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Observations 27th April-3rd May Ground Cooler

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  1. POW_hungry

    POW_hungry Old n' Crusty Moderator Ski Pass: Gold

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    Starting to see the main front & low dominate (South of Cape Leeuwin, WA) and overtake the subsiding front. This front is due to impact Vic Wednesday AM.
    A mass of polar air can be seen trailing and to it's SW flank.


    ASCAT obs from an hour ago put some nice 50 knot winds at it's core.
    [​IMG]
     
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    POW_hungry Old n' Crusty Moderator Ski Pass: Gold

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    Courtesy of warm Western IO, the inland trough is the moisture supply for early Wednesday AM (pre frontal) in the SE:
     
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    Nice. Just came in to observe how far south that coldness is. Looks like its tracking due north in the animation.
     
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    Stunning day at Buller today.
     
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    Chilly night here in Canberra, 7C with a real real feel of 5C at 830pm.
     
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    POW_hungry Old n' Crusty Moderator Ski Pass: Gold

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    Nor West Cloud band spanning the continent this morning.
    Wearing it like a sash.
     
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    Another lovely day on the Jindy North Shore, light clouds on the range.
     
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    Has made it to Adelaide now:
     
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    Been super windy at Buller since the middle of the night.
     
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    POW_hungry Old n' Crusty Moderator Ski Pass: Gold

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    9am AEST balloon for Adelaide.
    Fair bit of High-Based stuff above the scud. All vapour transportation rather than precip for SA (ahead of tomorrow's deluge for them).
    [​IMG]
     
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    Raining in Melbourne.
    Here we go.

    Inbound for Buller in the next hour or so.
     
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    1st actual obs I guess. Just started to rain at the high perch ,almost 0 wind (same all day) and a balmy 10c. Only rain up the hill tonight would be my guess ,doesnt feel like its going to cool much tonight.
     
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    Just started at Buller.
     
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    *raining
     
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    *got an ark?
     
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    Impressive push under Esperance atm.
     
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    22.6 mm has already fallen here, to begin the event.
     
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    77.8mm at Falls Creek in less than 10 hours.
     
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    Ark.
    Rivers going to be running....
     
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    Just went on a quick tour. This was the soggiest view for now. Was surprised to see some snow on the ground already in NZ I assume from earlier events.

     
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    Bucketing down all night at Mt Beauty and still going. Can't work because of wet ground.
    Wind is picking up, cold air is yet to hit.
    But it will on Thursday, particularly Friday. Snow is forecast.
     
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    Just under 2mm in our gauge in Farrer, ACT so far.

    Hopefully it'll push further north as things develop.
     
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    Ripped from tweeter (via 3AW Breakfast handle). Image this morning between Mortlake and Lismore

     
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    Thredbo wins! Over 78mms since midnight!
     
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    Hosing in Essendon...
     
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    Its started
     
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    Fizzer.
     
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    Over 100mm over 12 hours for Falls Creek.
    With plenty more to come.
     
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    Its been getting quite heavy here in Kambah.
     
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    Yep picking up a bit now. Not too windy yet.
     
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    Not a lot happening on Jindy North Shore but wet n wild in Thredbo at 9:00am

     
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    Adelaide area about to get hit with the goods. Cape Borda as low as 10 degrees in the cold air. Collision of the NW and W air stream over adelaide looks great on the radar at present.
     
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    Wimmera region getting a good soak.
     
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    Impressive line crossing the bay in Melbourne now, not much in it on the radar - just looks epic. Apologies if this is the wrong part of the forum, uncertain if this should be in the Melbourne thread or this obs one. :emoji_confused:

     
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    Great obs!
     
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    Canoe? check - Helmets? check - Safety Vests? check - cam ready? check...did you launch?
     
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    That is text-book.
     
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    Steady rainy day in Canberra, should get cooler over the next couple of days, hopefully some snow on the hills.

     
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    Windy TV is showing totals of circa 150 mm for Mount Buffalo Plateau. Eurobin Falls must be absolutely pumping atm.
     
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    I took a photo in driving rain and thought .... where are the all the canoes.
     
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    Unfortunately the Eurobin gauge is not charting/plotting live, but at noon the Ovens was at 2.7m and rising.
     
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    Just before the current round hit. Wind came through and now settling to soaking rain.

    SW to the bay
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    To the NW
    [​IMG]
     
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    Quite a large list of Regions on the BOM Graziers Alerts. Even the Riverina.
     
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    Conditions starting to get gnarly in 3113.

     
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    A few mesovotices in the cloud bases of that first image Stu. Great capture.
     
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    This one.


    Woah.
     
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    This one from Portarlington via Vic Storm Chasers.
     
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