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001 "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au] Severe Thunderstorm Advice...
002 Matt Smith [disarm at braenet.com.au] Severe Thunderstorm Advice...
003 "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au] Severe Thunderstorm Advice...
004 Duane Van Schoonhoven [vanscho at ozemail.com.au Recruitment drive
005 Don White [donwhite at ozemail.com.au] NSW rain
006 Jimmy Deguara [jimmyd at ozemail.com.au] Recruitment drive
007 Jimmy Deguara [jimmyd at ozemail.com.au] NSW rain
008 Don White [donwhite at ozemail.com.au] NSW rain
009 "Jane ONeill" [cadence at rubix.net.au] Sydney area rains /ASWA enthusiasm / ASWA recruitment drive
010 "Paul Graham" [v_notch at hotmail.com] Severe Thunderstorm Warning
011 Jimmy Deguara [jimmyd at ozemail.com.au] Sydney area rains /ASWA enthusiasm / ASWA
012 "Grant Boyden" [boyden at zeta.org.au] Sydney Storm Now
013 "Grant Boyden" [boyden at zeta.org.au] Sydney Last Night
014 Ben Quinn [Bodie19 at eisa.net.au] Sydney Last Night
015 Ben Quinn [Bodie19 at eisa.net.au] Sydney Last Night
016 "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au] Local Flash Flooding - but very hit or miss
017 Matt Smith [disarm at braenet.com.au] Sydney Last Night
018 Don White [donwhite at ozemail.com.au] Sydney Rain
019 "Paul Graham" [v_notch at hotmail.com] NSW Severe Thunderstorm Advice...
020 Susan Puddifer [susanpud at sydney.healey.com.au Sydney Storms
021 "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au] Sydney Storms
022 "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au] Todays wanderings - Southern Illawarra
023 "Paul Graham" [v_notch at hotmail.com] Sydney Storms
024 "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au] Next weekend ?
025 Susan Puddifer [susanpud at sydney.healey.com.au irc nick
026 Ben Quinn [Bodie19 at eisa.net.au] Brisbane chase
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From: "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au]
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Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 00:12:00 +1100
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I said this morning that flash flooding may occur from these storms. I just
got back from a party ( now midnight ), the storm is very slow moving and is
mostly over the ocean ( boo.. hiss.. ), but the back end may be over land
south of Kiama in the Gerringong / Geroa area. The lightning at 10.30pm was
once every 1-2 secs, pretty instense, but again over the ocean.
Lightning shots are out as there is fast moving low cloud from the NE ,
another common occurence with storms off shore.
Michael
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Its now 12.50 and i can see lightning south of the city.
Id say over cronulla again, but might be out to see.. hard to make out in
the dark...
Matt Smith
PS> Also saw a VERY nice cell at midday-2pm over maybe Gosford? somwehere
north of the city, looked like your classic thunderstorm, very nice to see,
but still havent heard a rumble since 14 december :(
>I said this morning that flash flooding may occur from these storms. I just
>got back from a party ( now midnight ), the storm is very slow moving and is
>mostly over the ocean ( boo.. hiss.. ), but the back end may be over land
>south of Kiama in the Gerringong / Geroa area. The lightning at 10.30pm was
>once every 1-2 secs, pretty instense, but again over the ocean.
>
>Lightning shots are out as there is fast moving low cloud from the NE ,
>another common occurence with storms off shore.
>
>Michael
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From: "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au]
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Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 01:16:09 +1100
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>From what I can see this one is also over the ocean, what seems to be
happening is showers from congestus are running parallel to coast, with the
occasional landfall in the southern Illawarra. But as these congestus obtain
storm height there is a weak shear to the SE, therefore the storms are
forming just offshore. Well that is my prognosis after watching the
lightning.
The one you can see may just touch this area ( Shellharbour ), it will be
interesting to see what sort of rain fell in Gerringong ? Geroa, not sure if
there are gauges in that area.
Michael
>Its now 12.50 and i can see lightning south of the city.
