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001 "Ira Fehlberg" [jra at upnaway.com]               Sorry having probs, if ya not in the footy comp just delete 
002 Lindsay [writer at lisp.com.au]                   Big seas.
003 Lindsay [writer at lisp.com.au]                   Re:  Lenticular Clouds
004 John Woodbridge [jrw at pixelcom.net]             Big seas.
005 "Marty" [martyp at dynamite.com.au]               Re:  Lenticular Clouds
006 David Hart [dhart at world.std.com]               Java Client for austnet #weather
007 "Patrick Tobin" [pdtobin at hotmail.com]          Orographic effect
008 Keith Barnett [weather at ozemail.com.au]         Seven Hills weather: week ended 6am 27.3.99
009 Keith Barnett [weather at ozemail.com.au]         Re:  Lenticular Clouds
010 Chris Maunder [cmaunder at dynamite.com.au]       Orographic effect
011 "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au]   Lightning just south of Wollongong
012 "bernette hudson" [bernette at primus.com.au]     Lightning just south of Wollongong
013 DavidC at thevortex.com                           Lightning now just south of Sydney
014 "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au]   Re:  Lenticular Clouds
015 "Paul Graham" [v_notch at hotmail.com]            Storms SW of Sydney...
016 "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au]   Big seas.
017 "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au]   Big seas.
018 "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au]   Storms SW of Sydney...
019 "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au]   Lightning just south of Wollongong
020 "Jane ONeill" [cadence at rubix.net.au]           Notes from Vic ASWA meeting
021 Matt Smith [disarm at braenet.com.au]             Lightning west of sydney
022 "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au]   Lightning west of sydney

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From: "Ira Fehlberg" [jra at upnaway.com]
To: [aussie-weather at world.std.com]
Subject: aus-wx: Sorry having probs, if ya not in the footy comp just delete this item
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 21:16:50 +0800
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My tips for this week, sorry i had to post em here  for all to see, but i
am having probs with my ftp, it will be up and running next week for sure,
Ira

Essendon
Kangarood
Melb
WestBull
STKilda
Hawks
West Coast
Sydney
Sure thing West Coast to beat Freo

sorry again

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Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 08:31:26 -0800
From: Lindsay [writer at lisp.com.au]
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Michael,

Can you remember that time in the nineties when Margarets had big swell
for the ASP surfing comp.? I think it was 1990. Biggest swell for an ASP
event, equal with Bells Beach. Was that a ground swell or from some
local weather phenomenon? 

Michael Thompson wrote:
> 
> The SW Australian coast near Albany gets hit by some monster swells at
> times, 20-30ft is something a normal year may get 1-2 times.
> 
> Margaret River in WA is also a mecca for WA surfers for the same reason,
> 6-8ft is normal here for 8 months of the year, with 10ft plus several times

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Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 14:25:41 -0800
From: Lindsay [writer at lisp.com.au]
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At 2pm on Friday in the upper Blue Mountains I am noticing some
interesting lens shaped clouds,(lenticular?). Fascinating clouds. They
are high up, around the cirrus level or maybe Alto, it's sometimes a bit
hard up here to judge heights. Anybody no more about these lenticular
clouds? It's latin for lense isn't it?

Very warm up here, for us anyway. 27 degrees, very dry too.

Lindsay

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Subject: RE: aus-wx: Big seas.
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 12:58:15 +1100
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Hi Michael and others,

I visited W.A. just a couple of years ago in spring, and I remember being 
blown away by the size of surf at Margaret River.  It was breaking straight 
across well out and from the odd surfer actually out there, it was easily 
25-30 foot.

Regards,

-----Original Message-----
Michael,

Can you remember that time in the nineties when Margarets had big swell
for the ASP surfing comp.? I think it was 1990. Biggest swell for an ASP
event, equal with Bells Beach. Was that a ground swell or from some
local weather phenomenon?

Michael Thompson wrote:
>
> The SW Australian coast near Albany gets hit by some monster swells at
> times, 20-30ft is something a normal year may get 1-2 times.
>
> Margaret River in WA is also a mecca for WA surfers for the same reason,
> 6-8ft is normal here for 8 months of the year, with 10ft plus several 
times

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From: "Marty" [martyp at dynamite.com.au]
To: [aussie-weather at world.std.com]
Subject: Re: aus-wx: Re:  Lenticular Clouds
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 13:41:16 +1000
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Hi Lindsay,

You are right about the name of the lenticular cloud (meaning lens, and
apparently lentil-like!)

