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CYCLONE "YASI".....Nth QLD
G'Day Guys and Gals,
So where are you moving your aircraft to...?? Floods to the South, 'about to be' floods to the North, and NOW being called 'Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi' classed as a 'Cat.4' and being compared to 'Larry' as it approaches.....depending on the curve that 'Yasi' takes after crossing the coast,....:ooh: Alice Springs might be safe...... :cool: GOOD LUCK to ALL..!!:ok::ok: MTSAT Infrared Colorized Image Loop - Satellite Services Division - Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution |
REX are moving 4 SAAB's and 3 Metros (Pelair) out of Townsville tonight. 2 SAABs to ISA and 2 down to Brisbane, with the three Metro's going to Brisbane as well. Crews are going to layover with the aircraft and REX are hoping to have them return around Friday?
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The Forktailed Dr Killer is tucked up nice and snug in the hangar. Should be OK as long as the storm surge doesn't get it.
The Dr is back from fishing and tucked up nice and snug with Mrs Dr in the concrete monolith. Was gonna morph into the StrutlessRetractable172onSteroidsDrKiller tomorrow - but that is on hold. Dr :8 |
From another forum, up to 11 C-130s in tonight taking hospital patients to Brisbane.
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HOPE 'that' hangar is a well built good one Doc.......
I know most of the older hangars are - otherwise they would not still be upright..!! This one has what appears to be a 800nm diam. about to affect the coast and MOST inland regions from almost the top @ Princess Charlotte Bay, to Fraser Is. Hope its all 'bluff' for yas....... as "Bianca" turned out to be for us in the West..... Cheers:ok: |
The FTDK's hangar looks pretty sturdy, lots of expensive equipment in it, you'd hope so!:ok:
Best of luck up there, Nth QLD'ers! |
TAF CAIRNS 011031Z 0112/0212FM021100 160100G140KT...........:eek:
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All the best to those of you unavoidably tangled up with it.
The current TAF looks pretty rugged. |
Cairns is closed from 0001Z according to NOTAM C45/11
More than happy to not be in the region right now! |
Re. that TAF, rugged is an understatement. 140kt gusts :ooh:
Best of luck up there, guys. |
Willis Island weather station where the eye is at the moment makes interestin reading. QNH 937.9 :eek:
Latest Weather Observations Willis Island |
From the wx observation at Willis Is they are currently in the eye or the wx equipment has blown away with no wind. Good luck to all
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Forecaster on radio national saying they believe the station is blown away on willis Island.
CAIRNS YBCS TAF AMD YBCS 012329Z 0200/0224 FM021100 250100G140KT 2000 RA BKN010 OVC015 FM021800 35050G80KT 6000 RA BKN015 |
ATIS YBCS Z 012353
CAIRNS ATS NOT AVBL. CAIRNS AD CLOSED DUE TO PASSAGE OF TROPICAL CYCLONE. REFER TO NOTAM FOR SERVICE RESUMPTION :eek: |
BOM Warning #12, my bolding.
