Currently within the Fijian metrological area, TC Uesi is expected to track south and affect Qld and northern NSW beaches later this week.

https://www.met.gov.fj/

According to Brisbane radio, shark drum lines have been removed along Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Rainbow Beach, Moreton Island, and North Stradbroke Island ahead of the expected cyclonic effects. https://www.973fm.com.au/newsroom/more-rain-for-qld-after-weekend-downpour/

Higgins Storm Chasing says “an increasing number” of models show Uesi crossing the coast somewhere between Sunshine Coast and Newcastle, NSW, on Friday or Saturday.

What was the damage from cyclone Damien near Karratha?

Negligible?

mollwollfumble said:

What was the damage from cyclone Damien near Karratha?

Negligible?

Cyclone Damien damage closes Karratha Airport as flash flooding warning issued for inland WA

furious said:

mollwollfumble said:

What was the damage from cyclone Damien near Karratha?

Negligible?

Cyclone Damien damage closes Karratha Airport as flash flooding warning issued for inland WA

> bringing with it heavy rainfall to the parched east of the region, extending into the north-eastern Gascoyne and northern Goldfields.

Well, that’s good.

Forecast to track parallel to the coast at this stage.

https://zoom.earth/#view=-20.8,152.7,5z/date=2020-02-11,19:50,+10

Divine Angel said:

Forecast to track parallel to the coast at this stage.

https://zoom.earth/#view=-20.8,152.7,5z/date=2020-02-11,19:50,+10

When was the last big cyclone to hit east coast Qld?
Althea in 1971?
Yasi in 2011 didn’t cause as much damage. Debbie in 2017 caused even less damage.

Perhaps Larry in 2006.

But Larry didn’t really destroy all that much. Wikipedia says “A damage survey of buildings in the Innisfail region concluded that the majority of contemporary houses remained structurally intact, though many roller doors were destroyed. The report noted that the structures should have been able to withstand the cyclone, as the winds impacting the buildings were below the threshold required for meeting the region’s building standards.”

mollwollfumble said:

Divine Angel said:

Forecast to track parallel to the coast at this stage.

https://zoom.earth/#view=-20.8,152.7,5z/date=2020-02-11,19:50,+10

When was the last big cyclone to hit east coast Qld?
Althea in 1971?
Yasi in 2011 didn’t cause as much damage. Debbie in 2017 caused even less damage.

Perhaps Larry in 2006.

But Larry didn’t really destroy all that much. Wikipedia says “A damage survey of buildings in the Innisfail region concluded that the majority of contemporary houses remained structurally intact, though many roller doors were destroyed. The report noted that the structures should have been able to withstand the cyclone, as the winds impacting the buildings were below the threshold required for meeting the region’s building standards.”

Wiped out a lot of bananas. Apparently they had to bend some new ones.

mollwollfumble said:

When was the last big cyclone to hit east coast Qld?

The last Cat 5 to cross the Qld coast was Marcia in 2015.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-12/tropical-cyclone-uesi-bring-dangerous-conditions-nsw-coast/11955628

And a satellite image courtesy of BoM:

http://satview.bom.gov.au/

Sucks for cruise ships in the vicinity.

Michael V said:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-12/tropical-cyclone-uesi-bring-dangerous-conditions-nsw-coast/11955628

Scaremongering again.

Divine Angel said:

Sucks for cruise ships in the vicinity.

Fuck em. They’re full of sick people with Coronavirus.

sibeen said:

Divine Angel said:

Sucks for cruise ships in the vicinity.

Fuck em. They’re full of sick people with Coronavirus.

Set a course for adventure you might find a new romance

sibeen said:

Divine Angel said:

Sucks for cruise ships in the vicinity.

Fuck em. They’re full of sick people with Coronavirus.

And they had plenty of time to be somewhere else.

Tamb said:

sibeen said:

Divine Angel said:

Sucks for cruise ships in the vicinity.

Fuck em. They’re full of sick people with Coronavirus.

And they had plenty of time to be somewhere else.

And anyway, they’re all going to be dead 200 years from now: what difference does it make?

Divine Angel said:

Sucks for cruise ships in the vicinity.

Actually, it’s pretty good fun to be on an ocean liner in a hurricane. Fantastic huge waves. The bow of the ship ploughing into the trough, and the engines over-revving when the screws come out of the water. Running downhill that becomes uphill. Great fun.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Betsy

Michael V said:

Divine Angel said:

Sucks for cruise ships in the vicinity.

