Big Easterly Low: 24th-28th

squid · Unread post by **squid** » Mon 23/01/2006 22:44

yes amazing sunset i saw that aswell 10 pm radar looks good rain coming down over northland gonna be an interesting day 2morow

Manukau heads obs · Tue 24/01/2006 06:50

lots of rain at brynderwn (eastern northland)

45 knots gusting in stations around the gulf already
3mm here so far
more active cloud band moving south onto far north....

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Tue 24/01/2006 08:43

more active cloud band moving south onto far north....

That really activated didn't it!

Just persistant lightish rain here for now.. 18c. light E.. rising to gale tonight.

Mokohinau AWS reporting severe gales throughout the night..

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Tue 24/01/2006 09:20

Light to mod rain here, about 9mm so far, mod to fresh NEasterly.

Currently 19C, dewpoint now up to 18C.

squid · Unread post by **squid** » Tue 24/01/2006 09:35

10mm overnight light to mod rain heaver rain setting in now very intense cbs coming down onto northland now form the north no gales here yet must be still comming

Manukau heads obs · Tue 24/01/2006 09:52

gusting to 55kts at tiri tiri now
i would expect they will get to 75 knots or higher
(i have heard via the nowcasting of tiritiri gusting over 80kts once in a easterly (there is a squash zone that occurs between great/little barrier and to the top of the coromondel

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Tue 24/01/2006 11:29

That Sattelite image is showing this beast up very nicly ckeck out MS image it's almost got a nice huge cell look to it just off Northland.

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Heavy rain warnings now gone up to 140-180mm for the eastern ranges with 70-100mm on lower lying areas.
Will keep watch indeed.
Cheers
Jason.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Tue 24/01/2006 12:21

Light to mod rain continues here, 17mm so far for the episode, a fresh NE.

Dewpoints now up to 20C.

squid · Unread post by **squid** » Tue 24/01/2006 12:25

heavy rain set in now had 30mm so far ENE gusting to 66kph baro at 999 and falling

Manukau heads obs · Tue 24/01/2006 13:20

23mm here now
getting windier
rain heavy now
gusting to 33 knots
visibility getting low!

going to be better than a tail end to a cyclone!

squid · Unread post by **squid** » Tue 24/01/2006 13:33

main rainband has gone through here now yes it did fell like the tail end of a cyclone when the band came through still raining light to mod wind has eased a bit aswell baro 997 and still falling

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Tue 24/01/2006 13:51

Rain has been heavy here for the last hour with a fresh to strong Easterly

I see Greylyn has had 12.9mm over the past hour.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Tue 24/01/2006 13:54

like the tail end of a cyclone

just got back from doing a job up Albany way. Thats what I thought the weather looked like, sheets of rain coming in on a strong gusty easterly.
Very wet! Welcome rain though.

Manukau heads obs · Tue 24/01/2006 14:32

gusting to 61 kts at channel island now

huttcrazy · Unread post by **huttcrazy** » Tue 24/01/2006 14:35

tgsnoopy wrote:Well, I'm about as prepared as is practical without going overboard.

Hope you make it through ok tgsnoopy. I am in the Hutt, and am affected by river flooding from time to time. I know how it feels to be watching the prognostic charts and waiting for it to happen.

Good luck and let me know how your flood mitigation work fared - I`m always interested in ways to reduce the risk / impact.

James

spike_01 · Unread post by **spike_01** » Tue 24/01/2006 14:54

Only light showers here and very little wind... But I never expected us to be involved in this event...

Manukau heads obs · Tue 24/01/2006 15:02

68 kt gusts at channel island now.....(hurricane force gusts)
check out orewa web cam
http://www.windsurf.co.nz/windsurf_cam_orewa.asp

http://www.windsurf.co.nz/webcams/Taka_Graph.asp
gusting to 53 knots at takapuna beach now

ricky · Unread post by **ricky** » Tue 24/01/2006 15:02

Rain has eased right off and sky lightened a bit here now after about 40mm since 4am..
Wind is really starting to pick up with a more rapidly falling barometer at 1000 hPa now,
many reports of power lines down and roof damage, trees, tanks blown over etc up the northeastern bays especially..

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Tue 24/01/2006 15:14

Baro @ 1006mb now falling VERY rapidly! Heavy rain increasing throughout the day and now the easterly is rising nicely

RR shows widespread heavy rain on the way for the great basin

spike_01 · Unread post by **spike_01** » Tue 24/01/2006 15:15

mho it is just the opposite on our coast...

http://www.waitarerebeach.net.nz/beachcam.htm

Manukau heads obs · Tue 24/01/2006 15:19

http://www.weather-display.com/windy/otherdat.htm
58 kts here on a exposed site here on the coast (700 feet high hill)

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Tue 24/01/2006 15:21

Those wind speeds are crazy Brian!

Thanks for the updates!

squid · Unread post by **squid** » Tue 24/01/2006 15:45

rain has stopped a nice 30mm ty very humid changed round to a NE now and gusty to gust 74kph baro bottemed out at 993 now 995 and steady

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Tue 24/01/2006 16:02

Over 200mm now in just 12 hours in Kauaeranga Valley east of Thames

Been there camping once there for school.. bad memories sleeping in the big tents with saturated pillows and sleeping bags. yuck. when it rains there it pelts like crazy.

Manukau heads obs · Tue 24/01/2006 16:02

same here now, 39kts (74kmh) gusts, more NE now
how are you meausring those speed squid?
still good rain squalls here
baro 998 here, so that a good gradient between here and dargaville then

61 kts as bean rock (entrance to waitemata harbour) now