According to the literature, when wind blows across a mountain range, it
tends to form airwaves on the lee side of the mountains. This process, known
as the mountain wave effect, is usually invisible, but when moisture is
present at the top of these waves, lenticular clouds form where the wind
rises, and dissipate where it falls.

Because mountain ranges are nearly always of irregular shape and wind may
move at different speeds at different levels, the waves produced in this
manner often have varying distances between their crests (referred to as the
wavelength) and the resulting clouds form an irregular pattern.

However, if the mountain range has a fairly regular shape and the wind is
blowing at a steady speed at approximately right angles to the mountains,
the wave crests and any resulting clouds, will form a regular pattern.
Furthermore, if alternate layers of moist and dry air are present above the
mountains, the clouds may pile up on top of each other like a stack of
plates. These distinctive stack formations have, on occassion, been mistaken
for ufos!

If the wind generating the waves has a fairly contstant speed, the cloud
pattern will be stable and long lasting, remaining virtually stationary in
the sky for extended periods.

Because these formations are associated with high-speed winds in the middle
layers, they may be precursors of windy conditions at ground level.

Cheers!

Marty.
Brisbane, Australia
martyp at dynamite.com.au
Images of Canberra: http://www2.dynamite.com.au/martyp
Lightning Photos: http://www2.dynamite.com.au/martyp/lightning
ICQ: 11790565


-----Original Message-----
>At 2pm on Friday in the upper Blue Mountains I am noticing some
>interesting lens shaped clouds,(lenticular?). Fascinating clouds. They
>are high up, around the cirrus level or maybe Alto, it's sometimes a bit
>hard up here to judge heights. Anybody no more about these lenticular
>clouds? It's latin for lense isn't it?
>
>Very warm up here, for us anyway. 27 degrees, very dry too.
>
>Lindsay

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Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 00:40:06 -0500
From: David Hart [dhart at world.std.com]
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Subject: aus-wx: Java Client for austnet #weather
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I have just set up a web page from which you can chat with our other
weathr friends in real time via the IRC with out having to install an IRC
client.

Just point your web browser to:

	http://world.std.com/~dhart/aussie-chat

All you need to do is change the Nick Name from "Guest" to what ever you
want. Do read the disclaimers though. This is realy for the latest
systems. As its in the testing phase right now, I'd like to get your
feed-back, but, so that we don't flood the list, send your comments to:

	dhart at world.std.com


-David Hart-

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Subject: aus-wx: Orographic effect
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 23:24:24 PST
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Hi all,

Todays weather with a moist NW cloud band affecting the SE
states allows for an interesting demonstration of the impact
of the highest parts of the Great Divide on weather systems.

Canberra has had (light) rain periods from light late morning.
A quick review of some of the AWS's and my own observations
reveal that since 9am to now 6pm - going from north west to south
east - Wagga (west of and on the windward side of the ranges has 
had 25mm, my place at Higgins (West Canberra and on the lee side 
of the ranges) has had 11 mm, the airport (east of Canberra and further 
from the ranges) has had 8.8mm and Merimbula on the NSW coast and 
definitely in the rain shadow has had 2.6mm.

The above needs to be qualified by the fact that the weather 
system is advancing from the west so - all else being equal -
the more westerly locations will have begun receiving rain 
from an earlier time - so at this stage of the event will have 
greater totals.

Better than my words however are the animations to be viewed.
Go to http://wwwghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/GOES/gms5ir.html (if reading
this message on Saturday 27 March) and ask for 10 - 12 images.

You can clearly see the cloud building up over the Vic/NSW alps 
and dissipating on the leeward side. 

It reminds me of a great spot I once had on the lee-ward side of Mt Cook 
in NZ. I experienced a frontal passage with thunderstorms and blizzards 
raging just to the west of me and could see the frontal
cloudband dissipating into clear skies just a little to my east. I
could also see the front reorganising along the eastern coast of 
the south island 100 - 200km further east.

