Tried moving south 3 weeks ago back to Sydney and the floods stopped that, we now have the prospect of two cyclones,
one due Sunday/Monday passing close by... the other forming further out and possibly on its way later next week...

Queensland is an interesting place to live and the weather seems pretty wild at times... Another Pommie Bar Steward down under

MY20 Defender 110 SE P400 Eiger/Ebony
MY10 3.0 RRS TDv6 Fuji/Ebony/Anigre

Well the weather is getting worse and lo and behold a bird turned up at the house

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7:30 wind is really picking up, the rain is certainly coming down, the power has gone off, thank god i put the wine in the fridge earlier, should remain chilled i hope

7:57 local radio puts out a cyclone update alert, then plays Phil Collins "Invisible Touch"

8:15, great sense of humour they have up here, update followed by the eagles "oh what a night"

9:00 no power until tomorrow apparently, best put the wine in a cold bath  Another Pommie Bar Steward down under

MY20 Defender 110 SE P400 Eiger/Ebony
MY10 3.0 RRS TDv6 Fuji/Ebony/Anigre

Last edited by Zilch on Sun Jan 30 2011 11:15am. Edited 1 time in total

Good luck Zilchy but methinks this is the rehearsal for Thursday.... Gone - 2008 Stornoway Grey RRS 2.7 TDV6
Gone - 2009 Buckingham Blue RRS 2.7 TDV6
Gone - 2010 Alaska White RRS 5.0 V8 Aspirated
Gone - 2017 Chawton White RRS 5.0 V8 Supercharged
Current - 2010 Java Black RRS 5.0 V8 Aspirated
Current- 2024 RRS P400 SE Dynamic

BKHK wrote:

Good luck Zilchy but methinks this is the rehearsal for Thursday....

Hi fellas,
You've been getting some really bad weather over there, hopefully you'll get through alright.  Vadim A.

On its way, expected to arrive in the next 24 hours, and possibly a cat 4 , that is Katrina plus territory with a massive storm front of 500 KM's

It looks like at the moment Cairns/Innisfail is in its direct path

http://www.abc.net.au/news/infographics/cyclone-season-2010-2011/

Hopefully it will miss the Whitsundays , however we can expect some massive wind and rain due to the south side of the Cyclone always being the most trouble some. Another Pommie Bar Steward down under

MY20 Defender 110 SE P400 Eiger/Ebony
MY10 3.0 RRS TDv6 Fuji/Ebony/Anigre

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let us know how you get on

the prediction says its going to be blowing "Yorkeys Knob" good and hard according to your link

well spotted NP Not sure if we have any RRS Sport or D3 members are in the Cairns/ Cape York area, but hopefully they keep safe  Another Pommie Bar Steward down under

MY20 Defender 110 SE P400 Eiger/Ebony
MY10 3.0 RRS TDv6 Fuji/Ebony/Anigre

Tracking cyclone "Yasi"


http://www.goes.noaa.gov/sohemi/sohemiloops/shirgmscol.html

Thoughts are with you all anywhere near the path of this monster.

In relation to Australia:




In relation to UK & USA:

GOOD LUCK ZILCH !

Looks like you're going to be on the edge of this.

Current updates:

http://www.youtube.com/user/robcenter1#p/a/u/0/OObuwH4oMtE

Stay Safe Zilch... see you on the 18th!

Heer's some more country comparisons:

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/special-r...5998850720

ivery819 wrote:

GOOD LUCK ZILCH !Looks like you're going to be on the edge of this.

Prepared to hunker down if it gets to lively, just opened a nice Kiwi Pinot Noir in anticipation of a long night...

As mentioned we are on the edge of the cyclone area, our area the winds are not yet defined as destructive, but damaging, my thoughts are with the poor in and around Innisfail, Cardwell and Cairns

Our local bay which i peruse over a morning cup of tea is expecting a major storm surge (2 to 7 metres no one knows), looking at the surf, which is normally non existent, it would make for a great surf event at this moment in time, wind is pretty lively.

The Sport is up against the garage door, with a mattress separating them, allow some movement but stop any implosion of the door into the garage and subsequently the house... that is the theory anyway.. Another Pommie Bar Steward down under

MY20 Defender 110 SE P400 Eiger/Ebony
MY10 3.0 RRS TDv6 Fuji/Ebony/Anigre

Zilch, you are spot on with the RRS against the garage door. I have been through a couple of hurricanes when I lived in Louisiana and the old P38 was pressed into service against the garage door......believe me it works, ours used to get a direct hit with the wind each time. Have you boarded up the house? Gone - 2008 Stornoway Grey RRS 2.7 TDV6
Gone - 2009 Buckingham Blue RRS 2.7 TDV6
Gone - 2010 Alaska White RRS 5.0 V8 Aspirated
Gone - 2017 Chawton White RRS 5.0 V8 Supercharged
Current - 2010 Java Black RRS 5.0 V8 Aspirated
Current- 2024 RRS P400 SE Dynamic