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merlin geikie · Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 7:50 am Post subject: CT Yasi.. some info sites

Howdy Folks

Here's an infrared of our cyclone Tropical Cyclone Yasi Cool

http://www.west-cheshire.ac.uk/weather/msgaustralia.asp

and

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

These are secure information sites, as far as I know.

Audio local government radio streaming.
http://www.abc.net.au/emergency/cyclone/yasi/

The infrared graphic has some settings to play with.

Maybe won't be riding for a lil while... always got the kayak Wink

drikko · Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 10:24 am Post subject:

Ah, nuttin much, it's about time Cairns got a blow job, will clean the cobwebs out.

A mate of mine was down here helping clean his mums place out after the floods, he's only just made it back up to home, Cairns and t looks like he's going to get hammered by Yasi tomorrow, he rang today and wanted to know how he had upset the weather gods so much the crap was following him!! He's not happy Smile

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roadscum · Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 5:11 pm Post subject:

It's NOT good to piss off Mother Nature.

Hang on mates!!
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Mystic Red · Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:08 pm Post subject:

Yikes!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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merlin geikie · Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:18 pm Post subject:

Roadscum cautions;

John Clauss · Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:58 am Post subject:

Found this on the NOAA website which explains Hurricanes, Cyclones and Typhoons:

The terms "hurricane" and "typhoon" are regionally specific names for a strong "tropical cyclone". A tropical cyclone is the generic term for a non-frontal synoptic scale low-pressure system over tropical or sub-tropical waters with organized convection (i.e. thunderstorm activity) and definite cyclonic surface wind circulation (Holland 1993).

Tropical cyclones with maximum sustained surface winds of less than 17 m/s (34 kt, 39 mph) are called "tropical depressions" (This is not to be confused with the condition mid-latitude people get during a long, cold and grey winter wishing they could be closer to the equator Wink

). Once the tropical cyclone reaches winds of at least 17 m/s (34 kt, 39 mph) they are typically called a "tropical storm" and assigned a name. If winds reach 33 m/s (64 kt, 74 mph)), then they are called:

* "hurricane" (the North Atlantic Ocean, the Northeast Pacific Ocean east of the dateline, or the South Pacific Ocean east of 160E)
* "typhoon" (the Northwest Pacific Ocean west of the dateline)
* "severe tropical cyclone" (the Southwest Pacific Ocean west of 160E or Southeast Indian Ocean east of 90E)
* "severe cyclonic storm" (the North Indian Ocean)
* "tropical cyclone" (the Southwest Indian Ocean)
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