Cyclone Helen

[RENURPP]

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Interesting radar display of Cyclone Helen

[woftam]

It's getting a bit breezy in DRW as well.

DARWIN (YPDN)
TAF AMD YPDN 040956Z 041212
33035G65KT 5000 SHOWERS OF RAIN SCT005 BKN012
FM18 27035G65KT 5000 SHOWERS OF RAIN SCT005 BKN012
FM00 24020G50KT 9999 LIGHT SHOWERS OF RAIN SCT008 BKN030
FM06 24015G30KT 9999 LIGHT SHOWERS OF RAIN SCT010 BKN030
TEMPO 1212 VRB25G65KT 1000 THUNDERSTORMS WITH RAIN BKN007 SCT015CB
RMK
T 25 24 23 24 Q 995 994 991 993

[Showa Cho]

METAR TTF SPECI YPDN 041130Z 32023KT 6000 LIGHT RAIN FEW014 SCT018 OVC053
27/23 Q0998 RMK RF00.0/013.2 FM1130 32035G50KT 9000 SHOWERS OF RAIN
SCT008 BKN015 TEMPO 1130/1230 30035G65KT 1000 THUNDERSTORMS WITH
RAIN BKN007 SCT025CB RMK USE TAF FOR ARRIVALS AFTER 1230Z

TAF TAF AMD YPDN 040956Z 041212 33035G65KT 5000 SHOWERS OF RAIN SCT005
BKN012 FM18 27035G65KT 5000 SHOWERS OF RAIN SCT005 BKN012 FM00
24020G50KT 9999 LIGHT SHOWERS OF RAIN SCT008 BKN030 FM06 24015G30KT
9999 LIGHT SHOWERS OF RAIN SCT010 BKN030 TEMPO 1212 VRB25G65KT 1000
THUNDERSTORMS WITH RAIN BKN007 SCT015CB RMK T 25 24 23 24 Q 995 994
991 993

TAF AMD YPDN 040507Z 040606 35025G30KT 9999 LIGHT SHOWERS OF RAIN
SCT008 SCT020 BKN040 FM10 33030G50KT 5000 SHOWERS OF RAIN SCT008
BKN012 FM18 27035G65KT 5000 SHOWERS OF RAIN SCT005 BKN012 FM00
24020G50KT 9999 LIGHT SHOWERS OF RAIN SCT008 BKN030 TEMPO 0606
VRB25G55KT 1000 THUNDERSTORMS WITH RAIN BKN007 SCT015CB RMK T 27 26
25 26 Q 998 997 995 994

Memories....

Batten down the hatches boys and girls!

[Di_Vosh]

All "good fun"...

Did a couple of RPT runs yesterday.

At lunchtime the approach controller had 12 aircraft inbound, most between the Tiwis and Darwin. Most had to land on 36 due to crosswind. He did a pretty good job of things, though a couple of pilots flying at 3000' were a bit surprised to get "Climb 4000 for sequencing".

The afternoon RPT was pretty wild, and I was on the ILS when the tower announced gusts of up to 42knots!
Amazingly, there was a VFR Bonanza doing charters to the Tiwis in the afternoon.

All pretty calm now. The tropical low is now "EX-Cyclone Helen", but may re-form over the gulf in a day or two. Flying this arvo.

DIVOSH!

[slackie]

...and I thought this thread was going to be a comment on NZ's PM!!

[nightmode]

Tindal was the place to be

Coming into DN last night -- decided to drop into Tindal to get an update on things happening Darwin way. Was a stack of planes parked there, 1900's, Dash8's? (it was dark) all lined up nicely... Ended up arriving in DN around 6.30am or so - plane received a good wash enroute.

[tinpis]

Id love to hear from a the AirNort troops if in fact they did depart at 1.30 am for Bali
What sort of ride was that out of of Darwhine dudes ?
Was about that time that a fkn huge gust snapped a 10inch dia pine log post supporting a shade sail I had in the front of my house

[Dog One]

My understanding is that they arrived from Bali at 0130, which is the normal schedule.

[morno]

I know I wasn't the PIC of QF846 (SYD-DN) last night, so please only see my comments as from my own opinon, but for the guy who was, you've got balls, .

When the TAF was forecasting winds of 35G65KT's, and the fact that Jetstar and Virgin Blue cancelled their Darwin flights, that would be enough for me to maybe say "Perhaps we'd best sit this one out"! Perhaps it was also a clear indication when the outgoing crew delayed it until this morning, .

Just my thoughts, I'll prepare for the grillings now.

morno

[tinpis]

There are trees still laying across streets around N'cliff
Real big bugger blocking the entrance to the Jape shopping centre and smaller ones tits up near new Bunnings which must mean a few good gusts at the strip.

[carro]

Yeah that was an interesting day of flying... radar painting red for most of the day, all approaches to minima, not getting visual on a few... all good fun!

[aero979]

oh helen

been flyin the gulf today, 60 kts on the nose most the day!
wouldnt want to be in a boat in that sea swell though!