>Id say over cronulla again, but might be out to see.. hard to make out in
>the dark...
>Matt Smith
>
>PS> Also saw a VERY nice cell at midday-2pm over maybe Gosford? somwehere
>north of the city, looked like your classic thunderstorm, very nice to see,
>but still havent heard a rumble since 14 december :(
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Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 00:43:13 +1030
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Jimmy,
With a card, people would be more inclined to keep it in their purse
or wallet. A pamphlet... who saves them?
All quiet in Adelaide. :(
Duane
Jimmy Deguara wrote:
> Hi Jane and every1,
>
> Jane, this has been noted in terms of the cards. I had thought of pamphlets
> so that they can have sufficient information to join as well directly ...
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Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 06:47:39 +1100
From: Don White [donwhite at ozemail.com.au]
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Very heaavy storms late yesterday on far south coast of NSW and NE
Victoria. Greencape, south of Eden had 282 mm of rain in the 12 hrs to 9
pm including a massive 207 mm in 6 hours to 9 am. Very heavy rain at
Gabo Island as well.
Very heavy rain in NE Sydney suburbs 6-6.45 am Sunday morning (now)
Don White
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Good point Duane. Cards are easier to keep. Perhaps we have details for
going on the net or details to contact for joining. This has to be
discussed both on the net and at meetings around the country.
Jimmy
At 12:43 AM 1/24/99 +1030, you wrote:
>Jimmy,
>
>With a card, people would be more inclined to keep it in their purse
>or wallet. A pamphlet... who saves them?
>
>All quiet in Adelaide. :(
>
>Duane
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Hi Don,
I bet your excited Don. The storms seem to be intensifying just north of
you and I bet you will get your usual 250+mm. What do you think?
Jimmy
At 06:47 AM 1/24/99 +1100, you wrote:
>Very heaavy storms late yesterday on far south coast of NSW and NE
>Victoria. Greencape, south of Eden had 282 mm of rain in the 12 hrs to 9
>pm including a massive 207 mm in 6 hours to 9 am. Very heavy rain at
>Gabo Island as well.
>Very heavy rain in NE Sydney suburbs 6-6.45 am Sunday morning (now)
>Don White
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Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 08:31:20 +1100
From: Don White [donwhite at ozemail.com.au]
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Jimmy - did you notice intense cell near or just east of Berowra (.100
mm/hr) just beofre 8am.... hardly any movement in some of these -
general prop. to SW southwards. Note that Mascot had 23 mm between 7.45
and 8.05. At Frenchs Forest we had 35.2 mm 6-7 am this morning.
Don
Jimmy Deguara wrote:
>
> Hi Don,
>
> I bet your excited Don. The storms seem to be intensifying just north of
> you and I bet you will get your usual 250+mm. What do you think?
>
> Jimmy
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From: "Jane ONeill" [cadence at rubix.net.au]
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Subject: aussie-weather: Sydney area rains /ASWA enthusiasm / ASWA recruitment drive
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 09:47:13 +1100
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Hope this is useful.
Radar at present showing:
1. 20-40mm/hr just off the coast - probably around Bronte (decreasing)
2. 40-100 well off the coast E of Nowra (increasing)
3. 10-20 just S/SW of Blacktown & northern beaches
4. 2-10 areas S of the Gong and SW of Bowral
The cell E of Bronte has only just dropped in size, originally started
(yeah, Cronulla) then moved northwards to it's present position ???),
everything else seems to be moving from generally NW direction.
Met Dane Newman last night while we watched the video of the Melbourne storm
(may have the funnel that was on the news - have to get 2 pairs of glasses
to be able to see - I was on wide angle) and meeting Clyve Herbert at
lunchtime today!
Re cards: what about something like (taking into account that this email is
sent plain text)????
AUSTRALIAN SEVERE WEATHER ASSOCIATION (ASWA)
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Subject: aussie-weather: Severe Thunderstorm Warning, Sydney...
