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Cybermonkey
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8th Mar 05 at 12:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cyclone Ingrid is now about 200km's from the coastline, and still a category 5, which will make it the first cat 5 Cyclone to make landfall in 90 years. Central pressure is 925Hpa, which is extreme, so its packing wind gusts of 190-200mph

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65002.shtml

http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDQP0005.txt

Luckily, it doesnt seem like it will go as far south as Cairns, but Port Douglas is going to take a battering, which is a very large tourist spot with lots of hotels etc.

I hope it weakens before making landfall, otherwise people are going to die i think
Cybermonkey
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8th Mar 05 at 12:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Some cool images

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDX1124.shtml

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDE00902.loop.shtml
bradfincham
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8th Mar 05 at 13:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
jesus, port douglas is beautiful,
looks like those in cape trib and cape york should start heading back!!
Adam-D
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that looks like it could get a lot bigger
Cybermonkey
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its actually been downgraded to a cat4 now, but thats still not good news, will make landfall a bit further north which is a good tthing, since its mostly unpopulated up there.
X 60RSA
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FCUK my folks are there, left a week last wednesday, gone for 2months...........uwww dear!
Tiger
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I bet Kuranda will take it bad too then coz thats quite high up - specially the scenic railway!
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quote:
Originally posted by Tiger
I bet Kuranda will take it bad too then coz thats quite high up - specially the scenic railway!


I tihnk Kuranda is too far south to get the full brunt of it, but will still have winds of up to 120-140mph
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fuck going on the treetop tour in that
Tiger
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8th Mar 05 at 22:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Too right!

I guess the mail run with Cape York Air will be off too I went out for the day flying in the tiny 4 seater plane with the postie
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awesome! is he still flying the beechie?

X60RSA, where did your parents go?
Tiger
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Cape Trib wont half get hit hard.....like brad says....

I flew in the Piper PA31-301
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well it has made landfall, dropped to a category 3 before hitting the coast, then gained strength to a cat4 just as it passed over the coast! is expected to weaken to a 1/2 but then when it gets to the Gulf of Carperntaria, the Northern Territory is in trouble, the Gulf is about 3-4 degrees warmer than average at the moment, this Cyclone will whip straight up to a 5 again in no time and smash the fook out of Darwin.

 
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