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NavyDiver
21st October 2025, 11:43 AM
A few warnings about Lashing down or securing is recommended.

The next 36 hours will serve up a smorgasbord of extreme weather across south-east Australia, from record October heat to dangerous thunderstorms and gale force winds.
The majority of severe weather will result from the passage of a powerful front, however for South Australia and Victoria on Wednesday, a deepening offshore low has the potential to generate winds equal in strength to a category 2 tropical cyclone.
In the meantime, out-of-control bushfires are possible in NSW, as wild winds combine with dry lightning and temperatures up to 16 degrees Celsius above average.




Destructive winds, storms and record heat to blast south-east Australia in wild weather - ABC News (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-21/winds-wild-storms-record-heat-for-south-east-australia-weather/105912462)
A note last night that SES may be overwhelmed and need the fire crews help might suggest a few people are worried. My batteries are fully charged[thumbsupbig][thumbsupbig][thumbsupbig]

Vic specific- this black duck is leaving the fishing for another day!


'Strong northwest to westerly winds averaging 50 to 60 km/h with DAMAGING GUSTS to 100 km/h are likely to develop over southwestern Victoria and elevated areas during Wednesday morning, then extend eastwards over the remainder of the warning area including MELBOURNE in the afternoon.DAMAGING west to southwesterly winds averaging 60 to 80 km/h with gusts to 100 to 120 km/h are likely to develop over the far southwest later Wednesday morning, and shift eastwards over the southern parts of the Central district including Geelong and the Mornington Peninsula during the early afternoon, and into south Gippsland mid to late afternoon.
DESTRUCTIVE WIND GUSTS to 130 km/h are possible about the coast west of Cape Otway during the late morning and afternoon.
Conditions are expected to ease over the north and west later Wednesday afternoon, over central parts in the evening and over the southeast during Thursday morning.
Locations which may be affected include Horsham, Warrnambool, Bendigo, Shepparton, Seymour, Maryborough, Ballarat, Geelong, Melbourne, Wangaratta, Traralgon and Bairnsdale.
Severe Weather Warning for DAMAGING, LOCALLY DESTRUCTIVE WINDS Issued at 10:43 am Tuesday, 21 October 2025.'

V8Ian
21st October 2025, 12:04 PM
"Vic specific- this black duck is leaving the fishing for another day!"

Wouldn't that be ideal conditions for catching sail fish, James? [biggrin]

RANDLOVER
21st October 2025, 03:32 PM
Or catching Flying Fish.

350RRC
22nd October 2025, 03:44 PM
And the BOM have 'updated' their website today.

It won't work on the Mac or phone..............none of my bookmarked links to direct radar sites work (or any of their other stuff) and I use this info sometimes many times a day.

They're copping a bollocking on regional radio.

DL

Graeme
22nd October 2025, 04:08 PM
Great that they are copping it! IMO it's rubbish.

Saitch
23rd October 2025, 01:23 PM
Great that they are copping it! IMO it's rubbish.

It's certainly 'Different'! I haven't done much with it yet. I just had a quick squiz, as my wife isn't happy with it.

350RRC
23rd October 2025, 01:48 PM
They're copping it from every direction, however the old fully functional radar maps can be accessed and bookmarked...........at least for now.

'The following example is for the Mt Gambier 512 composite which is the one I use most:

512 km composite Mt Gambier Radar Loop (https://reg.bom.gov.au/products/IDR141.loop.shtml)

'Interestingly' I can access the new headline site with full 'functionality' via that address on the Mac and phone. Go figure!

DL

Graeme
23rd October 2025, 04:03 PM
Thanks DL, appreciated.

The new radar causes my laptop to run at 100% and is very, very slow.

Edit: It's great to have the simplicity of the old system again.