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 14:50:06 PST
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TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCASTSEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
NEW SOUTH WALES REGIONAL OFFICE Issued at 0946 on Sunday the 24th of
January 1999This warning affects people in the Sydney Metropolitan area.
The warning valid for the Wingecarribee and Wollondilly Local Government
Areas has been finalised.This warning is current from 9:40 until
11:40am.
Storms are currently located over the Sydney Metropolitan area with the
most
intense rain still in eastern parts
The storms are forecast to move slowly during the next hour but are also
expected to slowly ease.
Very heavy rainfall leading to flash flooding is possible.
Local flooding has already been reported from Arncliffe, Rockdale and
also
Berowra.
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From: Jimmy Deguara [jimmyd at ozemail.com.au]
Subject: Re: aussie-weather: Sydney area rains /ASWA enthusiasm / ASWA
recruitment drive
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Jane, BK stands for Bankstown. :)
Jimmy
At 09:47 AM 1/24/99 +1100, you wrote:
>Hope this is useful.
>
>Radar at present showing:
>1. 20-40mm/hr just off the coast - probably around Bronte (decreasing)
>2. 40-100 well off the coast E of Nowra (increasing)
>3. 10-20 just S/SW of Blacktown & northern beaches
>4. 2-10 areas S of the Gong and SW of Bowral
>
>The cell E of Bronte has only just dropped in size, originally started
>(yeah, Cronulla) then moved northwards to it's present position ???),
>everything else seems to be moving from generally NW direction.
>
>Met Dane Newman last night while we watched the video of the Melbourne storm
>(may have the funnel that was on the news - have to get 2 pairs of glasses
>to be able to see - I was on wide angle) and meeting Clyve Herbert at
>lunchtime today!
>
>
>Re cards: what about something like (taking into account that this email is
>sent plain text)????
>
>
>
>AUSTRALIAN SEVERE WEATHER ASSOCIATION (ASWA)
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>
>To join us, all you need to do is either:
>
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>or
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>
>
>
>Jane
>Melbourne
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From: "Grant Boyden" [boyden at zeta.org.au]
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Subject: aussie-weather: Sydney Storm Now
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 10:08:07 +1100
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There is a storm over Sydeny Now.
Thunder just heard at Hurstville.
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Grant Boyden
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From: "Grant Boyden" [boyden at zeta.org.au]
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Subject: aussie-weather: Sydney Last Night
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 10:24:10 +1100
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Last night just after 1:30am a cell around 2-300 km off the coast put on a
midnight light display.
I sat there for one hour just watching the lightning zap around the sky.
Being dark it gave me a better veiw of each and every flash.
It was natures wonder at work, breathtaking.
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Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 12:15:55 +1100
From: Ben Quinn [Bodie19 at eisa.net.au]
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Hey Ben from Brisbane here ..
What's going on down there in sydney guys?? the list is awfully quite
(could be my mail server again), considering what i just saw on the news
up here. Channel 10 had some footage of MAJOR local flooding, i nearly
fell out of my chair when i saw it .. I called channel them and they
said apparently it's a real mess down there in some suburbs, with
freeways cut (F3?) and up to 7 suburbs affected by local flooding.
These are pretty sketchy reports judging by the way he was talking, but
it sounds intense none the less. Can anyone expand on this ??
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Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 12:18:49 +1100
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TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ADVICE
BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
NEW SOUTH WALES REGIONAL OFFICE
Issued at 1219 on Sunday the 24th of January 1999
This advice affects people in the following weather districts:
Central Tablelands, Hunter and Illawarra, particularly on the ranges and
coastal strip.
Thunderstorms are forecast within the advice area from midday until
6:00pm
tonight.
Some of these are expected to be severe, bringing very heavy rainfall.
Hail
is also possible later on this afternoo
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From: "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au]
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Subject: aussie-weather: Local Flash Flooding - but very hit or miss
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 13:43:21 +1100
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An isolated cell with thunder gave localised flash flooding in the Albion
Park area of southern Illawarra at around 10.30am. So localised was it that
in 1 kilometre I went from dry drainage canals to gutters and drains running
2-3 ft deep and fast. Some drains could not cope and were spewing out water.
