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BrazDriver
4th Jan 2007, 11:44
Gday all!
Just been looking at NAIPS and BOM site for the result of what the media have been calling the perfect storm. - Dodgey title I know!
Looks like many licenced strips have been knocked out for a bit, just to name a few;
Darlot
Leonora
Laverton
Southern Cross
Sunrise Dam
Lake Johnston
There must be a bagfull of unlicenced strips out there that will be u/s for a while.
The perth charter market would take a beating after so many being closed!
The ESP 2130WDT METAR;
041230Z AUTO 21033G50KT //// Q995 RF1.2/158.0
158mm of rain since 9am! thats full on! in the 24hrs to 9am today they had an additional 49mm of rain!
http://http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60801/IDW60801.95638.shtml (http://http//www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60801/IDW60801.95638.shtml)
Hopefully not too many people had anything damaged in the storm!
Sunfish
4th Jan 2007, 19:50
Drain tanks.
king oath
4th Jan 2007, 21:10
Perfect storm my ass!
The Meedja are solid gold morons. They WISH it was, to have something to sell, but it aint.
Oh well back to Hollywood for the next try.
Towering Q
4th Jan 2007, 22:19
Better include Norseman on that list. It is on the lake.:uhoh:
ESPERANCE YESP
05:21 UTC, 04/01/2007
TAF AMD YESP 040521Z 0514
19030G40KT 4000 RA BKN008
FM09 23030G40KT 4000 RA BKN008
TEMPO 0514 VRB35G55KT 2000 TSRA BKN005 FEW070CB
RMK FM05 MOD/SEV TURB BLW 6000FT TILL 14
T 16 14 13 12 Q 0996 0998 1000 1001
06:06 UTC, 04/01/2007
SPECI YESP 040606Z AUTO 19021G31KT 1100NDV // SCT004 BKN007 OVC013 16/16 Q0996
RMK RF04.0/076.0
How did you Skywest chaps go yesterday?
the wizard of auz
5th Jan 2007, 00:16
Tiss a tad on the damp side up here. :eek:
Have seen it wetter in a shorter time frame though. News must be very slow for them to be reporting a little rain as earthshattering news. :rolleyes:
BrazDriver
5th Jan 2007, 01:39
Just looked at the observations on the BoM site for ESP looks like they had wind gusts to 90kts before the station got damaged!
Skywest would have had a fun time of it!
Anybody know any other major unlicenced strips that is u/s. I assume its most of the eastern wheatbelt?
tinpis
5th Jan 2007, 01:45
Can we have our monsoon back after you Sandpeople have finished with it?:hmm:
jandakotpilot
5th Jan 2007, 08:26
Has it been business as usual today for the turbine operators?
the wizard of auz
5th Jan 2007, 09:46
We only had one day that was unflyable, and half a dozen or so strips that where unusable here in the Goldfields. :eek: Twas a nice little drop. but not enough to worry about. never got enough to settle the dust in the Kimberly's apparently. :hmm:
Towering Q
5th Jan 2007, 10:59
From the BOM site. "The 2006/2007 tropical cyclone season outlook is based on cooler than average sea surface temperatures about northern Australia and current climate patterns in the Australian and south Pacific region. These patterns are typical of the developing phase of an El Niņo event."
Sounds like you had better get used to it Tin.:{
redsnail
5th Jan 2007, 11:53
Meeja = media.
the wizard of auz
5th Jan 2007, 13:04
Hey Reddo, Fancy seeing you here. :}
All the best for the new year. I'll see ya in that other place. ;)
Kanga767
6th Jan 2007, 01:58
Can we have our monsoon back...
Yep, I liked that!
Things are finally starting to look serious just off the north coast now.
Might not venture too far off the boat ramp next week methinks.:ok:
K
Yessss, had a bit of a look at the Synoptic for today and she's just lingering off the Top End, :ok:
The Global Sat show's it pretty damn close too. She's late, but better late than never I s'pose.
morno
tinpis
6th Jan 2007, 02:07
:hmm: 2pm low good Barra tide go flick a few soft plastics around middle arm on the incoming ...tin never came to any harm in there plenty of shelter but boy the bloody rain is cold
http://www.augk18.dsl.pipex.com/Smileys/fishing3.gif
http://www.augk18.dsl.pipex.com/Smileys/fish.gif
Jose Cuervo
6th Jan 2007, 02:10
The morning Skywest flight to ESP was cancelled, not sure about the afternoon flight.
Skywest will not land when the wind speed at an airport is 50 kts or greater.
Kanga767
6th Jan 2007, 02:22
I'm a bit of a bottom bloke Tin.:O I was gonna linger around Indian Island in Bynoe, launch at the end of Barra drive. But you are right, Middle arm is good, I even have some secret reefs I go bounce on there.
K
tinpis
6th Jan 2007, 02:22
Skywest will not land when the wind speed at an airport is 50 kts or greater.
Why knot? :p
Mr.Buzzy
6th Jan 2007, 03:12
Secret rules of the Sandpeople.
"They say, anyone who tries to land in wind above 50 knots will die. It's like a farm you can buy in the sky"
"Engineer people say the 50 knot barrier can't be broke. Ask me, the danged thing dont even exist"
bbbbbbbbbbbbbbzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzz
BrazDriver
6th Jan 2007, 04:52
Skywest will not land when the wind speed at an airport is 50 kts or greater.
Probably too scared to have a groundspeed of 30kts on final!
Towering Q
6th Jan 2007, 05:07
Not even if it's blowing straight down the runway?:E
ESP 11/29 not designed with the howling southerly in mind.:eek: