate back to W or WNW
All other directions SE,N,ESE are usually weak
The NW is always light but on occassions can get good gusts when the tasman low is deep.
The NE can get strong and gusty but mainly happens when the rain starts and then dies away quickly after that.
Westerlies can suddenly go SW and rise to Gale Force with Rain then almost completely become light or moderate back to W or WNW
All other directions SE,N,ESE are usually weak
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latest met service prognosis charts show a real dozie, a 976 low
could be a hum dinger, and a real good opputunity to experience some wild open west coast winds...
any others game to come out for a meet?
ricky?
(sunday afternoon)
I should be able to arrange a visit to the Manuaku Heads signal station again
could be a hum dinger, and a real good opputunity to experience some wild open west coast winds...
any others game to come out for a meet?
ricky?
(sunday afternoon)
I should be able to arrange a visit to the Manuaku Heads signal station again
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showing a 970 hpa low west of us here!!!
holy moly, we could get some damaging winds if its not too northerly (as the low passes to the south it will come more onshore (ifs its too northerly then it will be eastern northland/eastern auckland coromendal that will cop it bad, but what usualy happens is it will do a sudden blasting shift to the NNW here, where the wind will go from 20 kts to 65+ in a few minutes
already 37 knot (70kmh) winds here today, LOL
showing a 970 hpa low west of us here!!!
holy moly, we could get some damaging winds if its not too northerly (as the low passes to the south it will come more onshore (ifs its too northerly then it will be eastern northland/eastern auckland coromendal that will cop it bad, but what usualy happens is it will do a sudden blasting shift to the NNW here, where the wind will go from 20 kts to 65+ in a few minutes
already 37 knot (70kmh) winds here today, LOL
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from the latest met service watch:
Also, severe westerly gales are
possible in northern parts of the North Island, including Auckland,
later on Sunday as the low passes to the south of the area. There is
the potential for these winds to cause damage to trees, powerlines,
and lift roofs and to make driving conditions extremely hazardous.
i was thinking of putting my (spare) Davis WMII weather station on top of the car, and make it a storm chase vehicle.....so can sit in comfort....(7 seater) !!
Also, severe westerly gales are
possible in northern parts of the North Island, including Auckland,
later on Sunday as the low passes to the south of the area. There is
the potential for these winds to cause damage to trees, powerlines,
and lift roofs and to make driving conditions extremely hazardous.
i was thinking of putting my (spare) Davis WMII weather station on top of the car, and make it a storm chase vehicle.....so can sit in comfort....(7 seater) !!
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