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Created by slackster > 9 months ago, 11 Feb 2011
slackster
WA, 24 posts
11 Feb 2011 9:34AM
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What happened to the seabreezes?? Isnt it supposed to be pumping right now???

Come on La Nina do one already! She's got her grip for another 2 months apparently, then we're in for a 'wet' winter. May mean more fronts to look forward to then! Yeaw!

Puetz
NT, 2177 posts
11 Feb 2011 11:30AM
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... I've been to 2 other usually famously windy places and both have been off, one was WA Perth and the other was Vietnam MuiNe, this La Nina is causing sh!t with the wind every where I think! C'mon Nina, give us a break!

pluzi9mm
NSW, 20 posts
11 Feb 2011 1:22PM
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Does she mess up the tradewinds too?

StinkyPete
WA, 241 posts
11 Feb 2011 10:44AM
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Dont upset Nina she packs a powerful punch. This morning is cranking over 20 knot easterlies. Wind is wind.

simonp
209 posts
11 Feb 2011 12:04PM
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pluzi9mm said...

Does she mess up the tradewinds too?

I think the trade winds blew pretty much all winter up north and stronger than normal. I had a week in Mackay and 10 days in Samoa and it was 25 knot pretty much every day.
Unfortunately summer brings humidity and rain and cyclones even down to our lower latitudes.

default
WA, 1255 posts
11 Feb 2011 2:48PM
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Last La Nina was epic in southern WA (2008), with many seabreezes over 30knots, the seabreezes were consistant as well.

La Nina usually effects northern and eastern Australia while the southern half of WA is generally spared from the tropical flow.

This year in southern WA is a different story. But if you look at what has been happening over Australia this summer with 1 in 50, 1 in 100 year weather events you will realise this La Nina is a nasty beast (one of the strongest La-Nina's on record) and we could not escape her dominance this year.

Winter will be interesting...

T one
NT, 321 posts
11 Feb 2011 6:36PM
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all i know is... this is cr@p







dusta
WA, 2940 posts
11 Feb 2011 5:19PM
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default said...
you will realise this La Nina is a nasty beast (one of the strongest La-Nina's on record) and we could not escape her dominance this year.

Winter will be interesting...


apparently the strongest since 1917

lotofwind
NSW, 6451 posts
11 Feb 2011 9:08PM
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T one said...

all i know is... this is cr@p










Yeah,,,that looks like its normal for NT
30 degrees everyday with a storm , and no wind.Good to see La Nina hasnt effected you guys.

T one
NT, 321 posts
11 Feb 2011 9:33PM
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yeah... perfectly normal for the build up (thats the bit before the wet season...when we all go to vietnam...)
but absolutely wrong for this time of year. we have had 1 day over 20 knots this wet. usually by now we'd be well into 2 or 3 weeks of solid monsoonal wind. had plenty of monsoon, just no wind! we're gonna need councilling soon...

Mr float
NSW, 3452 posts
11 Feb 2011 11:07PM
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default said...

Last La Nina was epic in southern WA (2008), with many seabreezes over 30knots, the seabreezes were consistant as well.

La Nina usually effects northern and eastern Australia while the southern half of WA is generally spared from the tropical flow.

This year in southern WA is a different story. But if you look at what has been happening over Australia this summer with 1 in 50, 1 in 100 year weather events you will realise this La Nina is a nasty beast (one of the strongest La-Nina's on record) and we could not escape her dominance this year.

Winter will be interesting...


iod effects wa and SE inland Australia .That is wat you guys are getting .Neg IOD

Mr float
NSW, 3452 posts
11 Feb 2011 11:08PM
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default said...

Last La Nina was epic in southern WA (2008), with many seabreezes over 30knots, the seabreezes were consistant as well.

La Nina usually effects northern and eastern Australia while the southern half of WA is generally spared from the tropical flow.

This year in southern WA is a different story. But if you look at what has been happening over Australia this summer with 1 in 50, 1 in 100 year weather events you will realise this La Nina is a nasty beast (one of the strongest La-Nina's on record) and we could not escape her dominance this year.

Winter will be interesting...


iod effects wa and SE inland Australia .That is wat you guys are getting .Neg IOD.2008 and just about every year for the last 15 has been pos IOD

Weta
WA, 893 posts
11 Feb 2011 8:47PM
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Float that's pretty techie; IOD (Indian Ocean Dipole)

When you rely on Mother Nature for your enjoyment you are at her mercy

Hopefully the year ahead sees Australia returning to normal weather patterns.
Apart from a lack of good clean consistent seabreezes in Perth metro we really have nothing to complain about especially compared to the Eastern seaboard.

But damn this La Nina weather pattern!!!



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