Drove another 5 km to Jamberoo and the Minnamurra River was a pleasant clear
stream, drove another 10kms to Minnamurra River's entrance to ocean and its
chocolate brown.
Just 30 mins ago a small cell matured off the coast, looked great with a
squall starting to form, but within the 10 mins it took me to get there it
had fallen apart.
I am off to Bowral, I feel to get anything other than heavy rain from this
system you have to throw off some of the maritime influence, this may allow
the storms to get a bit higher and as the BOM warnings states hail is an
outside possibility.
Michael Thompson
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Hi everyone
Me and Ben were discussing the floods in sydney when we both turned on the
news and saw footage of the floods , watch the news tonight and you will
see it, sydney airport was drenched with most of it under water (ankle deep
maybe more), and the F3 north of the city was cut and still is(2.15pm)
because of floods so they say on the news, also saw footage of water just
under a cars roof and a street under water...
yet here we got barely a drop, although we have had 38mm since midnight on
friday.
Matt Smith
>Hey Ben from Brisbane here ..
>
>What's going on down there in sydney guys?? the list is awfully quite
>(could be my mail server again), considering what i just saw on the news
>up here. Channel 10 had some footage of MAJOR local flooding, i nearly
>fell out of my chair when i saw it .. I called channel them and they
>said apparently it's a real mess down there in some suburbs, with
>freeways cut (F3?) and up to 7 suburbs affected by local flooding.
>These are pretty sketchy reports judging by the way he was talking, but
>it sounds intense none the less. Can anyone expand on this ??
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Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 14:46:23 +1100
From: Don White [donwhite at ozemail.com.au]
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Major rain events in parts of Sydney caused by stationery storm cells.
The one that closed the F3 did so because sheets of water cascading off
30 metre cliffs that are formed where the expressway cuts through the
sandstome hills around Berowra were considered dangerous.
Berowra reported 210 mm of rain between 7.45 and 10 am - with 141 mm
falling in 75 minutes between 7.45 and 9 am.
Another storm cell formed just south of the city and moved slowly to the
airport. Sydney Obs Hill had only 6 mm but 3 kms to south there was >60
mm. Mascot had 60 and Randwick 74 with an unoffical report of 95 mm from
Alexandria.
Currently 2.45 pm - radar show semi-stationery storm cells off coast and
around SW suvs to Bowral and beyond. freezing level lowering - hail a
possibility later
Don White
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ADVICE
BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
NEW SOUTH WALES REGIONAL OFFICE
Issued at 1638 on Sunday the 24th of January 1999
This advice affects people in the following weather districts:
Hunter, Mid-North Coast, Northwest Slopes and Northern Tablelands.
Thunderstorms are forecast within the advice area from 4:30pm until
8:00pm tonight.
Some of these are expected to be severe, bringing very heavy rainfall
and strong winds. Hail is also possible with some storms.
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Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 21:13:12 +1100
From: Susan Puddifer [susanpud at sydney.healey.com.au]
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Huh? Whats all this about Sydney storms?
Woke up this morning around 6am to the sound of a bit of rain on the roof
and then it went away to be a lovely warm sunny day with just a few light
puffy clouds floating past.
Read all these emails about suburbs awash - what happened? Im virtually in
the city and didnt hear or see any lightning thunder or hail or even a light
shower after early this morning.
Currently its a balmy summers night clear sky moons out no clouds no rain
I'm puzzled
Additionally for some reason I am unable to log into #weather - any probs
there?
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From: "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au]
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Subject: Re: aussie-weather: Sydney Storms
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 22:11:39 +1100
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The whole situation is very localised, for example you talk of a balmy
summers night with clear skies, but I can clearly see congestus lurking, and
have had 2-3 short heavy showers ( southern Illawarra ) since 6pm. The
storms responsible for this mornings efforts were slow moving, this meant
that 2-3kms seperately zero rain from 75mm ( 3ins ).
