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Excellent cloud ID website

Posted: Thu 15/12/2005 10:21
by C-Nimbus
http://www.weather-photography.com/gall ... cat=clouds

and just go thru the various cloud forms and sub forms.

quite good really!

enjoy :P

Posted: Thu 15/12/2005 10:56
by Manukau heads obs
hey, you aucklanders, when there looks to be a good CB going to develop in the area, we should get together for a storm chase meeting....been over a year since the last meeting!
rather than all come out this way, i will come up to auckland, etc./...
8) :D

"whales mouth" photo i see there ..... :shock:

Posted: Thu 15/12/2005 12:03
by spwill
you aucklanders, when there looks to be a good CB going to develop in the area, we should get together for a storm chase meeting....
Could do a drive into Waikato or further south on a day when storms might develop. This sat is possible or mid next week looks better.

Posted: Thu 15/12/2005 12:06
by C-Nimbus
I'm keen!!

i could learn some things of you'se fellas !

lemme know when you is keen, Brian has me number/email etc

:P

Posted: Thu 15/12/2005 12:10
by Manukau heads obs
picking a good day will be the trick
we gotta get some action with all that moisure feed coming down on the other
side of this warm front

Posted: Thu 15/12/2005 13:10
by C-Nimbus
also too, just to add, i have a company car which means that no-one (within reason) has to pay for gas. Its a wagon and can comfortably fit 4 people in it.

:P

Posted: Thu 15/12/2005 13:12
by ricky
Mid next week is looking quite good at the moment :)
Would be great to get a couple of vehicles and some radio communication which I could arrange.. So yes I'm keen too!

Posted: Thu 15/12/2005 14:05
by Willoughby
I'd come... but i'd have the feeling of 'too young'

Posted: Thu 15/12/2005 14:10
by Thunder
Go if you can Foggy! I'd go but I'm sort of down here in Chch!!

I'll come up some time though.

Your never too young, well I guess you could be too young but your old enough, I hang round with the likes of John Gaul / Steven Graham and the occasional Bob crowders. lol. Amoungst my other friends of course, nothing wrong with having some more experienced mates.

Cheers

Posted: Thu 15/12/2005 15:29
by C-Nimbus
Foggy Hamilton wrote:I'd come... but i'd have the feeling of 'too young'
bwahh bollacks foggy, unless your like 4 or sum thing.

anyway foggy, we'll need an experienced co-driver anyways to show us round (although i am ex tronian myself), and also some cheap pizza afterwards ;)

nice one

Posted: Thu 15/12/2005 15:36
by Willoughby
C-Nimbus wrote: and also some cheap pizza afterwards ;)

nice one
I'd have that one sorted :D :D

Posted: Thu 15/12/2005 16:20
by Manukau heads obs
i just need to convince the boss i need a day out, LOL

bit of a boil up occured to the west of northland...and a spiral into a small low center...

now that i have my lightning counter up higher and not getting false strikes from lights in the house, looking for a lightning cell to monitor/count

latest models show the low to the west is gonaa hand around...got be some big thundery systems somewhere next few days

Posted: Thu 15/12/2005 19:56
by NZstorm
Mid next week could be okay for thunderstorms. May also see some action over the next few days if there is sufficient daytime heating (not loads of middle or low cloud like today).

Posted: Thu 15/12/2005 20:10
by Gary Roberts
NZstorm wrote:Mid next week could be okay for thunderstorms. May also see some action over the next few days if there is sufficient daytime heating (not loads of middle or low cloud like today).
Heat cloud for Africa down this way, and a little humid, but no rain. Quite stultifying really.

Posted: Fri 16/12/2005 10:47
by spwill
Quote:
you aucklanders, when there looks to be a good CB going to develop in the area, we should get together for a storm chase meeting....


Could do a drive into Waikato or further south on a day when storms might develop. This sat is possible or mid next week looks better.
Lets say wends next week.


Or perhaps tomorrow. :)

Posted: Fri 16/12/2005 11:37
by Manukau heads obs
i have to milk cows this weekend :( LOL
so i have to be back home by 4:30pm
wedensday would be ok for me
this afternoon if anything develops i can meet up :)

Posted: Fri 16/12/2005 11:38
by C-Nimbus
spwill wrote:
Quote:
you aucklanders, when there looks to be a good CB going to develop in the area, we should get together for a storm chase meeting....


Could do a drive into Waikato or further south on a day when storms might develop. This sat is possible or mid next week looks better.
Lets say wends next week.


Or perhaps tomorrow. :)
count me in......i'll be a driver too

Posted: Fri 16/12/2005 11:49
by Willoughby
I think Wed will be a case of it chasing us, instead of us chasing it?

Posted: Fri 16/12/2005 11:58
by Manukau heads obs
http://www.metvuw.com/forecast/rain-nz- ... 12-138.gif

if thats what it turns out like, then yes it will be just a fast moving frontal line...

so, its this afternoon or maybe tomorrow afternoon but i would have to bail later on!

Posted: Fri 16/12/2005 12:25
by Manukau heads obs
rain radar shows showers building up in the western waikato now...
maybe thats the place to be?

Posted: Fri 16/12/2005 12:42
by spwill
so, its this afternoon or maybe tomorrow afternoon but i would have to bail later on!
Tomorrow then.
Lets confirm in the morning, hopefully all this high cloud has moved on.
I have to be back in Ak by 6pm, I will take my car.

Posted: Fri 16/12/2005 12:47
by C-Nimbus
i can only do next week....bugger!!

Posted: Fri 16/12/2005 13:05
by Manukau heads obs
i can see anvil tops to my NNW now :P 8)

Posted: Fri 16/12/2005 13:08
by Manukau heads obs
Tomorrow then.
OK
I will have to bail too and be back by then , but it will still be good to do a chase anyways!

Posted: Sat 17/12/2005 08:50
by spwill
Tomorrow then.
Lets confirm in the morning, hopefully all this high cloud has moved on.
Still have the high cloud streaming down from Thundery Cb's well to our NE.