SPRING

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Re: SPRING

Post by steve shearer » Wed Nov 13, 2013 6:46 am

yep.

we've had barely a sprinkle.

anyway, great if it greens up Pt Plomer.
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Re: SPRING

Post by Donweather » Wed Nov 13, 2013 1:57 pm

That storm front approaching NW Brisbane last night literally stalled and fizzeled out about 2-5kms from my place last night. Based on the approaching radar images, we were in for a solid burst of torrential rain as the front approached.

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Re: SPRING

Post by steve shearer » Wed Nov 13, 2013 4:00 pm

nice supercell tracking towards us right now.
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Re: SPRING

Post by Donweather » Wed Nov 13, 2013 4:49 pm

The one near amberley has just gone black on the radar!!!

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Re: SPRING

Post by Donweather » Wed Nov 13, 2013 5:58 pm

Toowoomba copped a punch this afternoon.

http://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/mor ... s/2082841/

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Re: SPRING

Post by Donweather » Wed Nov 13, 2013 7:39 pm

Looks like you're copping a bit of a sprinkle now Steve?

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Re: SPRING

Post by Donweather » Thu Nov 14, 2013 8:02 am

Looks like those storms delivered for you last night Steve? Ballina recorded well over an inch of rain.

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Re: SPRING

Post by steve shearer » Sun Nov 17, 2013 10:58 pm

storms every day.

love this pattern, damage notwithstanding.
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Re: SPRING

Post by Donweather » Mon Nov 18, 2013 10:35 am

What's ya thoughts on this latest pattern Steve? Certainly looks like we've gone from drought to rains all in a matter of a week and there's more to come by the looks of the latest charts.

MJO stalling over us, although very weak.

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Re: SPRING

Post by tonka79 » Mon Nov 18, 2013 12:35 pm

Could I trouble one of you gentlemen to provide me with your insights for surf in Taiwan over the next week or so? I head off tomorrow night, staying in Taitung on the southern end of the East Coast.

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Re: SPRING

Post by Donweather » Mon Nov 18, 2013 12:59 pm

Hmmm, not great Tonga. Nothing over a combination of 2-3ft long range and mid range (tradewind swells) E to NE swells. NE winds look to plague you around the same time also so that's gonna limit options at the swell magnets.

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Re: SPRING

Post by tonka79 » Mon Nov 18, 2013 2:06 pm

Seems like I'm yet to break free of my curse of getting skunked on surf trips.

:( :( :(

Thanks anyway Donweather

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Re: SPRING

Post by Donweather » Mon Nov 18, 2013 6:14 pm

How long ya over there for Tonka?

I only looked for this week.

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Re: SPRING

Post by alakaboo » Mon Nov 18, 2013 6:57 pm

Got some hail today. It'd melted by the time I went out to get some for the kids.
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Re: SPRING

Post by Donweather » Mon Nov 18, 2013 9:09 pm

Gold Coast got fecking smashed today. Hail and winds up to 140km/hr!!!

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Re: SPRING

Post by tonka79 » Mon Nov 18, 2013 10:25 pm

Donweather wrote:How long ya over there for Tonka?

I only looked for this week.
Two weeks

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Re: SPRING

Post by Donweather » Tue Nov 19, 2013 6:26 am

tonka79 wrote:Two weeks
Next week from Tues onwards certainly has more size from the NE with a building trade wind swell but NE winds look woeful also. So if you can find a south facing beach outta the wind it might have some fun little windswell peaks to play with.

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Re: SPRING

Post by tonka79 » Tue Nov 19, 2013 9:48 am

Donweather wrote:
tonka79 wrote:Two weeks
Next week from Tues onwards certainly has more size from the NE with a building trade wind swell but NE winds look woeful also. So if you can find a south facing beach outta the wind it might have some fun little windswell peaks to play with.
Hmmm. Here's hoping local topography means cleaner conditions in the mornings at least. I'll let you know how it goes.

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