Wish me luck

[bigbugga]

well here it comes

Looks like it will be a good one too
Should be good for the lawns at least

this is the predicted path it will take over the next 24 hours
http://www.bom.gov.au/fwo/IDW60276.gif?1137709544593


Probally loose phone lines before sunday so I will check back in once all is back in order.

See you on the other side

Of the blow that is :wink:

[feral]

Are you sure!!!!

The latest reports here are that David in weakening.

But then..you are on the ground so your info would be more accurate.

Remember...hang on :roll: :roll:

Cheers,
Lyndon.

[Bushie]

Originally posted by BoM

PRIORITY

TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 20
Issued at 5:55 am WST on Friday, 20 January 2006
BY THE BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE PERTH

A CYCLONE WARNING for a CATEGORY 2 CYCLONE is now current for coastal areas
between Cockatoo Island and Mardie. A CYCLONE WATCH is current for coastal areas
from Mardie to Exmouth, extending to the inland Pilbara to include Nanutarra and
Tom Price.

At 5am WST TROPICAL CYCLONE DARYL was estimated to be
155 kilometres west northwest of Broome and
175 kilometres west of Beagle Bay and
was moving southwest at 12 kilometres per hour.

The risk of destructive winds with gusts to 130 kilometres per hour is expected
to ease in the Beagle Bay and Cygnet Bay areas this morning. Gales with gusts to
110 kilometres an hour are possible in coastal areas between Cockatoo Island and
Broome extending south to Port Hedland tonight and to Mardie tomorrow morning as
Daryl continues to move to the southwest.
Residents along the Pilbara coast are warned of the potential risk of very
destructive winds on Saturday if the cyclone intensifies as expected.

Details of tropical cyclone Daryl at 5AM WST.
Location of centre : within 40 kilometres of
Latitude 17.2 South Longitude 121.0 East.
Recent movement : Southwest at 12 kilometres per hour.
Central Pressure : 970 hPa.
Maximum wind gusts : 155 kilometres per hour.
Severity Category : 2.

[Steinzy]

Good luck!!!

[Lucy]

He's a bigbugga, he'll be the only thing left standing. Bet he'll wish he still had a landy tho if/when it does hit.

Good luck BB :wink:

Justin

[rangieman]

good luck mate hope all goes well as best as it can considering the circumstances





(ps)




leave that navara outside collect on the insurance and you can get back into a landrover all your worries solved https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

allways look on the bright side mate 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

[hiline]

good luck BB


hold onto your hat it might blow away otherwise 8O :wink:

[blitz]

Good luck BB

But lets face it this is part of the reason why we live so far North - to see mother nature in all her fury and glory

cheers

Blythe

[seqfisho]

Hold on BB


and pucker up 8O 8O https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

[VladTepes]

Poor bloody cyclone.


It has no idea what it's in for when it meets BB.











Remember there are two approaches that can be taken during a cyclone / hurricane / tornado / or other wind related weather thingy.

1. The Australian Way. Find cover. Wait til it's over. Hope for the best. This is a.k.a. 'The Sensible Way'

2. The American Way. Chase it in trucks. Stand in its path taking pictures so that people reading their emails all around the world can be briefly entertained; at risk of your life. This is a.k.a. 'The It doesn't really matter he was only American Way'.



I'd suggest the former.

[Frenchie]

This will be an interesting one, all the computer models have it coming down the west coast during the first half of next week. 8O

If it goes inland at Karratha/Onslow it should pop off the coast again near Carnarvon. I reckon this one will cause a lot of problems over a wide area.

[weeds]

button down the hatches

[seqfisho]

Originally posted by weeds
button down the hatches

might need some thing a bit stronger than buttons 8O Kelvin https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

[weeds]

i think i meant batten down the hatches, not sure where button came from

[maggsie]

I'm currently on Barrow Island and we have just shut the field in for the cyclone. The updated predicted course is now straight over the top of us. Thankfully it is tipped to be only a Cat 3 but with a fair amount of rain. Will see what develops in the next 24 hrs.

