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Clockwise wind forecast for tomorrow!

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Created by KA360 > 9 months ago, 5 Mar 2012
KA360
NSW, 803 posts
5 Mar 2012 9:27PM
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We're up at Burrum Heads to try our hand at the speed run but from the forecast, since "clockwise winds" are expected, I think we made a good choice bringing the freestyle gear too:

Fraser Island Waters, Sandy Cape to Double Island Point:

A Gale Warning is current.

Monday until midnight: Winds: NW to NE 30 to 40 knots. Seas: 3 to 4 metres. Swell: E to SE 3 to 4 metres. Moderate to heavy rain areas, isolated thunderstorms.

Tuesday: Winds: Clockwise around low at 35 to 45 knots. Seas: 4 to 5 metres. Swell: E to SE 3 to 4 metres. Scattered showers, areas of rain, isolated thunderstorms.

Wednesday: Winds: S to SE 25 to 33 knots.

Thursday: Winds: S to SE 20 to 30 knots.

LeStef
ACT, 514 posts
5 Mar 2012 10:37PM
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I hope you spin your loops the right way !

Never heard of that wind before.

Squid Lips
WA, 708 posts
5 Mar 2012 7:48PM
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Wednesday and Thursday sound unreal, spewing I couldn't make it this year! Hope the wind holds on for the event.

sausage
QLD, 4874 posts
5 Mar 2012 10:14PM
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Squid Lips said...

Wednesday and Thursday sound unreal, spewing I couldn't make it this year! Hope the wind holds on for the event.


Squiddy,
Forecast is all over the place at the moment as the low sitting over Hervey Bay will either create or kill any epic conditions. Early to mid-morning tomorrow is now looking good although wind direction could have too much east in it.

keef
NSW, 2016 posts
5 Mar 2012 11:42PM
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so ive been watching the wrong charts bumma sounds like you need a gustbuster up there, looks like i should have gone

Gestalt
QLD, 14969 posts
5 Mar 2012 11:17PM
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yeah, it's the we got no idea forecast.

i think that's the boms way of saying it's probably going to be a cyclone.

but as sausage points out, this all depends on where the low moves to.

fingers crossed it moves north. that is the best possible outcome for strong winds.

southerlies head to the the main run.
if it get east in it then head to the northern run over near burrum point.

d1
WA, 304 posts
5 Mar 2012 9:41PM
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Absolutely. Aren't winds always clockwise around a low, in the whole Southern hemisphere?

Gestalt
QLD, 14969 posts
6 Mar 2012 2:54AM
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it appears our friend may be the victim of wind shear if i'm reading this right. will be interesting to see what happens from here.

the rotation is still there but weak now. fingers crossed it moves north into better conditions.

F2
QLD, 209 posts
6 Mar 2012 7:39AM
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if we get alot of east in the wind the northen run sould be great, i think this spot really is the best anyway, today looks good

ploppy
QLD, 167 posts
6 Mar 2012 8:59AM
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See you out there.

Gestalt
QLD, 14969 posts
6 Mar 2012 4:26PM
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very keen to hear some reports.

how windy was it?

qldnacra
QLD, 455 posts
6 Mar 2012 5:45PM
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Gestalt said...

very keen to hear some reports.

how windy was it?


At Shearwater very very windy. From 9.30 until about 12 or so over powered 95% of the time on my 4.7 S1. I recon it was getting up to about 34-35. After that still pretty good but not nuking. I've had the S1 for about 5 weeks now and no wind to use it until today. Sweeeeeeeet sail, very happy

Gestalt
QLD, 14969 posts
7 Mar 2012 7:37PM
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i spoke with sausage at burrum tody.

water is flat and about 16 people out this arvo on the run. some crashes today and some broken gear.

getting moderate winds.

vando did a 36 knot run
a few people getting some pb's as well...

just noticed reading through the gps team site. the ladies division has had the gauntlet thrown down.



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