Ex-TC Hale impacts on NZ - Jan 10-12
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Ex-TC Hale impacts on NZ - Jan 10-12
Latest (0Z 1st) ECMWF operational has an active trough off the central Queensland coast around the 6th & 7th, extending across towards New Caledonia on the 8th and spawning a Tropical Depression which recurves back southwestwards towards the Bay of Plenty around the 11th. The active troughing has strong ensemble support, but the TD currently doesn't. Its worth keeping an eye on though.
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Re: Ex-TC Hale impacts on NZ - Jan 10-12
And that's pretty much what happened, so well done ECMWF (and Tony).
P.S. I've taken the liberty of updating this thread's original title, 'Possible TD impact mid-January', to cover impacts over the next few days.

P.S. I've taken the liberty of updating this thread's original title, 'Possible TD impact mid-January', to cover impacts over the next few days.
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Re: Ex-TC Hale impacts on NZ - Jan 10-12
MS currently have Heavy Rain Watches out for the Coromandel Peninsula, Gisborne and Hawke's Bay.
Yesterday's Severe Weather Outlook map...
Yesterday's Severe Weather Outlook map...
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Re: Ex-TC Hale impacts on NZ - Jan 10-12
Certainly looking like a significant impactful storm for the North Island. Civil Defence already warning people against being complacent.
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Re: Ex-TC Hale impacts on NZ - Jan 10-12
Just a report from Hawkes Bay the rivers are already running high from recent wet weather so expecting some significant impacts.
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Re: Ex-TC Hale impacts on NZ - Jan 10-12
Not so bad here when the low tracks east of us and the low is on the move unlike last weeks blocked pattern.
This side of New Year has been tough for the small communities in the north that rely on tourism, visitors have gone home early
This side of New Year has been tough for the small communities in the north that rely on tourism, visitors have gone home early
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Re: Ex-TC Hale impacts on NZ - Jan 10-12
Hi was hopeing someone could answer me if I should be worried about this I live in Te aroha thanks heaps
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Re: Ex-TC Hale impacts on NZ - Jan 10-12
MetService currently have a Strong Wind Watch tomorrow for easterlies in the lee of the Kaimai Range (aka the 'Kaimai Buster').Twister sista wrote: ↑Mon 09/01/2023 14:57 Hi was hopeing someone could answer me if I should be worried about this I live in Te aroha thanks heaps
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Re: Ex-TC Hale impacts on NZ - Jan 10-12
You mean SP95? Yep could swipe the East.. again .. Yikes!
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Re: Ex-TC Hale impacts on NZ - Jan 10-12
It looks like that the Coromandel is already getting rain. Easterly flow towards Auckland. It will get wet here in about 1 to 2 hours by the look of it.
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Re: Ex-TC Hale impacts on NZ - Jan 10-12
Next week Option II ... hope not.
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Re: Ex-TC Hale impacts on NZ - Jan 10-12
I see Auckland area is now included in the orange warning for heavy rain.
Took this pic at 5.45pm, skies looking E/Ne were rather moody looking
Took this pic at 5.45pm, skies looking E/Ne were rather moody looking
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Re: Ex-TC Hale impacts on NZ - Jan 10-12
GFS currently has that system staying north of NZ and a complete miss. Way too early to call
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Re: Ex-TC Hale impacts on NZ - Jan 10-12
Hawkes Bay here. Rain hasn't arrived yet, showers blowing in from the East. Low cloud and a 20kph wind blowing.
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Re: Ex-TC Hale impacts on NZ - Jan 10-12
26mm here since about 10:30pm last night. SE gusts of over 100 km/h in the outer Gulf.
Hale's 992 hPa centre currently about 450km NE of Great Barrier Island and heading our way...
Hale's 992 hPa centre currently about 450km NE of Great Barrier Island and heading our way...
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Re: Ex-TC Hale impacts on NZ - Jan 10-12
LOL. Apparently Cyclone Bola was in 2005.
Cyclone Hale delivers more heavy rain for Coromandel https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/482 ... coromandel
"Gisborne District Council said rain models show the Hikuwai River could peak at 13.5m at 10pm Tuesday - exceeding the 2005 Cyclone Bola level of 12.4m."
What they meant to say was exceeding the October 2005 flood and 1988 Cyclone Bola levels of 12.4m."
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Cyclone Hale delivers more heavy rain for Coromandel https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/482 ... coromandel
"Gisborne District Council said rain models show the Hikuwai River could peak at 13.5m at 10pm Tuesday - exceeding the 2005 Cyclone Bola level of 12.4m."
What they meant to say was exceeding the October 2005 flood and 1988 Cyclone Bola levels of 12.4m."
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Re: Ex-TC Hale impacts on NZ - Jan 10-12
25mm here so far, light winds.
Family at Waipu Cove, Northland say they have a lot of flooding there with the local creek causing problems.
Family at Waipu Cove, Northland say they have a lot of flooding there with the local creek causing problems.
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Re: Ex-TC Hale impacts on NZ - Jan 10-12
Yes, as mentioned in the rest of cbm's post.

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Re: Ex-TC Hale impacts on NZ - Jan 10-12
MS have Hale's now 986 hPa centre about 50 km ENE of Great Barrier Island at 6pm and apparently has slowed and turned from SSW to SE. The outer Gulf's Mokohinau Islands and Great Mercury Island east of Coromandel currently at 989 hPa. Can also see some rotation of the radar.
Edit: Tonight's track-map added.
Edit: Tonight's track-map added.
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Re: Ex-TC Hale impacts on NZ - Jan 10-12
Cyclone Bola was in March 1988. I know 100% sure as I emigrated to NZ in Feb 1988 and was driving trucks then and remember the strong winds and floodings which lasted for about a week as the cyclone didn't move.
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Re: Ex-TC Hale impacts on NZ - Jan 10-12
Yeah, thought it was a bad miss by whoever proof read that story (assuming someone does) as Cycole Bola is one of the most famous and memorable weather events in this country. I guess however if the proof reader is under 40 or started their life overseas they won't have the first hand memories of Bola to make that error so jaring as it was to me. It got read out like that on the RNZ hourly bulletin which i heard first, surprised the news reader didn't catch it also.RODALCO wrote:Cyclone Bola was in March 1988. I know 100% sure as I emigrated to NZ in Feb 1988 and was driving trucks then and remember the strong winds and floodings which lasted for about a week as the cyclone didn't move.
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Re: Ex-TC Hale impacts on NZ - Jan 10-12
The rain cleared here by midday (apart from a few random spits), 17mm total… have to say quite a lot less than I had expected
Pressure has just dipped under 990 on my station

Pressure has just dipped under 990 on my station