Maggsie

[one_iota]

Originally posted by weeds
button down the hatches

I think weeds meant "man the bulge pimps"

and pass the rum.

[bigbugga]

This is the US navy's last predicted pathway

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2006/01/20.jpg

Will run along the coast and give us some rain and one hell of a blowing :twisted:

this is the local prediction

Name: Daryl
Severity Category: 2
Situation At: 2PM WST Friday 20 January 2006
Warning Area: Broome to Fortescue, extending inland as shown
Watch Area: Fortescue to Exmouth, extending inland as shown
Location: 18.1S 120.5E
Recent Movement: SW at 15 km/h
Remarks: Gales with gusts to 110 kilometres an hour are possible in coastal areas between Broome and Wallal during Friday afternoon extending south to Port Hedland overnight and to Fortescue during Saturday as Daryl moves to the southwest.

Residents along the Pilbara coast are warned of the potential risk of destructive winds on Saturday as the cyclone approaches the coast.

Residents of Port Hedland are specifically warned of the potential of a dangerous storm tide as the cyclone centre nears the coast. Tides are likely to rise significantly above the normal high tide mark with damaging waves and dangerous flooding.

The State Emergency Service advises of the following alerts:
YELLOW ALERT: People in coastal communities between Pardoo and Whim Creek, including Pardoo, Port Hedland, South Hedland and Whim Creek, should commence action in preparation for the cyclone's arrival.
BLUE ALERT: People in remaining coastal communities between Broome and Dampier, including Broome, Bidyadanga, Sandfire, Wallal, Roebourne, Wickham, Point Samson, Karratha and Dampier should start taking precautions.
People in coastal communities between Cape Leveque and Coral Bay and in the inland Pilbara should listen for the next advice.






Closed the shop just after 3pm when a yellow alert was given, may not be able to open back up tomorrow right now, will depend on how long it takes to pass over.

our port is expecting storm surge flooding, but that wont reach into me.

Will drop in now and then while I have the net still to keep you all updated.



got the deck chairs ready so we can have a front row veiwing too, this will be great https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

[one_iota]

BB

But remember it didn't happen without photos.

Good luck and pass the rum.

[Quiggers]

i wish you luck


peter luck


he's on the way to make a documentary about your impending peril


acquiring a nissan


however, may you have less water than we've had here in the past two days

fortune favours the brave, cheers bigbugga, GQ

[bigbugga]

Originally posted by one_iota
BB

But remember it didn't happen without photos.

Good luck and pass the rum.

camera at the ready

But keep your rum and have one on me mate. :wink:

[CraigE]

Good Luck.
Have you any kites in the shed, good kite flying weather.
Maybe install some new rain water tanks.
:twisted: :twisted:

I hope you make it through unscathed

Right at the moment I have evil vermin on my front lawn. The brother and sister in law turned up today and their Navara is parked on my front lawn devaluing property prices. Hey the neighbours house is up for sale maybe I can get it cheaper while there is a Navara in the area.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

[fernockulated]

:roll: just another day in the tropics hey big fella https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

good luck and hang on for the ride,seeya on the other side 8)

[bigbugga]

just had our first big blasting

Its coming through like waves.


Massive big dust cloud (think movie style sand storm) washed over us followed right away by a blast of rain,

Right now is a calm wind and all quiet






Quiet before the storm 8O


mummy










should be an interesting night




:twisted:

[Steinzy]

Get the digital camera out and send us some pics!!!!!

this could get interesting!

[RichardK]

Hang in there BB, Where's the webcam??

Natures fury nothing we mere mortals can do about it

[one_iota]

For abaddonxi:

Weather the Tempest and bugger the Ariel, :wink:

[abaddonxi]

Originally posted by one_iota
For abaddonxi:

Weather the Tempest and bugger the Ariel, :wink:

PROSPERO
Hast thou, spirit,
Perform'd to point the tempest that I bade thee?

