For those that didn't know,
The high that's bringing you southerners a little ray of sunshine, That high is causing havoc on north tropical coast bringing strong winds and the odd shower! Today we had a maxium wind gust @ 29 knots with a chilly 30.5 degrees and our first shower in 3 months! Even some Victorian tourists where whinging that it was cold! Bring on the next cold front for the Great Australian bight! 
Select to expand quotesouthace said..
For those that didn't know,
The high that's bringing you southerners a little ray of sunshine, That high is causing havoc on north tropical coast bringing strong winds and the odd shower! Today we had a maxium wind gust @ 29 knots with a chilly 30.5 degrees and our first shower in 3 months! Even some Victorian tourists where whinging that it was cold! Bring on the next cold front for the Great Australian bight!
Quiet happy to send you a rain coat south ace
50 knot gusts here in tassie last week boat on a swing mooring i watched the anchor on the bow roller go under water every couple of minutes
pretty happy with the mooring i put in
Gee Southace, I quite enjoyed yesterdays sail. I only saw the guts go over 30knts a few times. Had the wind about 20 deg forward of the beam with 2 reefs in the main and the slutter up. (slutter = cutter on a sloop). Wasn't even running the rail in the water and sat on about 6-7knots as I crossed the passage. The only issue I had was with the wind chop, as it didn't even seem to be more than a boat length apart and I had to duck a few times as the spray came over the cockpit. Glad my boat is steel (12 tonne) and doesn't lose much momentum when dealing with these little buggers. Also I was glad I wasn't on a cat. Now I have to admit I made my trip before the tide changed and the wind chop starts standing up against the current. The Whitsunday Passage can be be a bit uncomfortable when this happens.
The highs this year are centred a lot further north than usual.
When I was chartering in Cairns some years ago a 1032 hp high centered over Bass Strait would mean a strong wind warning at Cairns.
