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Damaging winds 4/10/2015

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A high risk of damaging wind for Sunday, as yet not saying max gust speeds are.

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A very strong northwest flow is likely across the South Island during Sunday, with high confidence of severe northwest gales for exposed parts of Southland, Otago, Canterbury and Marlborough. These gales may be damaging in some inland places, with the potential to damage structures, power networks, and make outdoor activities and driving hazardous. Westerly gales spread to the lower and eastern North Island on Sunday and early Monday, where there is low to moderate confidence of severe gales as depicted on the chart.
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Re: Damaging winds 4/10/2015

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They are saying 160kmh within the Metrsvice potentially
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Re: Damaging winds 4/10/2015

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I would usually use the Beaufort scale: Severe Gale: 74.6–88.1km/hr but I wouldn't put it past the meaning of Damaging Severe Gale could mean 90km/hr+
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Re: Damaging winds 4/10/2015

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Gfs indicating peak gusts of 80knots (150km/h) Southland to Canterbury.

Also spill over thunderstorms for inland Otago.
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We don't want anymore damaging winds here, got enough firewood from the Big blow of September 2013.
...probably wont be that windy anyway.
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Damaging winds 4/10/2015

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Quite a sting in Sub Antarctic Jet Forecast on Tuesday AM next week, Forecast of 130 to 140 knots at 300 Hpa according to NCEP, GFS. EC has a similar timing with a similar forecast around that time.
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[quote="NZstorm"]Gfs indicating peak gusts of 80knots (150km/h) Southland to Canterbury.

Yes though it looks in the latest model run with EC peak gusts have downgraded a little, here's hoping it keeps going that way!
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Will be in the McKenzie country this weekend so will see how windy it is.
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Unfortunately it looks like this could be quite a big wind event for eastern areas of the South Island, hopefully a couple of the farmers have learnt from the big blow in September 2013 and move their irrigators to face the correct direction this time.

Here's the latest from the Metservice:

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Severe northwest gales gusting 160 km/h or possibly more in exposed places, especially the High Country, from early Sunday afternoon until Sunday night.
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Not up waiau , there all side on at this stage.
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I'd say I saw at least 4 big irrigators blown down in that September event around the Darfield, Coalgate area, hopefully they all plan to move them tomorrow at the latest, even if it all comes to nothing it will better to be safe then sorry...
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I wonder if this NW belt airstream will change to a more SW or southerly belt in a few weeks time, would certainly be more favourable for eastern SI storms.
If its more westerly then this El Nino might not produce many thunder days at all especially in Canterbury.
Or am I just far too impatient :-k :mrgreen:
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From the Hurunui District Council warning centre:

Winds are forecast to be of a similar strength to the September 2013 wind storm which caused widespread damage throughout Mid and North Canterbury. Winds of this strength could damage trees, bring down powerlines and lift roofs, as well as make travel hazardous.
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Re: Damaging winds 4/10/2015

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It will be interesting to see to what extent the pressure drops in Canterbury on Sunday. GFS (06z Friday) shows about a 15hPa drop between 00z and 06z Sunday, but sometimes with these intense fohn systems the pressure locally drops lower than models estimate. I might use my Kestrel to log the pressure on Sunday and post the resulting graph here if it turns out interesting :)
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Re: Damaging winds 4/10/2015

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I don't think it will be as strong as the 2013 event for Canterbury. But that doesn't mean it won't be severe!

Elevated lightning may come off the Alps into regions like MacKenzie.
Also isolated severe thunderstorms possible on Southland coast for wind gusts 70knots.
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Might take our caravan awning down just to be sure when we go home Sunday.
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Re: Damaging winds 4/10/2015

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latest warnings have backed it off slightly, 150kmh gusts instead of 160kmh gusts
still I hope farmers with irrigators are storing them on an angle to catch the least amount of wind and away from the river beds
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It does say "or more" tho in the warning.
Driving down to Twizel I would say most in south Canterbury are away from the Nw but it was a different story yesterday in north Canterbury where I would say 80% were side on.
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Re: Damaging winds 4/10/2015

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yes, but it did before, when the number was 160
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Oh well 160-150 much the same damage I would have thought
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Re: Damaging winds 4/10/2015

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actually wind strength is a square function due to F=MA2
and so at that speed, 10 kmh increase in windspeed is alot more damaging that just that 10kmh speed
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Mmmm OK lol
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Re: Damaging winds 4/10/2015

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Still says 160kmh for Canterbury

AREA/S AFFECTED
Canterbury
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Severe northwest gales gusting 160 km/h or possibly more in exposed places and especially the High Country, from around midday Sunday until Sunday night.
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Re: Damaging winds 4/10/2015

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yeah, i see that now...maybe that should have been mentioned in the summary at the start
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