So there's a Cyclone out in the Pacfic atm (well actually there's two but tomas doesn't bother us).

Do you think it'll hit us, if so, where and how hard?

Here's some tracking maps of Ului:
http://www.bom.gov.au/fwo/IDQ65001.gif?1268723062818
http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/warnings/sh2010.gif

she'll be right mate

nah, we'll be right;

my oldies and greazy mite have a little to worry about though

i bet it wont even make it to the coast

They're predicting an F5, it looks to hit Wakita head on.

That cyclone is gonna rue the day it came up against Australia, baby. I'm taking imminent rueage.

I for one believe this cyclone is going to hit the mainland, at an incredibly low latitude, at cat 4. Then it will form a rain depression once it makes landfall. This will pose a very real risk for SEQ as all the dams are at ~100% FSL and the ground is already saturated. Wivenhoe's Flood mitigation capacity will be put to the test.

What we need to determine is, did it indicate before executing that crazy left hand turn? Because if it did, and it then turns on the right indicator, we then know to run for cover.

I for one believe this cyclone is going to hit the mainland, at an incredibly low latitude, at cat 4. Then it will form a rain depression once it makes landfall. This will pose a very real risk for SEQ as all the dams are at ~100% FSL and the ground is already saturated. Wivenhoe's Flood mitigation capacity will be put to the test.

That is so amazing - can you imagin making a post like that 18 months ago?

I for one welcome our new cyclone overlords.

http://robostuff.com/wp-content/robostuff-com/gallery/robots-catalog/cylon.jpg

CYLON THREAT!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdmo_KCsutI

That is so amazing - can you imagin making a post like that 18 months ago?

Yes? I usually say the complete opposite of what everyone else is saying...?

well it all points to hitting Mackay at about a category 2 or 3 by saturday morning

I miss those woop woop emergency alerts on the TV for cyclone warnings. I predict landfall but will be downgraded so batten the hatches boys!

its lookin a bit more serious now

pfft, i've lived through golden showers, brown showers, and showers that had an array of colours. this is nothing.

spook ill save your old man and women if need be - ninja style

last edited by greazy at 12:38:12 18/Mar/10

thanks greazy, ill tell them you are coming;

your one kinky bastard greazy

tbh i was hoping it would hit cairns so i can experience a full blown cyclone. too bad it will be nothing but heavy rain.

tbh i was hoping it would hit cairns so i can experience a full blown cyclone. too bad it will be nothing but heavy rain.

Cyclones interrupt commerce. We don't want them, thanks.

Im headin to cairns. fml

i predict much rain, and sagittarians to find their true love during this event

Hogfather, it's called a holiday. Do Try It!

well this is going to turn out to be a dissapointment

Hogfather, it's called a holiday. Do Try It!

Planned holidays are fine. Sudden holidays for everyone are a disruption and an annoyance.

well this is going to turn out to be a dissapointment

Ului definetly peaked early.

That first pic is just a picture of a penis.

Planned holidays are fine. Sudden holidays for everyone are a disruption and an annoyance.

Tell me about it, nothing going on at my work so I'm off. If it doesn't pick up soon I fear work might not even survive the next few months :(

Tell me about it, nothing going on at my work so I'm off. If it doesn't pick up soon I fear work might not even survive the next few months :(

seems to be the story going round everywhere at the moment. ive worked 2 weeks this yr :(

on a positive note. whos goin for a surf this weekend im heading to the goldy tomorrow anyway. so ill definatly be checking the beach out. it may be a little bit too crazy tho i think

http://www.coastalwatch.com/swell/swellhuman80.gif

well we've reached landfall at a cat 2

interesting note: yesterday was exactly 4 years since cyclone larry made landfall

Is your power out? Is that why you are not posting? Lovely weather in Melbourne. No southern wogs in sight.
Ah! The beauty of it all!

Do Try It!

some cheesy indian dude said this in an advert - it's driving me nuts trying to remember the ad!

was that dilmah tea???

It was.

Planned holidays are fine. Sudden holidays for everyone are a disruption and an annoyance.

Well we got told last week that everyone was going to be on forced leave either that or leave without pay. So much for my 11 week stockpile of leave. Got a fair bit of leave to burn though so much so the director has classed it as a company liability in the meeting we had last week.

All I could say was cunnnnnnnnt....bye I am off to the pub, back on wens. He didn't say a word

last edited by HerbalLizard at 12:18:06 21/Mar/10

Kamahl was the dudes name in the Dilmah tea ads.

folks were smack bang in the middle of the slycoon last night. Massive tree ripped out an missed the shed by about a metre the ol man reckons. Told him to get pics or he was lying.
Don't think he got it :(

Brother just moved to a joint outside of Seaforth. His mrs was curled up under a mattress in the bathtub cause she thought the roof was going to go. Brother had a few beers an passed out on the lounge :)
Nice to see she was looking out for him heheh

was that dilmah tea???

that was it!