Deepening low off Queensland Coast
 

Take care on the beaches guys, the surf is rising, large waves expected end of the week, and there is a deepening low which may make things nastier still. More when I have it.....

Strong Wind/Gale Warning
Townsville to Double Island Point including Hervey Bay
SE winds at 25/30 knots between Townsville to Burnett Heads for today. For Thursday, SE winds 25/30 knots extending from Bowen to Double Island Point in the morning with 30/35 knot winds developing between St Lawrence to Sandy Cape during the evening. Seas to 2.5 to 3 metres in open waters rising to 3.5 metres within the Gale zone. A 2 metre SE swell rising to 3 metres later tomorrow.

AND

http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDQ10700.txt

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You just cant get away from work can you Polly!!! :) See you in the new year possibly!

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I'm on duty :(

Keep your eye on the Bureau of Met site, everyone all the way down the coast. Excerpt from the link above:

From late Thursday onwards the upper trough will amplify and induce a low at the surface off the central coast of Qld. This low will then move slowly southwards during the weekend while deepening and could potentially develop into a cyclone.
Until it deepens no-one can now what it will do/where it will go......watch this space, but watch the BOM as well in case I'm too busy........

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...but on a lighter note, yes, we'll get together again in the new year :)

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Was really messy down here today. Doing VMR and watching idiots trying to take their boats out was not funny. Thankfully all but one got so far, turned round and came back in. The one (hadn't logged in) who didn't wallowed about for half an hour and then beached it next to the groyne. Don't know or care when or if he got back inside the bar. He was a twit.:frown:

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Keep your eyes on the BOM site, it can only get worse towards the weekend and into next week - note the updated thread title :eek:

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Yeah, it confused me :blink: subscribed threads came up and I thought "oh didn't reply to that, why's that come up?":blink: Don't take much though :blink::blink:

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I am moving out of Kedron the first week of Jan so will catch up with you then!

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Their site says No tropical Cyclone warnings anywhere at the mo.

Unless im looking somewhere i shouldnt ;)

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Hmmm,
Must have the cheap BOM version as nothing is currently reporting:confused:

WW

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It always was the ones who didnt log on that caused the most grief. At this time of year it is always the ones with the shiney new Xmas present who have to go out no matter what the conditions.

The day usually ends with a hefty serving of hot tongue and cold shoulder with the OH swearing never to go out again...

WW

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Tropical Cyclone Three Day Outlook

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ10810.shtml

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Surfs up. Time for that good groundswell from the north.

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Not a cyclone (yet) but a deepening low off the Queensland coast......I'm on call for work so I get the advance warning that there is something not very nice brewing.

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I'm no expert but this means:

1) Bananas will become more expensive then cocaine again.
2) Bugger all will hit the dams.

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Sad day at vicky point, all those boxing day boaties dragging their boats down in hope, just to see it was even worst than they thought, just 3 trailers in the park instead of 50

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Enjoy yer sand crabs Luv? ;)

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LATEST FROM BOM
SEVERE WEATHER WARNING
for Abnormally High Tides/Dangerous Surf
For people in Offshore Islands south of Rockhampton including The Capricorn and Bunker Groups, Fraser Island and the Sunshine Coast.
Issued at 10:35 am on Thursday 27 December 2007

Synoptic Situation: A tropical low is developing in the Coral Sea and is
expected to be located about 550km Northeast of Yeppoon early Friday.

Very large waves are expected to be generated by this system and are expected to affect areas north from Fraser Island and the Sunshine Coast on Saturday and extend down to Coolangatta Tweed Heads by Sunday. The winds and waves will cause abnormally high tides which should exceed the highest tides of the year.

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Was listening to the news, some fella in Caloundra died, out surfing yesterday !

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Waves were lapping over the sea wall onto the road at high tide yesterday..ocean looks well angry

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I can verify wave crashing in to hotel rocks at Airlie beach and its hossin down Polly! Well at least you're having a good time getting paid;)

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It'll get wilder as the weekend approaches too - take care up there guys:eek:

Looks like we will escape the worst of it after all, looks like the low will stay off the coast (phew) but there is likely to be very dangerous surf and very strong winds.