Actually, it’s pretty good fun to be on an ocean liner in a hurricane. Fantastic huge waves. The bow of the ship ploughing into the trough, and the engines over-revving when the screws come out of the water. Running downhill that becomes uphill. Great fun.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Betsy

I feel like all of that is a lie.

Arts said:

Michael V said:

Divine Angel said:

Sucks for cruise ships in the vicinity.

Actually, it’s pretty good fun to be on an ocean liner in a hurricane. Fantastic huge waves. The bow of the ship ploughing into the trough, and the engines over-revving when the screws come out of the water. Running downhill that becomes uphill. Great fun.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Betsy

I feel like all of that is a lie.

Really? Why?

I had an absolute ball.

Mind you, most people were sea-sick. I took one tablet on the first day of the rough seas and after that I was fine.

Arts said:

Michael V said:

Divine Angel said:

Sucks for cruise ships in the vicinity.

Actually, it’s pretty good fun to be on an ocean liner in a hurricane. Fantastic huge waves. The bow of the ship ploughing into the trough, and the engines over-revving when the screws come out of the water. Running downhill that becomes uphill. Great fun.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Betsy

I feel like all of that is a lie.

+1

On our cruise in 2014, we were 300kms behind a cyclone and I was terribly seasick. Luckily I had some anti nausea pills with me as I’d recently had labyrinthitis.

Arts said:

Michael V said:

Divine Angel said:

Sucks for cruise ships in the vicinity.

Actually, it’s pretty good fun to be on an ocean liner in a hurricane. Fantastic huge waves. The bow of the ship ploughing into the trough, and the engines over-revving when the screws come out of the water. Running downhill that becomes uphill. Great fun.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Betsy

I feel like all of that is a lie.

Coronavirus & seasickness NO THANK YOU.

Also… MV finds hurricanes in general “fun”…

Michael V said:

Arts said:

Michael V said:

Actually, it’s pretty good fun to be on an ocean liner in a hurricane. Fantastic huge waves. The bow of the ship ploughing into the trough, and the engines over-revving when the screws come out of the water. Running downhill that becomes uphill. Great fun.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Betsy

I feel like all of that is a lie.

Really? Why?

I had an absolute ball.

Mind you, most people were sea-sick. I took one tablet on the first day of the rough seas and after that I was fine.

Doesn’t sound like you were very empathetic towards your fellow passengers.

Arts said:

Michael V said:

Divine Angel said:

Sucks for cruise ships in the vicinity.

Actually, it’s pretty good fun to be on an ocean liner in a hurricane. Fantastic huge waves. The bow of the ship ploughing into the trough, and the engines over-revving when the screws come out of the water. Running downhill that becomes uphill. Great fun.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Betsy

I feel like all of that is a lie.

White knuckle fun perhaps

Michael V said:

Arts said:

Michael V said:

Actually, it’s pretty good fun to be on an ocean liner in a hurricane. Fantastic huge waves. The bow of the ship ploughing into the trough, and the engines over-revving when the screws come out of the water. Running downhill that becomes uphill. Great fun.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Betsy

I feel like all of that is a lie.

Really? Why?

I had an absolute ball.

Mind you, most people were sea-sick. I took one tablet on the first day of the rough seas and after that I was fine.

I like the bumpy bits too. :)

This cyclone is flying around all over the place like a mad woman’s hairdo.

Arts said:

Michael V said:

Divine Angel said:

Sucks for cruise ships in the vicinity.

Actually, it’s pretty good fun to be on an ocean liner in a hurricane. Fantastic huge waves. The bow of the ship ploughing into the trough, and the engines over-revving when the screws come out of the water. Running downhill that becomes uphill. Great fun.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Betsy

I feel like all of that is a lie.

Thankfully long distance trips can be flown now. Oh wait…

Woodie said:

This cyclone is flying around all over the place like a mad woman’s hairdo.

Not as bad as TC Oma. She had no idea what the f she was doing.

Divine Angel said:

Also… MV finds hurricanes in general “fun”…

Yes, well, I do.

Divine Angel said:

Arts said:

Michael V said:

Actually, it’s pretty good fun to be on an ocean liner in a hurricane. Fantastic huge waves. The bow of the ship ploughing into the trough, and the engines over-revving when the screws come out of the water. Running downhill that becomes uphill. Great fun.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Betsy

I feel like all of that is a lie.

+1

On our cruise in 2014, we were 300kms behind a cyclone and I was terribly seasick. Luckily I had some anti nausea pills with me as I’d recently had labyrinthitis.

I shower because I get seasick in the bath.

sibeen said:

Michael V said:

Arts said:

I feel like all of that is a lie.

