Originally Posted by
philipat
Sorry, but AGAIN, I live on the spot in Bali and was here yesterday afternoon at the time of the accident. I live 4 miles to the East of the field and there was some low cloud and a few local rain showers but NO TS activity at the time. The winds were very light from the SE so, of course, conditions to the West of the field on approach MAY have been different, but unlikely in my experience of Bali weather conditions for over 30 years living in Bali because, with weather from the SE, that would have passed through here first. And it didn't.
No doubt you're the best person to pass comment on the weather, I was merely passing on some KNOWN info about a go-round due weather (since backed up by another poster).
There is definitely some heavy showers in the background of one photo (looking West). If the weather does move in from the SE as you say, and given the time between the crash and the photo, there's a fair chance those showers were close to the threshold as Lion made their approach.
Am I speculating about the weather? - YES
Am I speculating on the actions of the crew? - NO
