what the hell
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Printed Date: 10 Jun 2026 at 9:45pm
Topic: what the hell
Posted By: tobez
Subject: what the hell
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2008 at 5:00pm
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forecast for us is SE 55knts tomorrow - where the hell is the SE coming from??..SE off a low from the north, unheard of!!..looking at the isobar map we getting N/NE
http://www.metservice.co.nz/default/index.php?alias=tasmanseah18 - http://www.metservice.co.nz/default/index.php?alias=tasmanseah18
changing to this
http://www.metservice.co.nz/default/index.php?alias=tasmanseah30 - http://www.metservice.co.nz/default/index.php?alias=tasmanseah30
if you can see 55knts SE in here then good on you!!
and what the hell are are we doing getting lows from the north in winter??..normally they come from the tazzie or lower..
but hey..im going fishing..stuff them they got it wrong..its gonna be NE and lots of it..
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Posted By: Boulder
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2008 at 5:01pm
going out with Ski are you
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Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2008 at 5:06pm
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it about 3 to 5kts here at the moment, radio is talking about worst storm in 10yrs??? they say 120k winds should hit nth cape tomorrow morning, as all good men do i have pulled out of my trip puka fishin, oh well it is the weekend after all.....since when is the weather any good on a weeked............... ------------- Ultimate GAME Fishing Adventures. Northland |
Posted By: JK
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2008 at 5:17pm
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yep thats weekends for ya.
the lull before the storm. Fish should be biting pretty hard right about now! ------------- LedgeNZ LBG |
Posted By: tobez
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2008 at 6:11pm
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just got an email from civil defence warning of high winds and power cuts for the auckland and coromandel..must be pretty bad or something..best i clear a spot in the garage for the car..
best i go pack a torch and and a jacket for fishing..  ..wanna come JK?------------- Waikato North Harbourmaster...Got a Nav Safety question for the Waikato region?...call me 021705642 or download the app Marine Mate! |
Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2008 at 6:26pm
| Way to go Tobez! Just to prove a point I'm going fishing too, in the dark, just to make it more exciting. But I'll sneak out now - I can't be bothered waiting til tomorrow. |
Posted By: penguin
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2008 at 8:21pm
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I`m staying indoors mate.
http://www.swellmap.com/free_forecasts.php?tag=obcol - http://www.swellmap.com/free_forecasts.php?tag=obcol
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Posted By: rocko
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2008 at 8:47pm
  This whats headed our way |
Posted By: penguin
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2008 at 9:04pm
On the plus side of things, there may well be Scallops washed up over at ramprages beach in Kuaotunu. 
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Posted By: ramprage
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2008 at 10:16pm
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3 days from the east, low tide, and when this storm arrives the beach will be loaded. Remember you can only take your limit of 20 / person. ------------- When the going gets tough...the tough keep going |
Posted By: 2SHITS
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2008 at 10:25pm
| Pity 2 waste them though ramprage... might even happen ova the hill at otama if its on.... |
Posted By: Hairy Little Dwarf
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2008 at 11:28pm
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Rain's just arrived in Kerikeri. Final bets please.... ------------- The Dreaded Shark-Eating Man! |
Posted By: Boulder
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2008 at 11:29pm
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bet it piszsists down
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Posted By: Hairy Little Dwarf
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2008 at 11:31pm
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I'm just concerned I haven't got enough RTDs
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Posted By: tightlines2
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2008 at 11:45pm
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As much as I love V8's, I just hope the fishing shows are all go tomorrow AND that the power doesn't go off. ------------- Remember it's not the number of breaths you take that is important in life, but rather the number of times that life takes your breath away. |
Posted By: Dirty Oar
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2008 at 11:58pm
best you pop into the redshed and grab a lil petrol generator ... seen them for $150 a while ago.... put it under the house and run a lead to the tv and bobs ya uncle
 oh and run the other lead to the beer fridge of course
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tightlines2 wrote:Posted By: brown
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2008 at 12:39am
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rains arrived in the "rei" ...dam i need to get milk |
Posted By: tobez
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2008 at 6:54am
well im banned from fishing today, just in case **** hits fan, which is probably a good thing as we ran out of nappy wipes last night... ...poo's------------- Waikato North Harbourmaster...Got a Nav Safety question for the Waikato region?...call me 021705642 or download the app Marine Mate! |
Posted By: Phecda
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2008 at 8:30am
Best take to sea ... avoid all that corrugated iron flying off the shacks in Northland 
(As far as I know, scallops are subject to the regs full stop...and it's out of season!)
