1040 hPa anticyclone

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Fri 21/07/2006 21:30

Anticyclonic Gloom may establish itself over NZ later next week according to ECMWF as an anticylone may push it's pressure up to around the 1040hPa mark...
...but then, it may deliver us fine sunny days with frosts in open areas and severe smog to ChCh, Kaiapoi, Waimate ,Timaru and other places that are prone to severe smog levels in situations like this.
However, the good news is, that it may not hang around for long as disturbances in the westerly atmosphere, will move it away to the east next WE

JohnGaul
NZTS

Manukau heads obs · Fri 21/07/2006 23:02

what happened to the John Gaul we all knew?
it should have read
Boring anticylone coming!

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sat 22/07/2006 14:10

Weather been sunny but to the far west going beebop with SSW however,some depressions are better than some anticyclones ie those ones in the tasman

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Sat 22/07/2006 18:20

Looks to be a deepening low by next wekend in the Tasman going by MSLP AND GFS

Another to watch.
Otherwise mostly settled week I would think apart from morning and evening cloud or fog and showers on Tuesday.
Cheers
Jason.

squid · Unread post by **squid** » Sat 22/07/2006 19:20

gfs has this high peaking at 1044 on wednesday, pretty intense high

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sat 22/07/2006 22:40

Manukau heads observer wrote:what happened to the John Gaul we all knew?
it should have read
Boring anticylone coming!

As being selected to this forum as a moderator, thanks for those who voted for me,I have to restain myself from making statements like that now and lead a good example on this forum.

JohnGaul
NZTS

Flutterbye · Unread post by **Flutterbye** » Sat 22/07/2006 22:42

NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:
Manukau heads observer wrote:what happened to the John Gaul we all knew?
it should have read
Boring anticylone coming!
As being selected to this forum as a moderator, thanks for those who voted for me,I have to restain myself from making statements like that now and lead a good example on this forum.

JohnGaul
NZTS

Surely you should be able to crack the odd funny now & then

squid · Unread post by **squid** » Sat 22/07/2006 23:08

please do keep your homour we need some humor on here

Manukau heads obs · Sun 23/07/2006 07:01

I thought that might have been it, LOL

Fujita Phil · Unread post by **Fujita Phil** » Sun 23/07/2006 09:30

NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:... I have to restain myself...

JohnGaul
NZTS

Yeah, do that on your own time buddy, not on this forum

Manukau heads obs · Sun 23/07/2006 11:04

ohhh, took a few seconds for the penny to drop on that one...funny!

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sun 23/07/2006 12:10

All today is anygood whatsoever is to stay in bed

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Sun 23/07/2006 12:50

Slowly warming up now with the sunshine coming through clearing light showers.. just 10.2Â°C now after a foggy 0Â°C frost.

Manukau heads obs · Sun 23/07/2006 13:16

so different sometimes...between the auckland area and the waikato
low of 8oC here overnight because of the cloud cover and slight SW breeze, which has been 15 knots now since 8am....along with 11 to 13oC or so since then...

Razor · Unread post by **Razor** » Sun 23/07/2006 13:32

A most inclement day for the waitakeres. Annoying shower activity.

Manukau heads obs · Sun 23/07/2006 14:35

the passing shows show up nicely on my web cam movies

http://www.weather-display.com/windy/gb ... dvideo.htm

mikestormchaser · Unread post by **mikestormchaser** » Sun 23/07/2006 17:34

beautiful day again here in christchurch, at a guess the temp got to around 12C today. Lets hope it stays the same for tomorrow

i have my full licence test.

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Sun 23/07/2006 19:21

Such a nice day I thought it was a good day to get out

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Went up the port hills to the sign of the kiwi plenty of them around

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Still few centimeters of snow up there at about 300m breezy W wind up there and sunshine

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Cheers
Jason.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Sun 23/07/2006 19:46

Nice photo of Lyttleton there Jasestrm, did you take any others from that vantage pt and do you still have them ?.

SW gloom in AK for the next couple of days

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Sun 23/07/2006 22:16

Yes I have some more on my other new camera Spwill so I will get them up soon of which I am really enjoying playing around with

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GFS picking up a nice low into the early following week nice pool over us

another to watch

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GFS Girl Friend SS models

just gotta find one first Ive heard I am quite popular honest

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Cheers
Jason.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sun 23/07/2006 22:40

The anticyclone should reach it's peak on Wednesday before moving over NZ,now sadly.
However, it looks strong enough to fend off any lows from the Tasman Sea, at the moment, maintaining a pressure of over 1030hPas, before moving away to the east.
I see Ecan are now making pleas for people to not light their fires with this on coming anticyclone.
I'm not going to light mine

JohnGaul
NZTS

mikestormchaser · Unread post by **mikestormchaser** » Sun 23/07/2006 23:41

NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote: I see Ecan are now making pleas for people to not light their fires with this on coming anticyclone.
I'm not going to light mine

JohnGaul
NZTS

Sorry but i really dont like Ecan. For one thing expecting people to not light there fires on a really cold night? you got to be kidding me.

some elderly people die because of the cold because they cant afford eletricity, let alone power cuts and yet heres Ecan trying to stop woodburners and other solid fuel burners, when that is the best source of heat.Im afraid to say i have to shake my head at Ecan because im totally against them.

Flutterbye · Unread post by **Flutterbye** » Sun 23/07/2006 23:46

tornadoman18 wrote:
NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote: I see Ecan are now making pleas for people to not light their fires with this on coming anticyclone.
I'm not going to light mine

JohnGaul
NZTS
Sorry but i really dont like Ecan. For one thing expecting people to not light there fires on a really cold night? you got to be kidding me. some elderly people die because of the cold because they cant afford eletricity, let alone power cuts and yet heres Ecan trying to stop woodburners and other solid fuel burners, when that is the best source of heat.Im afraid to say i have to shake my head at Ecan because im totally against them.

I agree - the altenatives to wood burners would have to be a lot cheaper and more reliable before I would change.

squid · Unread post by **squid** » Sun 23/07/2006 23:59

a new high is expected to develop just west of the SI and build to 1038 and then move over the SI

Janos · Unread post by **Janos** » Mon 24/07/2006 07:46

Having just experienced Christchurch smog and an extremely cold Christchurch villa for a weekend I can see two sides of the coin.
People need to keep warm but people need to be able to breath good quality air. The solution sadly I dont have it but personally we use both a heat pump and Yunca multi fuel for the just in case scenario.
Also we dont have a smog issue here on the Peninsula.

The smog in Christchurch over this last weekend was an eye opener I certainly would not like to endure that most cold evenings.