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Invitation to Auckland weather enthusiasts to visit
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plan maybe for a day next weekend (the 16th/17th Oct)
I should be able to wrangle a visit to the Manukau heads Signal Station (which has a Munro and now casting station, as well as radar,,,and an amaxing view (if not in the clouds), and then a visit to the wild west coast, and out house here on Grahams Beach Road, and my setup
what do you think, a nice drive in the country..the Awhitu Peninsular is a nice drive). Allow about 1 hour from Manukau City.
plan maybe for a day next weekend (the 16th/17th Oct)
I should be able to wrangle a visit to the Manukau heads Signal Station (which has a Munro and now casting station, as well as radar,,,and an amaxing view (if not in the clouds), and then a visit to the wild west coast, and out house here on Grahams Beach Road, and my setup
what do you think, a nice drive in the country..the Awhitu Peninsular is a nice drive). Allow about 1 hour from Manukau City.
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Brian, sounds like a fantastic idea... if farm duties permit (you know how it is!) I would love to attend! And no doubt learn from you all!
Four Oaks Farm - West Taratahi AWS
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I have talked to the signal station master, and he will be there on sunday
The Manukau heads signal station is 860 feet or so straight above the water...an amazing view !
as long as not low cloud!
i wonder what this tasman low is going to do on sunday in the area....
times:
maybe, can we set a time to meet here at 11am ish?
(2 marshall road....i.e basicly on the corner with Grahams beach road......just keep following the road up the Awhitu peninsular from Waiuku...and dont stop...its the next road on the left after the Orua bay turn off
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The Manukau heads signal station is 860 feet or so straight above the water...an amazing view !
as long as not low cloud!
i wonder what this tasman low is going to do on sunday in the area....
times:
maybe, can we set a time to meet here at 11am ish?
(2 marshall road....i.e basicly on the corner with Grahams beach road......just keep following the road up the Awhitu peninsular from Waiuku...and dont stop...its the next road on the left after the Orua bay turn off
phone:
09 2351377
if you get lost, LOL
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I would like to come but the obvious is I'm down here unfortunately...hope you guys have a good day.
If you do something like this next year it should be good provided it's arranged a bit earlier. I wouldn't of been able to come to this meeting if it had of been arranged earlier so that's cool anyway. I'm going up to Wellington soon but that'll be as far north as I go this year. I think I should come up next year maybe when storms are forecast in the Waikato if I can, I have a plan in mind!!
If you do something like this next year it should be good provided it's arranged a bit earlier. I wouldn't of been able to come to this meeting if it had of been arranged earlier so that's cool anyway. I'm going up to Wellington soon but that'll be as far north as I go this year. I think I should come up next year maybe when storms are forecast in the Waikato if I can, I have a plan in mind!!
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hi aaron
sorry you cant make it (although i dont expect any SIers to make it, LOL, but you are more than welcome!)
i had mentioned quite a few months ago about doing something like this.....and this coming sunday suddenly looked prretty good all round....
but, hey, yes, maybe we/someone else can do something another time similar in the waikato when CB conditions look imeninat a week out!
sorry you cant make it (although i dont expect any SIers to make it, LOL, but you are more than welcome!)
i had mentioned quite a few months ago about doing something like this.....and this coming sunday suddenly looked prretty good all round....
but, hey, yes, maybe we/someone else can do something another time similar in the waikato when CB conditions look imeninat a week out!
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hey, check out this new thing you can do with weather display software (via xAP and a xAP enabled desktop application)
i.e its shows the latest weather data, updated every few seconds, and its see through....move the mouse over it, and it disappears
its always on top of what ever you are working
xAP means that in the future, say, the fridge could find out the latest weather data via TCP/IP and , say, weather display could know how much beer is left in the fridge!
i.e its shows the latest weather data, updated every few seconds, and its see through....move the mouse over it, and it disappears
its always on top of what ever you are working
xAP means that in the future, say, the fridge could find out the latest weather data via TCP/IP and , say, weather display could know how much beer is left in the fridge!
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Sounds good, be there from 11 ish?
Andy from 'Shepherds Valley Farm' - if you would like to catch a ride with me, you are welcome. Drop me an email [email protected] before say 9.30am tomorrow.
Cheers,
G
Andy from 'Shepherds Valley Farm' - if you would like to catch a ride with me, you are welcome. Drop me an email [email protected] before say 9.30am tomorrow.
Cheers,
G
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hi
yup, 11i sh on
we are providing a lunch too, around 1pm ish
plan of action:
after introducitons, unwind here, then head off to the west coast
then back here for lunch
then straight after lunch up the signal station....hopefully its not in the clouds....we might reverse that order depending on the weather!
car pooling...good idea!
maybe even Ricky good join ya!
and nz storm?
how big is the car?
yup, 11i sh on
we are providing a lunch too, around 1pm ish
plan of action:
after introducitons, unwind here, then head off to the west coast
then back here for lunch
then straight after lunch up the signal station....hopefully its not in the clouds....we might reverse that order depending on the weather!
car pooling...good idea!
maybe even Ricky good join ya!
and nz storm?
how big is the car?
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Wouldnt it be nicer to have a picnic under an umbrella with the sun shining
Manukau heads observer wrote:Hi guys
had some strong winds here today from the NW...38 kt gusting 49 kts at one stage...
weather could be quite thundery possible tomorrow....intereseting weather likely , thats great for the auckland weather enthusiast visit tomorrow!!!
looking forward to it
anyone not clear on how to get here?
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ah, but the NWer does not make it inland very well....it tends to be best along the coast line...(i.e it was a pressure wind running down the coast line, ahead of the approaching front (it peaked at 11am...about that time there was nice looking lenticular clouds over the waitekere ranges....)
38 knot average recorded here
38 knot average recorded here
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what a great day its going to be for a weather meet!
http://www.portunus.net.nz/weather/boltek600.png
that cold pool aloft low with lots of CB' sin it (and lots of lightning going by Rickys new lightning detector) is heading our way today!!!!! mid afternoonish?)
http://www.portunus.net.nz/weather/boltek600.png
that cold pool aloft low with lots of CB' sin it (and lots of lightning going by Rickys new lightning detector) is heading our way today!!!!! mid afternoonish?)
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