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Posted By: tobez
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2008 at 9:32am
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yeah but u gotta get caught first..and whos gonna catch them? ------------- Waikato North Harbourmaster...Got a Nav Safety question for the Waikato region?...call me 021705642 or download the app Marine Mate! |
Posted By: fluffy1
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2008 at 9:44am
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Shes comin on boys and shes comin on strong.
The storm of the decade is starting.
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Posted By: Espresso
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2008 at 9:47am
The only way the wind and rain brought me smile - went out for a stunning arvo fish on flat seas out from jaffaland yesterday - back for delishemo snapper on the BBQ, then as I was trying to snore last night, the wind started pickin' up and by 4am it was all on in my little Port-a-loo of a temp. house (yep 1 year and my houseside now, fresh Snapper chillin' and some new video footage to sift and sort, and the Big Boy Breakfast 
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Posted By: phantomdeviant
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2008 at 10:31am
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Anyone for a broadie drift? ------------- Skirt Pulla |
Posted By: KeriBOI
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2008 at 11:13am
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its going off in kerikeri. huge high winds and its been pissing down all morning. ------------- Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes; after that, who cares?! He's a mile away and you've got his shoes! |
Posted By: herby
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2008 at 11:42am
Thats the spirit..........
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Posted By: phantomdeviant
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2008 at 12:11pm
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Pitty we cant go trolling fro beakies. Could really cut down on fuel costs by getting some of SWMBO's best sheets and a brow stick for a sail ------------- Skirt Pulla |
Posted By: [email protected]
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2008 at 1:10pm
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Go back to bed Tom ------------- http://www.blackbillsportfishing.co.nz/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: otdrmn
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2008 at 1:16pm
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Check it out here in South Head http://lineman.co.nz/Weather/index.html - http://lineman.co.nz/Weather/index.html
58 knots and building, drop in baro pressure of 5 hecto's in the last hour.
It's smokin! Yeah Ha
Only prob is once it stops blown we'll be f-in busy puttin everyones power back on.
BE SAFE
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Posted By: rocko
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2008 at 1:27pm
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And this is what the west is doing.. http://www.weather-display.com/windy/gb/flash/ http://ps.gen.nz/~hamgap/index.html fair kicking up out here |
Posted By: Dagwood
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2008 at 2:01pm
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On channel 80 30mins ago: "Coastguard Radio Coastguard Radio, Lion Foundation rescue - SitRep" "Go ahead Lion" "Just entering the Tiri channel area, can we have an update of the wind at Tiri please?" "Sure - Peak eight two, average seven zero" "Ahhh.... that explains it" 5 mins later they were stood down - no people in the water at Stanmore Bay / Red Beach as originally thought / reported. Sounds like it's a bit snotty out there |
Posted By: The Jester
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2008 at 2:22pm
LoL! 
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Posted By: Phecda
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2008 at 2:54pm
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I just cant sail in 80knots. Could do 6 or 7kn under bare poles though or 12knots down a big wave
And who's put all this foliage crap in my driveway? Come on, own up...
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Posted By: Phats
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2008 at 3:01pm
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Sky Tower closed for what I beleive is the second time ever Thank god...didnt want to try and eat up there in this ------------- A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. |
Posted By: Bender
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2008 at 3:07pm
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Good old Swashies till open. Whitebait fritters and savvy blanc as good as ever. Coming back over the bridge was interesting, and what's with all the people driving around looking at the beaches? - every beach front carpark was chocka and the roads busy-as all over the shore. ------------- Nobody has ever come up with a great idea after a second bottle of water. |
Posted By: obald
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2008 at 3:21pm
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One tree down
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Posted By: Phats
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2008 at 3:25pm
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Your just down the road from my Olds Obald .... they are very exposed near top of Escott Might ring them soon if your losing trees ------------- A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. |
Posted By: otdrmn
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2008 at 3:27pm
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Hell's teeth, ive just loaded up with chainsaws to go and help the boys restore some power and cant get out ~ big pines down everywhere! To nasty to try and even cut my way out liable to wear one as a thropy.
