Cyclone heading our way next week

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Cyclone heading our way next week

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A tropical low is going to develop in the next 48 odd hours over fiji and intensify heading west over vanuatu look set to develop into a cyclone between vanuatu and the top end of new caladonia then continue on a direct path for brisbane/gold coast or there abouts keep an eye on this one, looking at the models it could be the one that hits bigtime just what we need after the new year shitstorm it looks like it's going to be a big bugger too, so get prepared
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Been nothing but big low pressure systems sailing across the upper half of Australia all summer. Monsoon. Sea surface temps are very warm. Ideal conditions for cyclones: probably why we have a bunch of them hanging off our coastline right now.

Part of me likes the idea of big weather. The rest of me doesn't want the destruction, dislocation and disruption likely to accompany a big storm.

Think I'll go bolt the garden furniture to the wall and get the blackout kit ready.
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we may have dodged a bullet, latest models show it tracking north so we could just be in for some intense east swell and howling on shores with blue bottles thrown in for good measure, can't say the same for nth. qld though with anthony set to reform and cross the coast and this next one to follow and possibly cross around the same place a few days later not a good place to be at the moment
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Still; more waves is always nice :)
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The quantity of waves is less a problem than the vast number of people wanting to ride them.
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True too true. Cyclonic swells usually mean south easters, point breaks and manic crowds. I managed to get into the water at Noosa last swell, 2 hours for 5 waves. :(
Each wave was a slalom course through the wreckage, not a lot of fun. Not to mention dropins.
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dropins :(
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Post by feralmick »

Looks like swell tommorrow, with luck the crowd may have got their fill of waves today.
Was crowded 2 weeks ago but got one of my best ever Noosa waves-waited for the big, wide ones with noone on them.
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sorry guys just surfed 3-6ft glassy waves with 20 of the cove crew blasting everything in site :lol:
everywhere you looked there was a kneelo getting pitted along 2miles of beach with hoots & hollers :lol:
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i hope we get the cyclone swell on the coast without the rain
save some for me on monday guys
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Agnes looking good tomorrow and the next day.Fingers crossed!!Another system forming by mid week maybe?
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no maybe about it
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Post by squidda »

Anthony now a Tropical low.Next one(YASI)supposed to be CAT 3 by the time it gets to aussie waters.No maybes for sure!!!Waters bloody hot up there!!!
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going to cross the coast over cairns as a cat 4 my son lives there, i hope he gets to keep his roof. Nth Swells up thursday but you'll need somewhere out of the nth/east wind as well probably be a messy swell too
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Careful tomorrow !!Getting ready for cyclone Yasi

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http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/201 ... 127001.htm

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Entire suburbs in three north Queensland cities will be evacuated today as Cyclone Yasi powers towards the coast, bringing destructive winds, torrential rain, and massive storm surges.
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Post by Mark Ramirez »

And isn't this the same area of Qeensland that received all that rain that caused alot of flooding? :shock:
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