Patrick

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Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 18:38:57 +1100
From: Keith Barnett [weather at ozemail.com.au]
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Highest maximum  34.2/26th
Highest barometer   1027.0/23rd
Lowest maximum  23.6/23rd
Lowest barometer   1005.9/22nd
Highest minimum   23.5/22nd
Average 9am barometer  1018.6
Lowest minimum   14.7/23rd
Total wind run   1151.6 Km
Highest terrestrial minimum 19.8/22nd                              Total
rainfall  4.6  mm on 4 days
Lowest terrestrial minimum   9.9/23rd
Highest daily rainfall 1.8/21st,23rd
Average maximum  28.0
Total evaporation 29.2 mm
Average minimum   17.9
Phenomena count (days)
Average terrestrial minimum 14.2
Thunder 1, lightning 1,fog 1

 Byram-Keetch Drought Index as at 20.3.99: 58.5 mm
 Byram-Keetch Drought Index as at 27.3.99: 73.0 mm

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Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 18:42:58 +1100
From: Keith Barnett [weather at ozemail.com.au]
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Especially in winter when 'standing waves' form just east of the Blue Mountains
causing Sydney to have cold, cloudy days and blustery west to northwest winds...

Marty wrote:

> Hi Lindsay,
>
> You are right about the name of the lenticular cloud (meaning lens, and
> apparently lentil-like!)
>
> According to the literature, when wind blows across a mountain range, it
> tends to form airwaves on the lee side of the mountains. This process, known
> as the mountain wave effect, is usually invisible, but when moisture is
> present at the top of these waves, lenticular clouds form where the wind
> rises, and dissipate where it falls.
>
> Because mountain ranges are nearly always of irregular shape and wind may
> move at different speeds at different levels, the waves produced in this
> manner often have varying distances between their crests (referred to as the
> wavelength) and the resulting clouds form an irregular pattern.
>
> However, if the mountain range has a fairly regular shape and the wind is
> blowing at a steady speed at approximately right angles to the mountains,
> the wave crests and any resulting clouds, will form a regular pattern.
> Furthermore, if alternate layers of moist and dry air are present above the
> mountains, the clouds may pile up on top of each other like a stack of
> plates. These distinctive stack formations have, on occassion, been mistaken
> for ufos!
>
> If the wind generating the waves has a fairly contstant speed, the cloud
> pattern will be stable and long lasting, remaining virtually stationary in
> the sky for extended periods.
>
> Because these formations are associated with high-speed winds in the middle
> layers, they may be precursors of windy conditions at ground level.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Marty.
> Brisbane, Australia
> martyp at dynamite.com.au
> Images of Canberra: http://www2.dynamite.com.au/martyp
> Lightning Photos: http://www2.dynamite.com.au/martyp/lightning
> ICQ: 11790565

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At 18:24 27/03/99 , you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>Todays weather with a moist NW cloud band affecting the SE
>states allows for an interesting demonstration of the impact
>of the highest parts of the Great Divide on weather systems.

>Go to http://wwwghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/GOES/gms5ir.html 

>You can clearly see the cloud building up over the Vic/NSW alps 
>and dissipating on the leeward side. 

That's amazing! Thanks Patrick.


------------------------------------------------------
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From: "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au]
To: [aussie-weather at world.std.com]
Subject: aus-wx: Lightning just south of Wollongong
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 20:21:42 +1000
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Lots of short duration CC lightning at present, storms are very quick moving
from NW. So quick that you can go from loud thunder to too far away to hear
in about 15mins.

Cloud stream is from NW, but gradually moving NE as well, I expect thundery
rain later for 2-3 hours, nothing severe expected.......just as I say all
this I just had a close strike.. logging off right now.. bye !


Michael Thompson
http://thunder.simplenet.com

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From: "bernette hudson" [bernette at primus.com.au]
To: [aussie-weather at world.std.com]
Subject: Re: aus-wx: Lightning just south of Wollongong
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 20:39:35 +1100
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27.03.99
Hi this is Kelly I heard that Melbourne may get a thunderstorm tommorrow
morning.  Does any one know where the storm will actually pass tommorrow?
anyone please write back ASAP
-----Original Message-----
>Lots of short duration CC lightning at present, storms are very quick
moving
>from NW. So quick that you can go from loud thunder to too far away to hear
>in about 15mins.
>
>Cloud stream is from NW, but gradually moving NE as well, I expect thundery
>rain later for 2-3 hours, nothing severe expected.......just as I say all
>this I just had a close strike.. logging off right now.. bye !
>
>
>Michael Thompson
>http://thunder.simplenet.com