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Being purely selfish, I hope it dies down a bit so I can hand over on a Mondy and then get ratted on new Years Eve.....hope you guys realise my drinking is severely rationed this week - I've never had such a sober Christmas :eek:

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Looks like rain for the south east:):)

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
SEVERE WEATHER WARNING
for Abnormally High Tides/Dangerous Surf
For people in Offshore Islands south of Rockhampton including The Capricorn and
Bunker Groups, Fraser Island and the Sunshine and Gold Coasts.
Issued at 4:50 pm on Thursday 27 December 2007

Synoptic Situation: A tropical low with a central pressure of 1002hPa is
developing in the Coral Sea east of the Whitsunday Group and is expected to
intensify and move towards the southeast overnight to be located about 550km
Northeast of Gladstone at 10am Friday. The low is then expected to continue to
intensify on Saturday and become slow moving.

Very large waves are expected to be generated by this system and will affect
areas north from Fraser Island and the Sunshine Coast on Saturday and extend
down to Coolangatta Tweed Heads by Sunday. Gale force winds and waves will cause
abnormally high tides which should exceed the highest tides of the year.


The State Emergency Service advises that people in the affected area should, if
near the coastline, stay well away from the water's edge

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We are expecting VERY dangerous surf and a VERY high tide. Low moving south and deepening, but hopefully staying off the coast.......

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http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599...12-421,00.html

he Bureau of Meteorology has advised coastal communities from Bowen in north Queensland to the Gold Coast to prepare for the intense low-pressure system.
Severe weather forecaster Jeff Callaghan said the system was unlikely to develop into a cyclone. "It's a different sort of beast," Mr Callaghan said.
"It's more like a Sydney-to-Hobart yacht race storm. That's not to downplay it. This kind of system can be really ferocious."
The system threatening the Queensland coast was forecast to be about 500km northeast of Yeppoon this morning and moving southeast.
Huge waves whipped up by the system will coincide with king tides and are likely to cause the biggest tides this year.
Mr Callaghan said holidaymakers most at risk would be the thousands of people camping on Fraser Island.

Please take care anyone near the beaches, these waves are predicted to be seriously large, and the islands all the way down the coast are likely to be affected, including Fraser and Straddie.

I heard Jeff Callaghan make the comment above in a teleconference this morning. If anyone remembers the 1999 Sydney-Hobart yacht race, with the tremendous storm that caused many deaths and lost yachts, you'll understand why it sent a chill down my spine. Stay away from the water, and lets hope the storm stays out to sea as currently predicted and doesn't cross the coast.

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The 1999 Sydney to Hobart storm was not a pretty sight. The sailors taking part in that race knew the risks of deep water racing.

Unfortunately, there will be some "bullet-proof heroes" in this storm who may belatedly have wished for more intelligence and less bravado....

WW

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http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/s...77-952,00.html

and

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...28/2128458.htm

Please, forget camping on the beaches, and think safety.

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Hi pollyanna, why are you so interested in this stormy weather......what job do you do?

Mark

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Fraser Island currently being evacuated.

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I can't think for the sound of Kombi vans revving their engines and the chorus of 'duuuuuuuude!' ... must be a biggun a-coming ...

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Why were there still people camping there :confused: Wouldn't you have got the fluck out of there a day or two back:unsure: One bloke on the radio was interviewed and said 'I've moved already into a more sheltered spot, I've still got a couple days of holiday left' - well stay there then but don't ask for help later :rolleyes::lol:

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I work for the Department of Emergency Services, and we coordinate disaster plans and responses, hence have to keep on top of the weather situation, and this week I'm on calll so I have all the info at my fingertips. Making sure the weather warnings get to the public is part of the job :)

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I saw a woman on TV yesterday who said she was planning to stay cos she was in a caravan and that would withstand the wind........having been on the Sussex Coast in the storm of 1987 I could tell her exactly what the wind does to caravans :eeK:

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Cheers Pollyanna... keep up the good work - and have a happy new year too!

Mark

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she's just a nosey cow lol....her real job is a pea picker!!!!!!!!!!!

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according to the reports it has now passed us...and lets hope others down the coast have escape it as we did....

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Probably get paid more doing that :D

Yep, with a bit of luck you're just a bit too high to get the worst of it. The unpredictable bit is what will happen when it turns on Sunday and heads back north again.........and I guess if goes all the way north again it could even re-form as a new system in the Coral Sea for next week. :eek:
Could do some serious damage to beaches and dunes though, with the waves coming onshore.

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I will have a seriously good new year, thanks (at least thats the plan). I've been on call and almost sober since Christmas Eve...I hand over to the next lucky soul on NYE morning :D :beer: :beer:

Actually its a fascinating job, and the more I learn about the complexities of Australian weather and the potential disaster scenarios the more interesting it gets. :)