Ex-TC Lusi affecting NZ - Mar 14-17

[Vertigo]

Takapuna beach was quite blustery indeed, pushing me around constantly. Still going!

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

There has been a nice halo around the sun for much of the day with the sun shining through the Cs layers.

[David]

Looks like Lusi has fallen below expectations rain wise as well... some parts of Waikato have had less than 5mm!

[Manukau heads obs]

yeah, it has been disapointing alright for rain in the areas that needed it the most
only 13mm here...
(eastern northland was not needing the rain as badly)
I am hoping for a sting in its tail....

a gusty ENE wind here this afternoon, but not unusualy strong
so a bit of a fizzer here
but hauraki gulf area got the windspeeds forecasted

[tgsnoopy]

Doing ok here, around 35mm and winds around 17 knots.

[NZstorm]

Te Aroha had 120mm is 12hours today!
Paeroa 125mm.

Pinnacles on 180mm!

Its orographically tiggered convection across the Coromandel/Kaimais with cb tops to 6km.

[Manukau heads obs]

yeah, wind forced high dew point air mass into those ranges...and you get the rain alright
the waitakere ranges did better for similar orographic rain

there is still some shower lines moving through north auckland I see..hopefully we will get some of that as the flow turns more NE

[tgsnoopy]

Haven't yet made 40mm and wind down to 10 knots now. Seems the worst may have passed.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Came onto drizzle here from 8pm.
I wonder if there be 80mm in the rain-gauge to be tipped out at 10pm tomorrow, ?

[Manukau heads obs]

seems to be moving slower and slower?

[Tornado Tim]

Looks like we have the warm sector now.... 21°C and increasing with a DP of 19.3°C. Wind still a bit gusty.

[Richard]

Came onto drizzle here from 8pm.
I wonder if there be 80mm in the rain-gauge to be tipped out at 10pm tomorrow, ?

There will be lucky to be even 8mm by 10 pm tomorrow

[CWUweather]

Not as much showing on the radar as I thought. Will still develop more as it moves down

[jamie]

seems to be moving slower and slower?

Yea the centre looks to still be near the top of the north island.

Some impressive storm surges down the east coast of the north island today. Wish we got the rainfall the guys near the kaimais got. 120mm would have been great.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

As there is a blocking high developing to the east of NZ, this may have an influence on Lusi's demise?

[spwill]

The windiest part of the day occurring here now, quite gusty winds here this evening, current temp 21C.

[Razor]

Came onto drizzle here from 8pm.
I wonder if there be 80mm in the rain-gauge to be tipped out at 10pm tomorrow, ?

There will be lucky to be even 8mm by 10 pm tomorrow

Time will tell but I've been in your camp since Thursday.

[Manukau heads obs]

I see good rain bands moving into north canty/chch from the NE
no sheltering from banks peninsular
so looks like CHCH will get rain off and on all day


wind swinging northerly here now, so the low center is only west of us now...ie 6 hours later than predicted

we are more exposed to any rain bands left now
a bit more rain here overnight, but only 15mm total so far

[Richard]

Had 5mm so far with hardly a breath of wind

[tgsnoopy]

Wind died right back here and didn't make the 40mm mark.

[Nev]

Here's some of yesterday's highest gust speeds from MS's website...

139 km/h .. Cape Reinga
120 km/h .. Mokohinau Islands, Outer Hauraki Gulf
115 km/h .. Mahia Radar, Hawke's Bay
113 km/h .. Whangaparaoa, Auckland
107 km/h .. Mamaku Radar, Bay of Plenty
96 km/h ... Golden Valley, Waihi
94 km/h ... Purerua, Bay of Islands
89 km/h ... Ardmore Airport, Auckland
81 km/h ... Kerikeri Airport
81 km/h ... Whangarei Airport

[Manukau heads obs]

Thats a good gust at ardmore (48kts)
the ENE wind does funnel there between the hunua ranges and the manukau heights/whitford hills

I tell you what, GFS had the day for the ex cycone hitting the NI spot on (saturday), like 10 days out
that was amazing

[NZstorm]

Thats a good gust at ardmore (48kts)
the ENE wind does funnel there between the hunua ranges and the manukau heights/whitford hills

Max gust at Auckland Airport was only 39knots!


Some instability in that front over Canterbury today which will locally crank up the rainfall.

[CWUweather]

Chucking it down here currently, more on the way too, definitely looking at 50-60mm now!

[Richard]

Chucking it down here currently, more on the way too, definitely looking at 50-60mm now!

Well i really hope so,not raining ATM but maybe more at sometime later,i dont really want to turn on the irrigation back on after this