Really? Why?

I had an absolute ball.

Mind you, most people were sea-sick. I took one tablet on the first day of the rough seas and after that I was fine.

Doesn’t sound like you were very empathetic towards your fellow passengers.

Was I supposed to be?

Michael V said:

sibeen said:

Michael V said:

Really? Why?

I had an absolute ball.

Mind you, most people were sea-sick. I took one tablet on the first day of the rough seas and after that I was fine.

Doesn’t sound like you were very empathetic towards your fellow passengers.

Was I supposed to be?

Florence fucking Nightingale.

Divine Angel said:

Woodie said:

This cyclone is flying around all over the place like a mad woman’s hairdo.

Not as bad as TC Oma. She had no idea what the f she was doing.

TC Kerry was like that too.

Divine Angel said:

Also… MV finds hurricanes in general “fun”…

Well that explains it … he’s stark raving mad.

Arts said:

Divine Angel said:

Also… MV finds hurricanes in general “fun”…

Well that explains it … he’s stark raving mad.

Easy to like hurricanes. Cyclones however….

Witty Rejoinder said:

Arts said:

Michael V said:

Actually, it’s pretty good fun to be on an ocean liner in a hurricane. Fantastic huge waves. The bow of the ship ploughing into the trough, and the engines over-revving when the screws come out of the water. Running downhill that becomes uphill. Great fun.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Betsy

I feel like all of that is a lie.

Thankfully long distance trips can be flown now. Oh wait…

I’d rather fly in the fucking Hindenburg than go on a cruise ship ever again.

Tamb said:

Arts said:

Divine Angel said:

Also… MV finds hurricanes in general “fun”…

Well that explains it … he’s stark raving mad.

Easy to like hurricanes. Cyclones however….

The only cyclone I have directly experienced was only a category one cyclone and I thought it was a bit over rated…

furious said:

Tamb said:

Arts said:

Well that explains it … he’s stark raving mad.

Easy to like hurricanes. Cyclones however….

The only cyclone I have directly experienced was only a category one cyclone and I thought it was a bit over rated…

I’ve been in about 15. Some Cat 1 others up to Cat 5.

The Terminator was fond of this particular cyclone

Cymek said:

The Terminator was fond of this particular cyclone

9mm…

furious said:

Cymek said:

The Terminator was fond of this particular cyclone

9mm…

Exactly

Michael V said:

Actually, it’s pretty good fun to be on an ocean liner in a hurricane. Fantastic huge waves. The bow of the ship ploughing into the trough, and the engines over-revving when the screws come out of the water. Running downhill that becomes uphill. Great fun.

Cruise ships today of 70,000 tons plus are a rather different proposition from earlier days.

It was certainly an interesting ride around the edge of a cyclone in the old Fairsky, at about 12,500 tons.

Cyclonic seas in warships are yet another matter. A narrow ship of 5,300 tons is quite a ride.

And even without a cyclone, Bass Strait can get to a state where a patrol boat has to shelter in the lee of a leg of a drill rig, wit the engines ticking over to keep you out f certain death shou you fall ff to far to port, starboard, or astern.

Divine Angel said:

Woodie said:

This cyclone is flying around all over the place like a mad woman’s hairdo.

Not as bad as TC Oma. She had no idea what the f she was doing.

One day has it flying off into the blue yonder of the South Pacific off to South America somewhere, the next it’s off on a completely opposite direction “Ooooo… Queensland looks nice”, and today, it’s off for a good sea cruise down the Tasman. “Oh look….. what’s that over there? I’ll get New Zealand to hit the panic button”.

Doing her best impression of Elanor Abernathy, she is.

I can’t type for shit today.

captain_spalding said:

I can’t type for shit today.

You just did.

captain_spalding said:

Michael V said:

Actually, it’s pretty good fun to be on an ocean liner in a hurricane. Fantastic huge waves. The bow of the ship ploughing into the trough, and the engines over-revving when the screws come out of the water. Running downhill that becomes uphill. Great fun.

Cruise ships today of 70,000 tons plus are a rather different proposition from earlier days.

It was certainly an interesting ride around the edge of a cyclone in the old Fairsky, at about 12,500 tons.

Cyclonic seas in warships are yet another matter. A narrow ship of 5,300 tons is quite a ride.

And even without a cyclone, Bass Strait can get to a state where a patrol boat has to shelter in the lee of a leg of a drill rig, wit the engines ticking over to keep you out f certain death shou you fall ff to far to port, starboard, or astern.