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From: DavidC at thevortex.com
To: aussie-weather at world.std.com
Subject: aus-wx: Lightning now just south of Sydney
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 04:15:26 -0600
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Paul (G), mentioned that there was plenty 
of static crackles on his am band. I went 
outside (I'm in Sydney's northern suburbs) 
and sure enough there was almost continuous 
lightning some distance to the south. My 
brother (lives in south-west Sydney) 
mentioned that it was south of him as well. 
So here's hoping that, if nothing else, we 
see some decent lightning from the storms 
on this front.


David
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Original Text from ""

>Lots of short duration CC lightning at present, storms are very quick moving
>from NW. So quick that you can go from loud thunder to too far away to hear
>in about 15mins.
>
>Cloud stream is from NW, but gradually moving NE as well, I expect thundery
>rain later for 2-3 hours, nothing severe expected.......just as I say all
>this I just had a close strike.. logging off right now.. bye !
>
>
>Michael Thompson
>http://thunder.simplenet.com

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From: "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au]
To: [aussie-weather at world.std.com]
Subject: Re: aus-wx: Re:  Lenticular Clouds
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 21:12:50 +1000
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They are caused by air turbulence, usually as air flows over a mountain
range , it is hard to describe, but the air flow is formed into a wave like
structure on the mountain lee. These lenticular clouds form on the crest of
these air waves.

We can get some classic lenticular clouds here in the Illawarra with strong
winter westerlies.. Although the lenticular cloud appears to moving east it
actually remains fixed on the lee of the escarpment, the cloud constantly
builds on the western edge, streams east and dissipates on the eastern edge.
They can get quite thick and dark, especially when backlit by a sun in the
west, so much so that I have heard people say " it's going to pour " more
than once. Actually I have even experienced very light rain from these
clouds, but not often, in fact rare.

Michael

-----Original Message-----

>At 2pm on Friday in the upper Blue Mountains I am noticing some
>interesting lens shaped clouds,(lenticular?). Fascinating clouds. They
>are high up, around the cirrus level or maybe Alto, it's sometimes a bit
>hard up here to judge heights. Anybody no more about these lenticular
>clouds? It's latin for lense isn't it?
>
>Very warm up here, for us anyway. 27 degrees, very dry too.
>
>Lindsay

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Subject: aus-wx: Storms SW of Sydney...
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 02:26:27 PST
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In response to frequent and loud static-crackles heard on the AM radio, 
I ventured up the road to have a look at 8:45pm.  There was a line of 
storms to the SW of Sydney.  The last satellite image I looked at (8:30Z 
-- 7:30EST) showed some small cells ahead of the NW-SE cloud band 
associated with the next front.  In fact, there are probably some more 
cells embedded in this cloud band.  It would be interesting to see what 
sort of rainfall intensities are being detected on radar.  Certainly, 
the cells to the SW of here seem be fairly active in terms of lightning.
- Paul G.

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From: "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au]
To: [aussie-weather at world.std.com]
Subject: Re: aus-wx: Big seas.
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 21:14:27 +1000
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I can remember, but the date eludes me, Ira will probably know more, I would
say it was ground swell, it was clean.

Michael

-----Original Message-----
>Michael,
>
>Can you remember that time in the nineties when Margarets had big swell
>for the ASP surfing comp.? I think it was 1990. Biggest swell for an ASP
>event, equal with Bells Beach. Was that a ground swell or from some
>local weather phenomenon?

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From: "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au]
To: [aussie-weather at world.std.com]
Subject: Re: aus-wx: Big seas.
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 21:16:28 +1000
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Too big for me !!! I have been rolled by a 15ft wave at Windang Island once
and seeing that break 20m in front of you is a frightening experience, and I
used to be no wimp, my favourite surf size was 6-8ft.