Oh well ~ back home, some more sausage curry and a night in front of the fire lstening to the AB's smash the wally's.
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Posted By: swanie
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2008 at 3:29pm
| Well I'm about to get ready to go to work on the big red truck tonight, dont think there will be much sleep happening. Yesterday was plane crashes-car crashes-kitchen fires-couple of false alarms and a horse rescued out of a lake, and that was before the weather got involved. |
Posted By: otdrmn
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2008 at 3:35pm
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Yep, no doubt about it swanie your going to be hell busy! What station are you? |
Posted By: billfish
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2008 at 3:54pm
| Good luck Swanie |
Posted By: Phats
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2008 at 4:24pm
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Take care Swanie mate
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Posted By: Barbary B
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2008 at 4:32pm
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Jeessus - two boats on the beach at Devonport so far as the sea tow now located off Narrowneck and heading for Takapuna by my reakoning. Anyone at Takapuna should get down there to see a biiig beaching! ------------- "Look ahead, look astern, look to weather, look to lea Look down along the coast of High Barbary..." |
Posted By: DIY!
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2008 at 5:20pm
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4 metres and 45 knots... Nice |
Posted By: tobez
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2008 at 6:21pm
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shot out for a looksie at half tide..lots of wood up on the green strip ....gonna be a long night wit high at 12ish..bloody windy 40-50 easy.. had 2 power cuts and lot of wind but not as much rain as i thought... ------------- Waikato North Harbourmaster...Got a Nav Safety question for the Waikato region?...call me 021705642 or download the app Marine Mate! |
Posted By: ramprage
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2008 at 6:44pm
Welcome to Whitianga tobez, this time of the year you will get lots of power cuts, it comes with the lifestyle. Ive being there when the powers been out for 2 days. Keep your freezers closed.
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Posted By: empty
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2008 at 6:56pm
called into a cutomers place this arvo to fix their sky ,backed up their drive ,just turned the key off and bugger me heard this crash van rocks and a 10 mtr tree had landed on the roof of my van lucky for me just got hit with the top 3 mtrs of the tree so no damage ------------- what happened to the pissing man? |
Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2008 at 7:20pm
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branches off trees, my pond now a lake, bloked drains winds over 100k fark me what a day glad i was off work, if the house was not my own i would not have cared lol. you would have seen Kaeo on tv we went through to check the boat within an hour it was a different story on our return roads flooded lines down, yes it was a goody, had the eye go through and we had sunshine for about 45mins then it hosed down again, went in to keri to buy a water blaster lots of carnage around, tomorrow will be worse, rain was 80 to 100mm per hour lol tanks are choka. ------------- Ultimate GAME Fishing Adventures. Northland |
Posted By: Bruce
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2008 at 8:45pm
| Nothing quiet like a good storm, unless it hits you of course. Could only have been topped with thunder and lightening |
Posted By: obald
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2008 at 8:48pm
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Just back in the electric world after a five hour power cut. Our generator finally being wired up on Monday - doh
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Posted By: Dagwood
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2008 at 9:06pm
So much for the "new and improved" pontoons at Gulf Harbour. Someone
remind me to put engineer on my business card and increase my hourly
rate by 150%. Still it's only taxpayers money eh... Credit to Ailys Comet on the crew.org.nz site for the photo |
Posted By: Phecda
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2008 at 6:29am
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This storm seems to have passed thru reasonably quickly (Auck anyway) Looking at that photo (thanks Dagwood), the seas are not REALLY high as things go from my point of view, but the pontoon is obviously having a hard time. So I agree it is silly not having a breakwater. In any case, how would you retrieve a boat with 1/10 that sea? I went to BBYC marina (Half Moon Bay) yesterday to check my boat lines. In the marina. It was unpleasant but in an easterly no seas in the marina. Last year I broke the marina finger of the outside berth in a 50kn northerly which came straight in the entrance. That was fun. I spent 4hrs or so physically holding my boat off the pontoon. And just to exacerbate things, I'd removed all-but-one set of mast-rigging stays on my yacht for replacement. Every time it hit the finger, the mast bent. I looked straight up the mast once, but it was better not to <lol> Even so, yesterday several launches (and yachts) were hitting their snubbers, which will eventually cause damage if left long enough. They should know that a storm makes lines stretch...