We were on P&O’s “Canberra”.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Canberra

Cymek said:

The Terminator was fond of this particular cyclone

IDGI

dv said:

Cymek said:

The Terminator was fond of this particular cyclone

IDGI

The Uzi is a family of Israeli open-bolt, blowback-operated submachine guns.

Tamb said:

dv said:

Cymek said:

The Terminator was fond of this particular cyclone

IDGI

The Uzi is a family of Israeli open-bolt, blowback-operated submachine guns.

Which the Terminator was fond of

Tamb said:

dv said:

Cymek said:

The Terminator was fond of this particular cyclone

IDGI

The Uzi is a family of Israeli open-bolt, blowback-operated submachine guns.

i see

dv said:

Tamb said:

dv said:

IDGI

The Uzi is a family of Israeli open-bolt, blowback-operated submachine guns.

i see

It was a poor attempt at humour but at least one person did get it

This morning on the radio, someone from The Weather Channel said that TC Uesi would lose its cyclone classification but still be as strong as a category 2 cyclone.

Meanwhile, the ABC is reporting that Lord Howe Island is likely to be directly hit, or at least severely impacted. Large waves and wind likely along the SEQ and NSW coasts today and tomorrow.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-13/cyclone-uesi-to-hit-lord-howe-island/11957886

BOM says Uesi will likely become a low around 1pm ADST.
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65002.shtml

Ex-TC Uesi will then pay a visit to New Zealand.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12308176

Divine Angel said:

This morning on the radio, someone from The Weather Channel said that TC Uesi would lose its cyclone classification but still be as strong as a category 2 cyclone.

Meanwhile, the ABC is reporting that Lord Howe Island is likely to be directly hit, or at least severely impacted. Large waves and wind likely along the SEQ and NSW coasts today and tomorrow.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-13/cyclone-uesi-to-hit-lord-howe-island/11957886

BOM says Uesi will likely become a low around 1pm ADST.
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65002.shtml

Ex-TC Uesi will then pay a visit to New Zealand.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12308176

Tropical Cyclone Uesi
Issued at 8:26 am AEDT Thursday 13 February 2020. Refer to Tropical Cyclone Advice Number 9.

Divine Angel said:

This morning on the radio, someone from The Weather Channel said that TC Uesi would lose its cyclone classification but still be as strong as a category 2 cyclone.

I understand that a TC will lose it’s official classification as a “cyclone” once it drops below a certain latitude, even though it may still have all the characteristics etc. Does the term “East Coast Low” sound familiar to you? Tropical Depression?

Woodie said:

Divine Angel said:

This morning on the radio, someone from The Weather Channel said that TC Uesi would lose its cyclone classification but still be as strong as a category 2 cyclone.

I understand that a TC will lose it’s official classification as a “cyclone” once it drops below a certain latitude, even though it may still have all the characteristics etc. Does the term “East Coast Low” sound familiar to you? Tropical Depression?

Would a Tropical Depression lose its classification when it leaves the tropics?

Tamb said:

Woodie said:

Divine Angel said:

This morning on the radio, someone from The Weather Channel said that TC Uesi would lose its cyclone classification but still be as strong as a category 2 cyclone.

I understand that a TC will lose it’s official classification as a “cyclone” once it drops below a certain latitude, even though it may still have all the characteristics etc. Does the term “East Coast Low” sound familiar to you? Tropical Depression?

Would a Tropical Depression lose its classification when it leaves the tropics?

or enters the manics

Tamb said:

Woodie said:

Divine Angel said:

This morning on the radio, someone from The Weather Channel said that TC Uesi would lose its cyclone classification but still be as strong as a category 2 cyclone.

I understand that a TC will lose it’s official classification as a “cyclone” once it drops below a certain latitude, even though it may still have all the characteristics etc. Does the term “East Coast Low” sound familiar to you? Tropical Depression?

Would a Tropical Depression lose its classification when it leaves the tropics?

They’re naming “storms” in Europe now e.g. Storm Ciara, or have they always done that? They call it an Extratropical cyclone…

Woodie said:

Divine Angel said:

This morning on the radio, someone from The Weather Channel said that TC Uesi would lose its cyclone classification but still be as strong as a category 2 cyclone.

I understand that a TC will lose it’s official classification as a “cyclone” once it drops below a certain latitude, even though it may still have all the characteristics etc. Does the term “East Coast Low” sound familiar to you? Tropical Depression?

It isn’t so much the latitude but the proximity to the coast. Cyclones either land or piss off back out to sea. If they stay along the cioast they become coastal lows.