Regards
Michael


-----Original Message-----
>Hi Michael and others,
>
>I visited W.A. just a couple of years ago in spring, and I remember being
>blown away by the size of surf at Margaret River.  It was breaking straight
>across well out and from the odd surfer actually out there, it was easily
>25-30 foot.
>
>Regards,

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From: "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au]
To: [aussie-weather at world.std.com]
Subject: Re: aus-wx: Storms SW of Sydney...
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 21:35:31 +1000
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Hi Paul,

Most action is now out to sea, just east of Kiama. But it is hard to see
where exactly the lightning is as it is CC and low cloud has now moved in.
We are getting some funny rain showers here at present, funny as in I heard
this one shower coming across the roof tops from at 200m way, yet it lasted
less than 10 secs, but with massive drops. Same happening as I write.

Wind has now gone SE, I am a bit suspicious about calling it the southerly
yet, firstly it's still a warm wind, and secondly with that decent storm
system to the SE it could be outflow.

Michael

-----Original Message-----
>In response to frequent and loud static-crackles heard on the AM radio,
>I ventured up the road to have a look at 8:45pm.  There was a line of
>storms to the SW of Sydney.  The last satellite image I looked at (8:30Z
>-- 7:30EST) showed some small cells ahead of the NW-SE cloud band
>associated with the next front.  In fact, there are probably some more
>cells embedded in this cloud band.  It would be interesting to see what
>sort of rainfall intensities are being detected on radar.  Certainly,
>the cells to the SW of here seem be fairly active in terms of lightning.
>- Paul G.

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From: "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au]
To: [aussie-weather at world.std.com]
Subject: Re: aus-wx: Lightning just south of Wollongong
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 21:42:20 +1000
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HI Kelly

The models indicate that air in upper atmosphere will be very cold tomorrow
over your way, the type of storm you may get will not be the humid summer
one, but those very short lived winter cells ( cold convection cells ) . You
may even get small hail, but as always it will be hit or miss.

Hope you get one though !

Michael

-----Original Message-----
>27.03.99
>Hi this is Kelly I heard that Melbourne may get a thunderstorm tommorrow
>morning.  Does any one know where the storm will actually pass tommorrow?
>anyone please write back ASAP

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From: "Jane ONeill" [cadence at rubix.net.au]
To: "Aussie Weather" [aussie-weather at world.std.com]
Subject: aus-wx: Notes from Vic ASWA meeting
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 22:04:49 +1100
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Notes from the meeting of the Victorian branch of ASWA held on Saturday 27th
March.

Present: Rod Aikman, Chris Gribben, Clyve Herbert, Andrew McDonald, Dane
Newman, Jane ONeill, Debbie Parker, Paul Yole.
Apologies: Richard Bath, David Jeffrey, David Lalor, Nandina Morris, Kevin
Phyland, Lindsay Smail, Nick Sykes, Blair Trewin, Amy Critchlow.

Matters discussed included:-
ASWA website
ASWA logo
Membership
Code of Ethics / Objectives
T-shirts
MSC website
Vantage Points Database
Deals at fast food outlets
Lightning detection in Victoria
Collection of monthly weather data from around the state
Hard copy reports of our 'summer weather' for BoM
Information regarding ASWA to the CFA


Next meeting date: Saturday May 1st - Pancake Parlour, Doncaster (upstairs)
then videos in the afternoon.

Jane ONeill
Vic ASWA rep

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Hi Everyone

There is continuous lightning west of sydney at the moment, with what
appears to be a squall line of storms approaching with yellow/green on
radar... woohoo! 
hopefully this will continue approaching towards the coast and not die as
it gets off the mountains...could be sydneys 1st good storm since dec 14...
Matt Smith

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From: "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au]
To: [aussie-weather at world.std.com]
Subject: Re: aus-wx: Lightning west of sydney
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 23:58:44 +1000
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Just logged the PC back on after the storm here. We had about an hour of
lightning and rain, but the lightning was mostly CC, rain was moderate, but
not the big isolated drops of the early evening.

Although the storm cloud stream is from the NW, the system is edging NE,
therefore I say it will be in Sydney about 1-2am. Like the storms earlier
this is also very quick moving, in just the 10mins I have had the PC on the
thunder has died away to just faint odd rumbles.

Almost forgot what lightning at night looked like.

Regards
Michael



-----Original Message-----
>Hi Everyone
>
>There is continuous lightning west of sydney at the moment, with what
>appears to be a squall line of storms approaching with yellow/green on
>radar... woohoo!
>hopefully this will continue approaching towards the coast and not die as
>it gets off the mountains...could be sydneys 1st good storm since dec 14...
>Matt Smith