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"Everyone knows it's windy...."
Posted: Tue 19/09/2006 16:54
by gllitz
Holy "batten down the hatches," Batman!!
From the M/S:
STRONG WIND WARNING
EXPOSED PARTS OF CANTERBURY OTAGO AND SOUTHLAND Northwest gales are expected to develop on Wednesday afternoon and reach severe gale late in the day.
Northwest wind gusts of 140km/h are expected for about 8 hours starting at 4pm Wednesday in Southland, 6pm Wednesday in Otago and 8pm in Canterbury.
If my math is right, 140 km/h is about 85 mph or so…that WILL knock you over, I reckon…(so just don’t go outside!
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Posted: Tue 19/09/2006 16:59
by tich
Strongest gusts should affect exposed areas like the Raikaia and Waimakiriri Gorges rather than Chch, but we could still get gales here.
Posted: Tue 19/09/2006 18:14
by Storm Struck
Yes a typical Nor west windstorm on Thursday Morning I would be going for followed by a breif dolop of rain from the west then fine in the afternoon.
I would say with wind gusts that high inland chch and other more eastern areas could be looking at a 90-100kmh wind gusts for a short time and perhaps 110kmh in some more south canty eastern regions that are exposed.
Inland will see the strongest though.
The wekend poses another good blow too not to mention two eyes open for Monday
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Looks like could get few spits soon sky looking abit NW ruggedy
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Cheers
Jason.
Posted: Tue 19/09/2006 18:44
by spike_01
Can anyone give me a forecast for Alexandra this weekend... TIA...
Posted: Tue 19/09/2006 18:51
by Andy
spike_01 wrote:Can anyone give me a forecast for Alexandra this weekend... TIA...
Windy and warm
Posted: Tue 19/09/2006 18:54
by spike_01
haha Hi andy... I have a mate going to a market there on the weekend... I lived in Queenstown for years so know Alex quite well...
Anyway could you give me an update on Thursday or Friday... Ta...
Posted: Tue 19/09/2006 18:57
by Andy
Yep sure
Posted: Tue 19/09/2006 19:00
by spike_01
Cheers dude... Have already mentioned to them the possibility of NW winds and a shower or 3...
Posted: Wed 20/09/2006 21:01
by Janos
9.00PM and its 16.3deg outside...VERY strong N/W as well.
Posted: Wed 20/09/2006 21:47
by tich
Gale norwesters haven't hit Chch (yet); in fact the wind is quite light now - the fresh northeasterly that cooled the city today has died down.
Posted: Wed 20/09/2006 23:55
by Andrew Massie
Well, the bolteks are detecting heaps! You North Islanders should see a light show early morning... And the West Coast too! Perhaps a tornado?!! Very light NE wind at the mo. Temp a nice 14 degrees!
Posted: Thu 21/09/2006 06:53
by Manukau heads obs
for me,my neighbour put some calves next to us and turned on the electric fence....the boltec started recording strikes every 1 second...so i had to put the squelch right up...now just recorded as noises...
Posted: Thu 21/09/2006 09:35
by tich
Northwesterly arrived overnight; became strong, but not gale here. Bit of rain in central Chch as ground was damp at dawn, but dried out pretty quickly as it's now almost 20C. Could be a very summery day, if the northeasterly doesn't pick up. (northwesterly/westerly is just fresh now)
Posted: Thu 21/09/2006 12:01
by Storm Struck
NW wind knocked on our door last night at about midnight strong but not gale as tich mentioned.
Was 21C before sun has gone behind thin wee arch at the moment should be out this afternoon warm too
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Perhaps this wekend could be abit windy.
Cheers
Jason.
Posted: Thu 21/09/2006 16:33
by Willoughby
Weather has become nice and fine here, with a few puffy small T/Cu and a mod westerly. Nice on your birthday.
Posted: Thu 21/09/2006 16:40
by Flutterbye
Foggy Hamilton wrote:Weather has become nice and fine here, with a few puffy small T/Cu and a mod westerly. Nice on your birthday.
Happy Birthday Foggy - hope you have had a great day so far.
Posted: Thu 21/09/2006 18:16
by Manukau heads obs
happy birthday foggy!
a warm (for the time of year) spring day for you alright
Posted: Thu 21/09/2006 18:49
by Willoughby
Bit of lightning over Hamilton too, just an IC stroke witnessed.
Posted: Thu 21/09/2006 19:06
by Wildland
Happy Birthday, Foggy.
Make sure that "mod westerly" doesn't blow those candles out...
Posted: Thu 21/09/2006 21:24
by NZ Thunderstorm Soc
In this supposely windy period, the equinoxical gales period, there hasn't been much wind here.
It's calm here at the moment.
JohnGaul
NZTS
Posted: Thu 21/09/2006 22:15
by tgsnoopy
Happy Birthday Foggy. Good to see Thor is delivering a bit of activity for your detector on your birthday.
Posted: Thu 21/09/2006 22:39
by Storm Struck
Will that be 19 lightning bolts for ya
Happy bday
.
Cheers
Jason.
Posted: Thu 21/09/2006 23:13
by ricky
Happy Birthday Foggy!!
Posted: Thu 21/09/2006 23:42
by Willoughby
Thanks all
Now can it be topped off with real electrical activity tomorrow?