One launch rear-corner was pounding the marina woodwork. Trouble is, the snubber they relied on had blown-up with the wind direction. Good reason to put a screw or two at the bottom of those permanent snubbers.
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Posted By: kaveman
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2008 at 8:11am
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Was not good in Whangamata yesterday, went down to the boat club for an ale and watch the fishing shows etc , get out of my car, 24ft launch by the wharf gets picked up and flipped on its head, 30fter beside it went right over as well but somehow managed to right itself.Would guess gusts up to 50-60knots Will this was going on the power went off for good so quick beer before manager closed the joint.  Roof of a house 100m away was blowing across the neighbouring reserve as we left. Not good. Will take camera and get some photos to post later.Weather is lots better this morning  -------------  www.kavemantackle.co.nz
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Posted By: obald
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2008 at 8:37am
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Looking at the Metservice weather map issued at 0600 I see the centre of the low is now situated just off East Cape and the pressure is 968 hPa!! Don't think I've ever seen a number that low on a NZ weather map. ------------- Random musings on all sorts of things http://obaldnz.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - http://obaldnz.blogspot.com/
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Posted By: phantomdeviant
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2008 at 8:50am
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Its been a good weekend to stay in front of the fire lol ------------- Skirt Pulla |
Posted By: swanie
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2008 at 10:19am
| Man we got away lightly last night, pretty quite down in Tauranga, had to trim a few trees, but got to watch the All Blacks get wiped all over the feild. The Comm centre was telling tales of woe in waihi-kopu area though, and someones house in Taupo caught fire, with the wind it ended up going up like a blowtorch |
Posted By: mouthu
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2008 at 10:30am
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You had a quiet night then Swannie? Mine finished just a few hours ago, and I'll tell you what. We'll be cleaning up trees for the next few weeks I reacon.
I was up in a bucket last night trying to load bind a pohutukawa from splitting out in Parnell, Every time I got near the damn thing, the wind peaked and the tree was 3 - 4 metres away again. Parnell fire 'chief' had turned up mid process and commented something along the lines of "**** that, you're on your own" and went around the corner to the 5 car carport that was vertical against a house.
This tree is coming down today with or without our help.
Dagwood, I looked at lots of possible firewood loads for you, but the locals are really quick when they hear chainsaws. Even at midnight in Papatoetoe, I wonder if some of them know that Morton bay Figs down burn well, ( think rubber tree) . Hmm maybe time for some sleep. ------------- Yes it was me, I screwed it up for everyone. |
Posted By: Dagwood
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2008 at 1:04pm
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[/QUOTE] Dagwood, I looked at lots of possible firewood loads for you, but the locals are really quick when they hear chainsaws. Even at midnight in Papatoetoe, I wonder if some of them know that Morton bay Figs down burn well, ( think rubber tree) [/QUOTE] Cheers for that - wrong time of the year I guess. Free firewood seems more plentiful around November! |
Posted By: mouthu
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2008 at 1:15pm
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No worries, I'll keep you in mind. I've got to teach a new bloke company policies in Manukau for the next two weeks. I'm sure there'll be plenty coming. ------------- Yes it was me, I screwed it up for everyone. |
Posted By: Donald Duck
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2008 at 1:32pm
Obie, I might try to Google them, but the most outstanding week of NZ weather maps ever was right around 10 April 1968, the date the Wahine sunk in Wellington harbour. From memory I think it got to the low 950's but, like I say, I'll see if I can't find it online somewhere. Saturday I went to watch the Eagles play St Kilda at Subiaco. Funny game alright. I can't believe that in knowing only about two rules, even I could see that the umpire was blind. Still, home team won and that was good 'cos I was in the member's stand amid rabid fans having a very bad season. Weather was shocking, I have a sunburnt face, wind got as high as 3 knots and it was a bitterly cold 24 deg. God, I so wish I was home seeing interesting weather! |
Posted By: Donald Duck
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2008 at 3:59pm
Okay; couldn't find what I was looking for. I remember in Pilot school (1983) seeing several days worth of charts and they were spectacular... but I did find these:   |