SEVERE TC YASI IS A LARGE AND VERY POWERFUL TROPICAL CYCLONE AND POSES AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY WITHIN THE WARNING AREA, ESPECIALLY BETWEEN CAIRNS AND TOWNSVILLE. THIS IMPACT IS LIKELY TO BE MORE LIFE THREATENING THAN ANY EXPERIENCED DURING RECENT GENERATIONS. TC Yasi, CATEGORY 5, will continue to move in a west-southwesterly direction during the day. The cyclone is expected to cross the coast in the Innisfail area at about midnight. Coastal residents within the warning area, and particularly between Cairns and Ayr are specifically warned of an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SEA LEVEL RISE [i.e. storm tide] as the cyclone approaches, crosses the coast and moves inland. The sea is likely to steadily rise up to a level which will be VERY DANGEROUSLY above the normal tide, with EXTREMELY DAMAGING WAVES, STRONG CURRENTS and FLOODING of low-lying areas extending some way inland. People living in areas likely to be affected by this flooding should take measures to protect their property as much as possible, and be prepared to follow instructions regarding evacuation of the area if advised to do so by authorities. DAMAGING WINDS with gusts to 90 km/hr that are currently developing on coastal islands, are forecast to develop about the coast by late morning and about the tropical interior overnight. Between Cape Tribulation and Ingham these winds will become DESTRUCTIVE with gusts in excess of 125km/hr during the afternoon and early evening and VERY DESTRUCTIVE with gusts up to 300 km/hr between Cairns and Ingham during the evening as the cyclone approaches and crosses the coast. These VERY DESTRUCTIVE winds can also occur on the seaward side of hills to the north of the cyclone and are also forecast to reach the Atherton Tablelands. Winds are forecast to ease about the east coast during Thursday morning as the cyclone moves inland. FLOODING RAINS will develop from Cooktown to Sarina during the afternoon and then extend inland overnight. People between Cape Melville and Sarina, extending inland to Croydon and Richmond should complete preparations quickly and be prepared to shelter in a safe place. - Boats and outside property should be secured. - For cyclone preparedness and safety advice, visit Queensland's Disaster Management Services website (Welcome to Queensland's Disaster Management Services) - For emergency assistance call the Queensland State Emergency Service (SES) on 132 500 (for assistance with storm damage, rising flood water, fallen trees on buildings or roof damage). People about the remaining tropical interior east of Camooweal and north of Winton should consider what action they will need to take if the cyclone threat increases. - Information is available from your local government - For cyclone preparedness and safety advice, visit Queensland's Disaster Management Services website (Welcome to Queensland's Disaster Management Services) - For emergency assistance call the Queensland State Emergency Service (SES) on 132 500 (for assistance with storm damage, rising flood water, fallen trees on buildings or roof damage). Be safe all. If you can get out before it hits, do so. Got a few mates that will be in CNS for it, little bit worried about em myself... |
US Military have the following
gusts to 160Kts, striking between Cairns and Innisfail with significant wave height of 38ft:eek: so add the wave height to the storm surge. Fork hope your hangar is high if the surge comes in. Naval Research Laboratory Monterey if you want to look at their info |
Fork hope your hangar is high if the surge comes in. Remember, its just stuff! Stuff can be replaced - loved-ones can't. Above all else keep yourselves and those dear to you safe. We are going to ride it out. Can't say I have any concerns for my safety, even if the house gets wrecked around us. We are not currently in the direct path, but if we had kids at home, particularly little ones, we would "get out of Dodge". I think this is my sixth or seventh cyclone - but this thing is just not worth messing with! Dr :8 |
I see here at the old Brisbane International terminal are 4 Skytrans Dash8 and Alliance F-100 are parked.
And this in from yahoo, Planes seek cyclone refuge on Sun Coast Wed, 02 Feb 2011 12:04 EST The Sunshine Coast Airport in south-east Queensland has become a shelter for aircraft escaping the pending onslaught of Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi. Four Dash 8 planes arrived on the Sunshine Coast from north Queensland last night to take shelter from the category five system. Several more light planes are expected to fly in today. Sunshine Coast Airport manager Peter Pallot says the planes do not have adequate shelter elsewhere. "There are a number of medium to light aircraft evacuating the affected areas of the cyclone and relocating to airports such as the Sunshine Coast," he said. "It's moving the aircraft out of danger, those that can't be hangered (sic) up in that, that very wide area affected by the cyclone." Mr Pallot says the airport will serve as a shelter until it is safe for the aircraft to return to north Queensland. "Obviously with the weather up north, aircraft are seeking a safer haven away from the ... destructive winds," he said. "Sunshine Coast Airport is able to provide that to them and we're happy to accommodate them for as long as we need." * Read More |
That could be the aircraft used to evacuate the patients from the two Cairns hospitals. I'm not sure which operators were doing it, but I know they were coming in today.
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Best wishes for all those riding out the storm in FNQ. It certainly looks like the worst one I've ever seen on Radar in my 40 years in Oz. :ooh:
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