tonyk38

Been helping to evacuate the hospital all morning. Now back home taping my windows and taping up my bookshelves with bin bags. All pretty pointless if my roof gets ripped off...

Pollyana

Latest track map, note the slight movement of the track back to the southwest.....going to keep us guessing till the end

A Cyclone WARNING is current for coastal areas from Cape Melville to Sarina extending inland to Georgetown and west of Charters Towers.

A Cyclone WATCH is current for coastal areas from Lockhart River to Cape
Melville and for the northern tropical interior.

The Cyclone WATCH from Sarina to Yeppoon has been cancelled.

At 4:00 pm EST Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi, Category 3 was estimated to be
1020 kilometres east northeast of Cairns and 1020 kilometres east northeast of
Townsville moving west southwest at 34 kilometres per hour.

YASI IS A LARGE AND POWERFUL TROPICAL CYCLONE AND POSES A SERIOUS THREAT TO
NORTH QUEENSLAND COMMUNITIES

The Cyclone is expected to slowly intensify overnight and continue moving in a
west-southwesterly direction.

DAMAGING winds with gusts to 90 km/hr are expected to develop on the islands
during Wednesday morning, then extend onto the coast during the day, and
further inland across the northern tropical interior overnight.

jimtrish

Any ideas at this stage whether its going to keep on that course Polly....we noticed it was'nt right in the middle of Cairns on this one....

Pollyana

No idea at present, sorry, next advice from the Bureau due 8ish, have to see whats on that

jimtrish

okeydokey..thanks anyway

DeadVim

Exactly where it makes landfall is going to be a pretty academic point I'd imagine, there will be chaos for 100s of kms around it.

Particularly to the south/south west of the system if my new-found cyclone knowledge has it right.

iamthecreaturefromuranus

Have the guys on Willis Island done a runner yet? I certainly wouldn't fancy being out there with this monster coming my way.

Not much cover

Bernieboy

Time to dig a hole

DeadVim

According to the WeatherZone guys they have a Cat 5 rated bunker ... conflicting reports as to whether they are hunkered down there or been evacuated.

Bernieboy

Hope it don't leak

DeadVim

The island isn't exactly towering above sea level, I hope they've done a runner ...

iamthecreaturefromuranus

Yeah, it won't be much good if it turns into a Cat 5 rated submarine. !

DeadVim

Cairns webcam here ... for those fortunate enough not to be thereabouts at this time ...
http://www.cairnsgreatbarrierreef.or...ult.aspx?id=29

Weather update ... it's dark.

DeadVim

4 people out there apparently ... what a job.

Alfresco

Might not be there by tomorrow.