Fires here are not looking good

[Hall]

Our fire siren went of about a half hour ago. Selby now seems to be in a spot of trouble. People are being evacuated. We are only a few K`s from Selby. If the wind is in the wrong direction for us then we will be also in a spot of trouble. Hopefully it is all kept to a minor fire.
Cheers Hall

[incisor]

hope all goes well for you...

[meldrew]

Good luck, hope that it is safe soon. don't rely on CFA web site as it is still too glitchy this is a useful site: Current bushfires using Bing: Incident Alert (http://incidentalert.com.au/iav4/veMapv2.asp#close)

[Chucaro]

Keep safe!!

[Barefoot Dave]

Hall, I hope you are fully prepared for the unexpected. :( There is nothing more certain than that!

All the best for you and yours there.
B Dave.

[SuperMono]

Advice - All Clear
OLD MENZIES CREEK RD
Selby
Effective: 11/01/13 12:24 PM
Expires: 12/01/13 12:30 PM
Incident Information:
Country Fire Authority advise that the fire activity in the Selby area has subsided.

This fire is safe.
This message applies to the towns of Selby.
Smoke may still be visible from nearby communities and roads.
There will still be emergency vehicle traffic in the area.

[Hall]

Thanks meldrew for the info on the bing alerts. Can smell the smoke about. Hopefully that will be it for today.
Cheers Hall

[Disco44]

As much as I don't wish to say this but this weather pattern in south east Queensland is much the same as in Dec./Jan. 1973/74.On Christmas Day 1973 we ,in Ipswich,had 112F(44C) that was in my mothers kitchen.Then on the Australia Day weekend (Jan.26) the heavens opened and we had 24inches of rain in 24 hours ...hence the '74 floods where 8000 homes in Brisbane and 6000 homes in Ipswich were inundated.Also Darwin was wiped off the map by Cyclone Tracey on Christmas Eve 1973.Scarey Indeed.

[Barefoot Dave]

HAll, Glad to hear.

Disco44, we are getting the heat, sure, but evidence indicates neutral to El Níno cycle. SOI is right down, not within .308 distance of '74 or '10-'11.
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/ahead/ENSO-summary.shtml
Water and the Land: El Niño & La Niña (http://www.bom.gov.au/watl/enso/)

Granted there are a few interesting Low pressure systems around, but I don't expect anything to come of them for us in SEQ. (touches head)
Cheers, Dave.

[Disco44]

HAll, Glad to hear.

Disco44, we are getting the heat, sure, but evidence indicates neutral to El Níno cycle. SOI is right down, not within .308 distance of '74 or '10-'11.
Model Outlooks for El Niño and La Niña (http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/ahead/ENSO-summary.shtml)
Water and the Land: El Niño & La Niña (http://www.bom.gov.au/watl/enso/)

Granted there are a few interesting Low pressure systems around, but I don't expect anything to come of them for us in SEQ. (touches head)
Cheers, Dave.

Trying not to be sarcastic Dave but how long has it been that the weather bureau ( with its so called sophisticated equipment) been right.IMHO not very often ,they have 2 bob each way.
Cheers,
John.

[Saitch]

And they've only been studying Oz weather for 200 years so are doing the best they can in forecasting with what boils down to a nanosecond of time in the big scheme of things.

[Disco44]

I see that Toowoomba had the hell scared out them the night before last with heavy rain and flash flooding not as bad as 2011 but still scary.It was also a hit and miss forecast for Ipswich which didn't eventuate..another 2 bob each way bet by the weather bureau.We should get better than that...don't you agree?
John.