Spring. How's it lookin?

[bumfluff]

Donweather is there any relief on the horizon from these easterly winds on the sunny coast?

[Donweather]

Fluffy, unfortunately it looks as though Huey is having the last laugh as I thought this morning would have offered some relief from the onshore winds up there, particularly around the Maroochy stretch but its no go this morning as well. Even the Goldy is crap this morning too.

Overnight cloud cover isn't allowing the overnight land temps to drop enough to allow the land/sea temp differential to get more than 4 deg or so, hence not enough temp gradient to get those offshores stronger than the local onshore synoptic winds.

If you can get the overnight land temps down to around 19 deg or so, you should then be on the money (most locations on the coast this morning didn't get down below 22 deg).

[bumfluff]

Thanks Don! Very interesting stuff mate, I had no idea the temperature effected the wind so much..

[SAsurfa]

Temperature differences is what creates wind Fluffy

[Donweather]

Funny, I always thought wind was created by pressure differences??

[steve shearer]

What do you think creates the pressure differences Don?

[Donweather]

Ahhhh, a bit of chicken and the egg then.

[steve shearer]

Not really.
The unequal distribution of solar energy (aka heat) is the clear source.

[oldman]

The sun is the primary source, so not chicken and egg in this case.

Heating, convection and coriolis effect, pressure gradients, wind.

No sun, no wind.

[Spoon]

Might want to check that Olds it's pissing down with a bit of wind.
Don, could you have a word with someone about these noreasterlies and shit weather.

[oldman]

Might want to check that Olds it's pissing down with a bit of wind.

hhmmm.

Good point Spoon. And what about when it's windy at night??????

I think I will go with the theory that the sun is still up there mate, and that it might be just hidden behind the clouds.

Will check tomorrow and get back to you.

[Donweather]

Oh dear....obviously everyone has missed my attempt at a humourous/sarcastic (I thought the rolling eyes would have given it away) reply to Craig's comment.....nevermind!!!!

[mustkillmulloway]

i believe....if we scarifice a weather forecaster

the east wind will stop and the east coast oz will pump again

we need a scarifice tho

[otway1949]

i believe....if we scarifice a weather forecaster

the east wind will stop and the east coast oz will pump again

we need a scarifice tho

Do they work better than virgins? I hope so (cause there's very few of them left) Burning boards is out too, petrochemicals.
Whatever you do, do it soon Fong's getting feisty!

[Trev]

i believe....if we scarifice a weather forecaster

the east wind will stop and the east coast oz will pump again

we need a scarifice tho

So Don, are you coming to Mark's baord testing day?

BBQ'd forecaster anyone??

Come to think of it, that's too far away.
Where are you surfing next?

[Donweather]

Would like to come to Mark's board testing day Trev, but will depend on what else my social coordinator has in store that weekend and what the swell forecast is looking like.

As for surfing next, let's just put it this way, I'll be looking very closely at what that surface trough does late into the weekend!!!

Speaking of which....anyone know of a location up the Sunny Coast that loves a massive new moon high tide!!!!

[Trev]

Speaking of which....anyone know of a location up the Sunny Coast that loves a massive new moon high tide!!!!

Yep

[bumfluff]

Temperature differences is what creates wind Fluffy

Dualy noted.

I've got some study to do by the looks of it. :?