Michael
>Woke up this morning around 6am to the sound of a bit of rain on the roof
>and then it went away to be a lovely warm sunny day with just a few light
>puffy clouds floating past.
>
>Read all these emails about suburbs awash - what happened? Im virtually in
>the city and didnt hear or see any lightning thunder or hail or even a
light
>shower after early this morning.
>
>Currently its a balmy summers night clear sky moons out no clouds no rain
>
>I'm puzzled
>
>Additionally for some reason I am unable to log into #weather - any probs
>there?
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From: "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au]
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Subject: aussie-weather: Todays wanderings - Southern Illawarra
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 22:20:13 +1100
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I drove westwards to Bowral around 2pm with the hope of getting some
activity, unfortunately even as far west as Marulan the sky was dominated by
maritime influenced congestus. Some of these did give heavy rain, I got very
heavy rain at Exeter near Bundanoon at around 4pm, possibly 75mm per hour
rate, but it was isolated.
The view west from Marulan showed that the congestus gave way to normal
drier Cu towards and beyond Goulburn, I scanned the western horizon for
anvils, but could not see anything, I thought if I could get away from the
coastal influence enough I may get a tower popping to the freezing level and
producing hail. No such luck.
We have 2-3 short heavy showers here since sunset, and even now there is
fresh congestus over the ocean, chances for a repeat of last nights
electrical and flash flood activity are small, but no impossible. I do think
that heavy coastal showers will develop towards dawn.
The word that best springs to mind is ' tropical ', very similar to Gold
Coast weather.
Michael Thompson
http://thunder.simplenet.com
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Thunderstorms are very localised events. Early this morning I noticed
some lightning but there wasn't much rain here in North Ryde. Didn't
even hear any thunder.
- Paul G.
>Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 21:13:12 +1100
>From: Susan Puddifer
>To: aussie-weather at world.std.com
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>
>Huh? Whats all this about Sydney storms?
>
>Woke up this morning around 6am to the sound of a bit of rain on the
roof
>and then it went away to be a lovely warm sunny day with just a few
light
>puffy clouds floating past.
>
>Read all these emails about suburbs awash - what happened? Im
virtually in
>the city and didnt hear or see any lightning thunder or hail or even a
light
>shower after early this morning.
>
>Currently its a balmy summers night clear sky moons out no clouds no
rain
>
>I'm puzzled
>
>Additionally for some reason I am unable to log into #weather - any
probs
>there?
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From: "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au]
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Subject: aussie-weather: Next weekend ?
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 22:38:11 +1100
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Just doing a bit of crystal ball gazing and pushing the models along
mentally, and I would say that next Saturday is looking good. A deepening
trough over Victoria should move into NSW. The upper level shows some
divergence, but could do with a bit more horse power, the stronger upper
winds being down in Victoria.
I think the situation should be reviewed say on Thursday and Friday night,
and if it still looks good we should perhaps organise a chase.
If warranted even an overnight stay on Saturday night.
Anyway don't take the models too seriously, I am projecting past 144 hours
and that far out the models tend to be a bit wild.
Michael Thompson
http://thunder.simplenet.com
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Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 22:45:17 +1100
From: Susan Puddifer [susanpud at sydney.healey.com.au]
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After a little bit of harrassment I will no longer be on aussie weather as
Susan - from now on my name will be Squall
Additionally my icq number is 9161944
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Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 22:16:07 +1100
From: Ben Quinn [Bodie19 at eisa.net.au]
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Hey Ben from Brisbane here ..
A couple of us from Brisbane (Ross, Anthony and myself) Will be chasing
W/SW of Brisbane tomorrow. I was keeping a list of phone numbers that
were posted to the list, but i cant seem to track it down at the
moment. If there is anyone who is not busy and wouldn't mid us calling
them during the day and grabbing a radar rundown from them, could you
please post your number to the list?
Thanks in Advance ..
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