Posted By: tobez
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2008 at 4:05pm
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still no damn cellphone reception!!!..its been out for 2 days now!!...i wonder if vodafone will give us something free??? ------------- Waikato North Harbourmaster...Got a Nav Safety question for the Waikato region?...call me 021705642 or download the app Marine Mate! |
Posted By: Boulder
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2008 at 4:20pm
any result on the scollie walk T 
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Posted By: whiti-fisho
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2008 at 4:30pm
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Nothing coming in yet Boulder probably late tonight or early tommorrow if this swell keeps up. My daughter reckons she should look in peoples back yards at Kuaotunu for scallops after last night ------------- I step out my door to paradise on earth |
Posted By: obald
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2008 at 4:34pm
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Very impressive, Beagle. So 963hPa is the lowest so far. It has taken 40 years to get within 5 hPa and I was safely still at school in South London in 1968 ------------- Random musings on all sorts of things http://obaldnz.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - http://obaldnz.blogspot.com/
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Posted By: Donald Duck
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2008 at 6:01pm
Yes, I was 9. Still recall my Mum telling me about the Wahine on the day though. Only other baddie was Bola around 1987. |
Posted By: rocko
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2008 at 9:58pm
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i remember th carnage bola left behind the mangakahia valley got a big as wipping from it... The northern wairoa river burst its banks flooded the new bridge H14@ Tangiteroria and sent dargaville for a swim.....i had week off work during that storm due to the weather |
Posted By: obald
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2008 at 6:22am
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The records tumble. Cape Reinga recorded 962.9hPa on Saturday which beats both Beagle's reference and the lowest pressure ever recorded on the North Island proper of 963 hPa in 1956 (or was it 1959?) at the time of Cyclone Ida. ------------- Random musings on all sorts of things http://obaldnz.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - http://obaldnz.blogspot.com/
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Posted By: otdrmn
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2008 at 8:37am
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Some stats from my weather station located in South Head, Kaipara.
Lowest Hpa 964.5 (all time record)
Fall over 24 hours from 1008.9 to 964.5 ~ 44.4hpa (outstanding)
Highest wind 58 knots (all time record)
Highest 10 min average 43 knots (all time record)
Rain 46.4 ml
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Posted By: Barbary B
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2008 at 9:25am
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2 yachts still beached high and dry on the footpath by Windsor reserve this morning. The big catamaran that smashed into the seawall on Saturday afternoon will take some moving. ------------- "Look ahead, look astern, look to weather, look to lea Look down along the coast of High Barbary..." |
Posted By: Barbary B
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2008 at 4:36pm
This is the +42 view from Metservice - I think thats a 964 in the centre of this baby - looks even worse than the one in the weekend. ------------- "Look ahead, look astern, look to weather, look to lea Look down along the coast of High Barbary..." |
Posted By: hookerpuka
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2008 at 4:44pm
| ugh! time to batten down the hatche's again looking at that mother heading in..... guess that means i wont be fishing on wednesday after all :( |
Posted By: Boulder
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2008 at 4:47pm
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So +42 means 42 hours from now if thats the way I read it. yes/no?? ------------- http://www.boulderguiding.co.nz"> http://www.boulderguiding.co.nz">www.boulderguiding.co.nz |
Posted By: Barbary B
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2008 at 4:48pm
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+ 42 from their last observation which was at midday today. ------------- "Look ahead, look astern, look to weather, look to lea Look down along the coast of High Barbary..." |
Posted By: rocko
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2008 at 7:44pm
yeah just what we need more rain ,
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Posted By: mouthu
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2008 at 8:31pm
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Cool. more storm = more money. ------------- Yes it was me, I screwed it up for everyone. |