Thunder Risk, North Island 17/03/10

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Thunder Risk, North Island 17/03/10

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The passage of a Front/ cold upper air brings the risk of isolated Thunderstorms to parts of the NorthIsland today.
There is a Thundery Cb over the Taranaki area currently.
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i cant really see much chance for us today. but i will limit my drinking today just incase there is a chase. Tim and i are on standby just in case something does pop up. the front moving up past taranaki over the sea looks good on radar. just hope we can get warm enough ahead of it when it reaches here or else it is only going to die as it moves over the land.
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According to the MS its looking good for us in Tauranga through to Northern Coromandel Pen. on the eastern side of the range.

Fingers crossed but its only 18 deg C outside so needs a whole heap of sun before this arvo.
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I see squally showers are mentioned by metservice. I really like those! Too bad I won't be home...
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Front passing through now, diddly squat for rain (drizzle), LOL not even 0.2mm so far!
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I think the main front is still a good hour or so away from you yet Tim and quite active.. :) unless you've moved south..
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had a a look at radar, LOL Its was just a shower, hahaha
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Having said that the small line of heavy showers hitting auckland right now has great looking dark cloud bases
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You have got to laugh, the front died, hahahahaha! :lol:
Very lethargic looking Cb's to the north, they look like the ones you see in winter when they are cold and fibrous topped.
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Re: Thunder Risk, North Island 17/03/10

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I see there has been a brief thunderstorm in the BOP.
Remains super dry here.
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Re: Thunder Risk, North Island 17/03/10

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spwill wrote:I see there has been a brief thunderstorm in the BOP.
Remains super dry here.
There was? I must have blinked :rolleyes:
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One of those days that showed some potential but nothing happened. LOL. I find March fairly awful for weather watching unless there is some tropical moisture.
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bit of a CB top visible to my SE in the last hour....
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2 nites' sunset for ya :)
Very large size, magnified by the atmosphere
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Nice pic Brian.
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Eastern parts of Northland look like they may catch a heavy shower tonight, a line of heavy showers has formed near the east coast.
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Report from Hukerenui - observing intense IC activity out east in skies @ moment - YAY :D
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kaimaikid wrote:Nice pic Brian.
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Alan's station currently tracking 2 storm cells.
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