ARIEL
To every article.
I boarded the king's ship; now on the beak,
Now in the waist, the deck, in every cabin,
I flamed amazement


https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

Cheers
Simon

[one_iota]

Originally posted by abaddonxi+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(abaddonxi)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-one_iota
For abaddonxi:

Weather the Tempest and bugger the Ariel, :wink:

PROSPERO
Hast thou, spirit,
Perform'd to point the tempest that I bade thee?

ARIEL
To every article.
I boarded the king's ship; now on the beak,
Now in the waist, the deck, in every cabin,
I flamed amazement


https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

Cheers
Simon[/b][/quote]


Very similar really quoting BB:


<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>

just had our first big blasting

Its coming through like waves.


Massive big dust cloud (think movie style sand storm) washed over us followed right away by a blast of rain,

Right now is a calm wind and all quiet






Quiet before the storm


mummy










should be an interesting night
[/b][/quote]

[Bytemrk]

Stay safe big guy....

See you after the big blow....

[CraigE]

http://www.aulro.com/albums/album27/cyclone.gif

http://www.aulro.com/albums/album27/IDR162.gif

Latest at 0043 WST. Looking nasty.
:evil: 8O :evil:

[DEFENDERZOOK]

Originally posted by one_iota+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(one_iota)</div><div class='quotemain'>
Originally posted by abaddonxi@
<!--QuoteBegin-one_iota
For abaddonxi:

Weather the Tempest and bugger the Ariel, :wink:

PROSPERO
Hast thou, spirit,
Perform'd to point the tempest that I bade thee?

ARIEL
To every article.
I boarded the king's ship; now on the beak,
Now in the waist, the deck, in every cabin,
I flamed amazement


https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

Cheers
Simon


Very similar really quoting BB:


<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>

just had our first big blasting

Its coming through like waves.


Massive big dust cloud (think movie style sand storm) washed over us followed right away by a blast of rain,

Right now is a calm wind and all quiet






Quiet before the storm


mummy










should be an interesting night
[/b][/quote][/b][/quote]






<span style="color:blue">oh....how i would love to know what you two are on......</span>

[CraigE]

Yep, it would definately not be legal !!!
:twisted: :twisted:

[bigbugga]

Well that was a big NON-event.

bit of wind and rain but you would hardly know we had a cyclone happening.

oh well back to normal soon the and bring on the next big one.

[feral]

Originally posted by Feral
Are you sure!!!!

The latest reports here are that David in weakening.

But then..you are on the ground so your info would be more accurate.

Remember...hang on :roll: :roll:





Blessed are the doomsayers............

If it was going to be a big one, I would have told you to.......



Strap yourself in, we're going for a ride 8O 8O 8O 8O

Cheers,
Lyndon.

[VladTepes]

Originally posted by bigbugga
Well that was a big NON-event.

bit of wind and rain but you would hardly know we had a cyclone happening.

oh well back to normal soon the and bring on the next big one.

And now you should have some MUD to play in.


Let us know when the Navarra needs to be recovered. https://www.aulro.com/afvb/


On the other hand I bet the cabin doesn't leak.

[RichardK]

Originally posted by bigbugga
This is the US navy's last predicted pathway

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2006/01/20.jpg

Will run along the coast and give us some rain and one hell of a blowing :twisted:

this is the local prediction

Name: Daryl
Severity Category: 2
Situation At: 2PM WST Friday 20 January 2006
Warning Area: Broome to Fortescue, extending inland as shown
Watch Area: Fortescue to Exmouth, extending inland as shown
Location: 18.1S 120.5E
Recent Movement: SW at 15 km/h
Remarks: Gales with gusts to 110 kilometres an hour are possible in coastal areas between Broome and Wallal during Friday afternoon extending south to Port Hedland overnight and to Fortescue during Saturday as Daryl moves to the southwest.

Residents along the Pilbara coast are warned of the potential risk of destructive winds on Saturday as the cyclone approaches the coast.

Residents of Port Hedland are specifically warned of the potential of a dangerous storm tide as the cyclone centre nears the coast. Tides are likely to rise significantly above the normal high tide mark with damaging waves and dangerous flooding.

