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05-06-2012, 05:51 PM | #1 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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I saw on the news that there's a severe storm heading towards Sydney. Not only torrential rain and flash flooding but gale force winds too. It's a dangerous and potent combination of 3 factors: high tide caused by the full moon, high winds, and rain. Together, the weather service said it will be a danger to those in Sydney and those on the NSW coastline. Rain is expected to reach 2inches (50mm) and winds are estimated to be 75mph (120km/h).
To those of you in Sydney and on the coastline, please stay safe and please don't take unnecessary risks. Please let me know the conditions there. |
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05-06-2012, 05:57 PM | #2 | ||
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Its snowing between Lithgow & Bathurst, so anyone on the Great western take care
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05-06-2012, 05:59 PM | #3 | ||
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itll be fine
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05-06-2012, 06:00 PM | #4 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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It is Melbourne weather last 3 days. It is now going to Sydney.
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05-06-2012, 06:00 PM | #5 | ||
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It's been pretty bad in the Shire, but I think we're out of the worst of it.
God help those on the Central Coast, however.
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05-06-2012, 06:05 PM | #6 | ||
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It's on its way to us folk in Newcastle. The announcer on the radio has indicated it won't be as bad as first thought.
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05-06-2012, 06:09 PM | #7 | ||
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just said possible snow in qld... as funny as it would be to watch some of the brisbane cage drivers in snow it would also be pure carnage.
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05-06-2012, 06:10 PM | #8 | ||
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For those that don't know you can see how wet you're gong to get, or have already got..................
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR713.loop.shtml#skip http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/warnings/severe.shtml
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06-06-2012, 09:03 AM | #9 | ||
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50mm is a shower. I have pics on another forum of my unit the other day with water creeping up the walls lol. We had 10mm in 10 mins and 50mm in 4 hrs with a total of 101mm for the day, but the airport is our rain guage which is 15km out of town. In actual town we no doubt had way more.
Either way, to anybody in aereas of high rain and winds, stay safe. |
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06-06-2012, 09:30 AM | #10 | |||
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06-06-2012, 10:36 AM | #11 | ||
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ah now I know why some of the guys on the Goldie are hitting the road in a minibego and going a weeks surfing run along the coasts
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06-06-2012, 10:54 AM | #12 | ||
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hopefully the swell is right up cos im goin to be working on the Mnaly ferry tonight. Have worked in 6 metre swells at the heads.. hopefully its atleast half that to become entertaining.
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06-06-2012, 03:04 PM | #13 | ||
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Work didnt flood much so it wasnt too bad. Did make for an interesting arvo though.
Since morning though theres been random bursts of heavy rain every so often haha.
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06-06-2012, 03:42 PM | #14 | ||
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Manly ferries shut down due to extreme surge at Manly wharf making passenger loading impossible safely..
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06-06-2012, 04:10 PM | #15 | |||
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06-06-2012, 04:25 PM | #16 | ||
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Damn you eastern coasters seam to be getting smashed these last couple of years. Maybe a move to the west, might be in order
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06-06-2012, 06:15 PM | #17 | ||
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Sounds good to me GhiaEB haha...bring on 2013!!!
Ch 10 news just said theres 13m swells or something-a-rather out there, yikes!
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06-06-2012, 07:13 PM | #18 | ||
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We are just sailing back to Melbourne (8hrs away from Port Phillip Bay) after a month working Bass Strait. The last 3 days we got hit with 130kmh winds and 12m seas crashing into us, was not the most pleasant time we’ve had in the last 18 months down here....
Thankfully this is our last swing down here.......
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06-06-2012, 08:51 PM | #19 | ||
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Told you nothing would happen. Don't make a thread like that unless it is a tually something.
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06-06-2012, 10:30 PM | #20 | |||
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07-06-2012, 01:55 AM | #21 | |||
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