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When is that north-west low gonna go!!!

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Created by eppo > 9 months ago, 23 Dec 2010
eppo
WA, 9793 posts
23 Dec 2010 4:12PM
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Come on you meteorology guru's, that funky low in the north (X cyclone), is hanging around an un-welcomed family member rocking up just as Christmas dinner is served.

Anyone have an idea when it should piss off, because it is screwing with our beautiful anti-clockwise highs! even into next week....

Mr float
NSW, 3452 posts
23 Dec 2010 8:05PM
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its just settling in for summer making itself comfy courtesy of la nina and negative IOD ,plus we are at the bottom of the solar cycle

eppo
WA, 9793 posts
23 Dec 2010 5:31PM
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Mr float said...

its just settling in for summer making itself comfy courtesy of la nina and negative IOD ,plus we are at the bottom of the solar cycle






Please explain Mr float? The effect of la nina, what the hell is a negative IOD and what does/is the solar cycle?

Mr float
NSW, 3452 posts
23 Dec 2010 10:47PM
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eppo said...

Mr float said...

its just settling in for summer making itself comfy courtesy of la nina and negative IOD ,plus we are at the bottom of the solar cycle


I'll get back to you .watchin Rake and breakin bad right now .



Please explain Mr float? The effect of la nina, what the hell is a negative IOD and what does/is the solar cycle?


Mr float
NSW, 3452 posts
24 Dec 2010 12:50AM
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sorry don't have time .Google la nina and el nino ,indian ocean dipole (IOD) and sunspot activity and the effect on earths weather (here is a hint on the last one ,there was a prolonged period of low solar sunspot activity a few hunderd years ago that led to a mini ice age .there was also a period of high activity that allowed the romans to conquor northern europe and britain in their sandals)

ScottieSURF
WA, 25 posts
23 Dec 2010 10:21PM
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My brain hurts when some one figures it out pls post in English thanks

philmb
WA, 110 posts
24 Dec 2010 12:04AM
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I agree.

Far to lazy to be googleing sht.

getfunky
WA, 4485 posts
24 Dec 2010 12:13AM
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So from the info above, we should have a toga party and sacrifice a pork pie scoffing Pom to bring back the schweet SWs.


I'll leave a trap out, with a pint of Guinness as bait tonight..

eppo
WA, 9793 posts
24 Dec 2010 7:56AM
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Mr float said...

sorry don't have time .Google la nina and el nino ,indian ocean dipole (IOD) and sunspot activity and the effect on earths weather (here is a hint on the last one ,there was a prolonged period of low solar sunspot activity a few hunderd years ago that led to a mini ice age .there was also a period of high activity that allowed the romans to conquor northern europe and britain in their sandals)





Cheers will google this on christmas day when it is blowing 20 knots and I'm talking verbal trash at the relative bash... somebody kill me....

Don't get married!

Gorgo
VIC, 5127 posts
24 Dec 2010 12:00PM
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We've just had 5 days in a row of 20+ knot winds and the 4 day forecast has every day at 20 knots. I kind of hanging out for a few days with no wind so I can head off and do other stuff.

Forecast for Friday until midnight
Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching 15 to 20 knots later this afternoon with sea breezes. Seas: 0.5 to 1 metres.

Forecast for Saturday
Winds: Northeasterly 5 to 10 knots tending northwesterly during the morning around 10 knots, then tending south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots by early evening. Seas: Half a metre or less.

Forecast for Sunday
Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning. Seas: Half a metre increasing 1 to 1.5 metres by the afternoon.

Forecast for Monday
Winds: West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending westerly 20 to 30 knots during the morning then tending southwesterly 20 to 25 knots during the afternoon. Winds decreasing to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the evening. Seas: 0.5 to 1 metres increasing 1 to 2 metres during the morning, then decreasing 1 to 1.5 metres during the evening.

eppo
WA, 9793 posts
24 Dec 2010 9:02AM
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Gorgo said...

We've just had 5 days in a row of 20+ knot winds and the 4 day forecast has every day at 20 knots. I kind of hanging out for a few days with no wind so I can head off and do other stuff.

Forecast for Friday until midnight
Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching 15 to 20 knots later this afternoon with sea breezes. Seas: 0.5 to 1 metres.

Forecast for Saturday
Winds: Northeasterly 5 to 10 knots tending northwesterly during the morning around 10 knots, then tending south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots by early evening. Seas: Half a metre or less.

Forecast for Sunday
Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning. Seas: Half a metre increasing 1 to 1.5 metres by the afternoon.

Forecast for Monday
Winds: West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending westerly 20 to 30 knots during the morning then tending southwesterly 20 to 25 knots during the afternoon. Winds decreasing to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the evening. Seas: 0.5 to 1 metres increasing 1 to 2 metres during the morning, then decreasing 1 to 1.5 metres during the evening.




Great to see you guys getting some awesome wind. Of course in WA we have already had it for the last three months, if you chased it slightly north.

niall barrett
WA, 248 posts
24 Dec 2010 12:45PM
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Mr float said...

its just settling in for summer making itself comfy courtesy of la nina and negative IOD ,plus we are at the bottom of the solar cycle



Yep it looks like its going to be a South Coast Year from now on. They have had troughs in Gnaraloo since october and the last one so deep they had a foot of rain. Esperance looks good though.

graceful
WA, 773 posts
24 Dec 2010 1:18PM
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Next Thursday looks good haha hope it won't change

Poida
WA, 1922 posts
24 Dec 2010 2:27PM
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so anyone know how gloo went with the rain?

getfunky
WA, 4485 posts
24 Dec 2010 3:04PM
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No luck with the Guinness trap yet.

I did get some smelly stoopid lookin snails with a funny accent tho. They left in a Citroen.. who would have thought the French liked Guiness??

tightlines
WA, 3510 posts
24 Dec 2010 3:33PM
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Poida said...

so anyone know how gloo went with the rain?


I'd say the folks that know how it went are probably still there........stuck, or at least they would have been for a couple of days, that track doesn't handle rain very well.
I can think of worse place to be stuck though.

ewan kite
VIC, 928 posts
24 Dec 2010 10:52PM
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yer vic has been turning it on, ive kited 10 of the past 11 days and will be again for the next 7 it looks like it :P yew

TurtleHunter
WA, 1675 posts
26 Dec 2010 12:43PM
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tightlines said...

Poida said...

so anyone know how gloo went with the rain?


I'd say the folks that know how it went are probably still there........stuck, or at least they would have been for a couple of days, that track doesn't handle rain very well.
I can think of worse place to be stuck though.

gloo? beautiful spot no wind no swell march fly's and insects after the rains and muggy.



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