The State Emergency Service advises of the following alerts:
YELLOW ALERT: People in coastal communities between Pardoo and Whim Creek, including Pardoo, Port Hedland, South Hedland and Whim Creek, should commence action in preparation for the cyclone's arrival.
BLUE ALERT: People in remaining coastal communities between Broome and Dampier, including Broome, Bidyadanga, Sandfire, Wallal, Roebourne, Wickham, Point Samson, Karratha and Dampier should start taking precautions.
People in coastal communities between Cape Leveque and Coral Bay and in the inland Pilbara should listen for the next advice.






Closed the shop just after 3pm when a yellow alert was given, may not be able to open back up tomorrow right now, will depend on how long it takes to pass over.

our port is expecting storm surge flooding, but that wont reach into me.

Will drop in now and then while I have the net still to keep you all updated.



got the deck chairs ready so we can have a front row veiwing too, this will be great https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

Hi BB,
I know you have done it before but a lot of water has passed under the bridge, or should I say a lot of information has been lost on my computer, anyway could you please give me the site address for the US navy weather :?: :?:

[CraigE]

Geez, Bugga you have missed it and sent it down here. We had about an 1 1/2" about 15-30. It is torrential rain here at the moment for the last 45 minutes and I would gues about 2"-3" in that time and still coming down hard. Think I may need a boat, have not seen rain like this here since Cyclone Bobby.

[bigbugga]

Originally posted by VladTepes+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(VladTepes)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-bigbugga
Well that was a big NON-event.

bit of wind and rain but you would hardly know we had a cyclone happening.

oh well back to normal soon the and bring on the next big one.

And now you should have some MUD to play in.


Let us know when the Navarra needs to be recovered. https://www.aulro.com/afvb/


On the other hand I bet the cabin doesn't leak.[/b][/quote]

Lots of mud and still raining too, Daryl dragged the rain down from up north, since friday we have had maybe 60mm so its all coming up green now.

And no it dont leak and so far no recovery needed.
:twisted: wait till I go back to Harvey :twisted:

[bigbugga]

Originally posted by RichardK


Hi BB,
I know you have done it before but a lot of water has passed under the bridge, or should I say a lot of information has been lost on my computer, anyway could you please give me the site address for the US navy weather :?: :?:

http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tc_pages/tc_home.html

Bit hard to understand at first but after a while you get used to it and it makes more sence

[bigbugga]

Originally posted by CraigE
Geez, Bugga you have missed it and sent it down here. We had about an 1 1/2" about 15-30. It is torrential rain here at the moment for the last 45 minutes and I would gues about 2"-3" in that time and still coming down hard. Think I may need a boat, have not seen rain like this here since Cyclone Bobby.

Sorry about that https://www.aulro.com/afvb/


With the prep work I did before it got here I was a bit disapointed, had the outdoor setting and BBQ all lashed down ready for the red alert we got at 9pm and the 8O not a damm thing but a strong breeze and some rain.

Did loose one big tree branch, but I think it was weakened by the first one that went through here.

Oh well, onto the next one I say :wink:

[RichardK]

Thanks BB

[CraigE]

BB, We got about 60-70mm in a bit over an hour and a half last night and then no more. Depends on whose rain gauge you read with the lowest being 62mm. Have not seen rain here like that in a few years. Moved rocks the size of rockmelons onto the roads not to mention guide post and logs. What a mess around town this morning debris on all the roads.
8O

[bigbugga]

Originally posted by CraigE
BB, We got about 60-70mm in a bit over an hour and a half last night and then no more. Depends on whose rain gauge you read with the lowest being 62mm. Have not seen rain here like that in a few years. Moved rocks the size of rockmelons onto the roads not to mention guide post and logs. What a mess around town this morning debris on all the roads.
8O

Best thing about having rain in Hedland is the lack of hills, cause when it does rain we have no risk of wash outs.

sorry one hill, man made one called Redbank, its so the cars can drive over the rail line, biggest bump around town.

BUT

Flash flooding on the highway is normal
Road closurers that last for weeks is not unheard of
having to fly in and out food and water is also a problem

But havnt seen anything like that for ages

So with 3 months of cyclone season to go maybe this was our warning.