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WINDY AUGUST |
August is the windy month in eastern Australia. Low pressure cells sweep through the Great Australian Bight. Associated cold fronts reaching up into Victoria and NSW bring regular winds that create wave conditions throughout in the lee of the Great Dividing Range, and to Bunyan. Or at leat that is the theory. Some years the weather patterns stack up the way they are supposed to, some years they don’t.
The Canberra Gliding Club is holding it’s annual wave camp this month 28 August to 3 September, canberragliding.org and our club is holding the annual Ridge camp at Bendick Murrell 25 -28 August. Ridge Camp Flye
Keep checking this page to see how the moths progresses. Remember to wear your woolly hat. |
23 August |
| This image of the Bendick Murrell Ridge shows that it should work with West/Northwest winds. The launch site is marked X. Maybe this year we will get some ridge soaring! |
NSW State Forecast
Friday
Isolated showers along the coast and east ranges, except in the far north. Isolated showers/drizzle on the western slopes and ranges, clearing early in the north, and later in the day in the south. Cool to mild. South to southwest winds.
Forecast for Saturday
Isolated showers along the coast and far southern ranges, chiefly in the morning. Fine elsewhere. Southwest to southeast winds and afternoon northeast seabreezes in the east. North to northwest winds in the west. |
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| Big wodge of cloud headin our way. |
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| The ridge should be working today. Rain tomorrow, clearing Friday. |
AREA FORECAST 222300 TO 231100 AREA 21 OVERVIEW: PATCHY RAIN DEVELOPING IN FAR SW AFTER 09Z. FINE OTHERWISE. WIND:
2000 5000 7000
270/15 270/20 270/30 240/30 |
| YOUNG (YYNG) TAF YYNG 230022Z 0210 27012KT 9999 FEW040 FM09 33008KT 9999 LIGHT RAIN SCT035 BKN100 T 15 17 11 Q 1019 1017 1017 |
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| 22 August |
| This forecast definitely indicates westerly wind on the ridge at Bendick Murrell and lee wave at Bunyan. Only trouble is it is at night time EST. |
| AREA21 (21) AREA QNH 10/13 AREA 21: 1015 AREA QNH 07/10 AREA 21: 1013 AMEND AREA FORECAST 220725 TO 221700 AREA 21 AMD OVERVIEW: ISOLATED SHOWERS IN FAR SW FALLING AS SNOW ABOVE 5000FT, ALSO SEA/COAST S OF UDA. BROKEN LOW CLOUD IN PRECIPITATION. BROKEN LOW CLOUD W RANGES IN FAR S. FOG/MIST PATCHES MAINLY RANGES AFTER 14Z. MODERATE TURBULENCE LEE RANGES BELOW 10000FT. WIND: 2000 5000 7000 10000 14000 18500 250/15 240/25 240/30 240/35 MS02 240/40 MS09 240/50 MS19 |
| YOUNG (YYNG) TAF YYNG 220112Z 0214 24014G24KT 9999 SCT040 FM08 22008KT 9999 SCT040 T 17 18 14 10 Q 1017 1016 1016 1018 |
| Four Day Forecast On Saturday North to NW winds. |
| Current Weather Situation and Future Developments: A weak high lies over western NSW will move eastwards as a Low moves into the Bight on Wednesday, with a trough extending northwards into South Australia. This will move eastwards and extend through inland New South Wales on Thursday and through northeast New South Wales on Friday. Forecast for Wednesday A fine day ahead of some light patchy rain developing late evening or overnight along the southern inland border. Isolated early fog patches inland. Mild to warm day. Light to moderate southwest to southeast winds turning fresh northerly in the west. Afternoon coastal seabreeze Forecast for Thursday Rain periods extending eastwards over the southern inland, tending patchy further north and grading to a few isolated showers over the northern inland and along the east ranges and southern coast. Isolated thunderstorms possible over the inland and far south coast. Rain periods tending to snow on the Alps. Fine elsewhere, although increasing cloud. Fresh to strong, mild to warm, north to northwest winds, ahead of a gusty, cooler, west to southwest change extending over most of the inland. Forecast for Friday Isolated showers along the coast and east ranges, except in the far north. Isolated showers/drizzle on the western slopes and ranges, clearing early in the north, and later in the day in the south. Cool to mild. South to southwest winds. Forecast for Saturday Isolated showers along the coast and far southern ranges, chiefly in the morning. Fine elsewhere. Southwest to southeast winds and afternoon northeast seabreezes in the east. North to northwest winds in the west. |
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| 21 August |
Patchy rain clearing after passage of front forecast for Friday, first day of ridge camp.
Westerly wind? |
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| 12 August |
| Not looking so good. Big high, low winds, fronts being pushed south. |
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| 11-14 August Forecast |
Current Weather Situation and Future Developments
A high pressure system near Adelaide will move eastward to be centred over
eastern NSW during the weekend. The high will produce fine and generally sunny
weather for the next few days, with some cold and frosty mornings. A cold front
is expected to reach the ACT during Monday, bringing the possibility of some
shower activity. Another high will become established during the middle of next
week bringing a return to fine weather.
Forecast for Thursday evening
Fine. Light to moderate west to southwest winds.
Precis: Fine, sunny.
Chance of rainfall: 5%
Winds on Lake: West to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h.
Forecast for Friday
Early frost and local fog patches clearing to a fine and sunny day. Light to
moderate west to northwest winds.
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| The forecast for Monday is moderate west to northwest winds with showers. I will put up the actual weathew on the day and see if Bunyan does get wave. |
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| Looking good for Sunday/Monday. |
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| ACT NOTES ON THE WEATEHR Issued at 4:10pm on Wednesday the 9th of August 2006 Notes on the Chart and Expected Developments: A cold front is crossing the ACT and will move out into the Tasman Sea on Thursday. A high pressure system will move over the region in the wake of the change with fine conditions expected to continue into the weekend ahead of another change around Monday. Notes on the Satellite Picture: The satellite picture shows a frontal cloud band passing over southeastern NSW, with scattered low cloud over SA and Victoria in the wake of the change. High cloud over southern WA ahead of an approaching cold front. |
| Friday Fine, sunny. Min -1 Max 14 Saturday Fine, sunny. Min -1 Max 15 Sunday Fine, partly cloudy. Min 0 Max 16 Monday Possible shower, windy. Min 5 Max 15 Tuesday Fine, windy. Min 4 Max 12 Wednesday Possible shower, windy. Min 1 Max 11 |
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