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001 steve baynham [bayns at broad.net.au] Digital cameras
002 Carl Smith [carls at ace-net.com.au] JTWC-TC Steve #36 final warning
003 "Les Crossan" [les.crossan at virgin.net] Digital cameras
004 Tom Johnstone [Iain.Johnstone at pse.unige.ch] Madison, Wisconsin, USA (from WA eyes)
005 "Leslie R. Lemon" [lrlemon at compuserve.com] March 5 Storm chase Photos and Report.
006 Mark Dwyer [mjd at wantree.com.au] Worst Flooding in More than 40 Years hits WA
007 Mark Dwyer [mjd at wantree.com.au] More Artical's on the Big WA Floods
008 Mark Dwyer [mjd at wantree.com.au] More News on Floods
009 "Ben Tichborne" [tich at netaccess.co.nz] Re: aussie-weather-digest V1 #516
010 Lindsay [writer at lisp.com.au] Rain in Blackheath
011 Lindsay [writer at lisp.com.au] Thanks Laurier
012 "Ben Tichborne" [tich at netaccess.co.nz] TC Mona
013 Lindsay [writer at lisp.com.au] Madison, Wisconsin, USA (from WA eyes)
014 wbc at ozemail.com.au (Laurier Williams) Thanks Laurier
015 wbc at ozemail.com.au (Laurier Williams) More heavy rain
016 Anthony Cornelius [cyclone at flatrate.net.au] Storm 411 Online!
017 "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au] Let the convection begin - sunny in Illawarra
018 "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au] Digital cameras
019 Andrew Wall [astroman at chariot.net.au] Storm 411 Online!
020 Jane ONeill [cadence at rubix.net.au] was: Storm 411 Online!.......now: "buy a Ford!!"
021 Dion Williams [onamission at start.com.au] Someone's getting good photos!
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From: steve baynham [bayns at broad.net.au]
Subject: Re: aus-wx: Digital cameras
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hi jane, everyone!!
i've never had much experience with digital cameras, but if you want one for quick reports and stuff and have a cam corder, you can get just as good results with tv /video cards for just $150. they are also handy for a number of other things, like a small telly on the screen whatever size ya want!!:) the one i have is an 'Avermedia tvcapture98' (wise investment) ya get a remote and apparently ya can do video conferencing with it too!!
there are a few out there, i tried a flyvideo b4 this one, it was crap, didn't run well on my poor 5 year old computer.
just an alternative to spending thousands on a digital camera:)
see yas
steve
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From: Carl Smith [carls at ace-net.com.au]
Subject: aus-wx: JTWC-TC Steve #36 final warning
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Hi All.
Here is the final JTWC warning on TC Steve - they expect it to dissapate
below cyclone strength in the next 12 hours.
Regards,
Carl.
127
WTXS35 PGTW 101500
SUBJ: TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING
1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14P (STEVE) WARNING NR 036
02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
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WARNING POSITION:
101200Z4 --- NEAR 29.0S1 118.9E9
MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 130 DEGREES AT 17 KTS
POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM
POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE
PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT
DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND
REPEAT POSIT: 29.0S1 118.9E9
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FORECASTS:
12 HRS, VALID AT:
110000Z2 --- 31.2S6 122.2E7
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT
DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND
---
REMARKS:
101500Z7 POSITION NEAR 29.6S7 119.7E8.
TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 14P (STEVE), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 220 NM EAST
OF GERALDTON, AUSTRALIA, HAS TRACKED SOUTHEASTWARD AT 17 KNOTS
DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 101130Z6
INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON
SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 25 KNOTS, AND SYNOPTIC
DATA. ANIMATED INFRARED IMAGERY DEPICTS A RAPIDLY WEAKENING SYSTEM
WITH DEEP CONVECTION DECREASING IN AREAL COVERAGE OVER THE PAST 12
HOURS. IMAGERY ALSO INDICATES THAT TC 14P (STEVE) HAS A PARTIALLY
EXPOSED LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) AND IS UNDER STRONG
WESTERLY WIND SHEAR. TC 14P SHOULD CONTINUE TO TRACK SOUTHEASTWARD
OVER SOUTHWESTERN AUSTRALIA AND DISSIPATE AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL
CYCLONE BY THE END OF THE PERIOD. THIS IS THE FINAL WARNING ON THIS
SYSTEM BY THE JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER (NAVPACMETOCCEN). THE
SYSTEM WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR SIGNS OF REGENERATION. REFER TO
TROPICAL CYCLONE MONA (19P) WARNINGS (WTPS32 PHNC) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY
UPDATES.//
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From: "Les Crossan" [les.crossan at virgin.net]
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Subject: Re: aus-wx: Digital cameras
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 15:45:29 -0000
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From: steve baynham [bayns at broad.net.au]
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Sent: Friday, March 10, 2000 2:22 PM
Subject: Re: aus-wx: Digital cameras
> hi jane, everyone!!
> i've never had much experience with digital cameras
My Fujifilm DX-10 works with my video capture device (Brooktree chipset and
DirectX) through the video interface cable supplied.... with 1024 x 768
quality, much higher than the 300 lines or so that most camcorders seem to
be capable of.... various experimental captures from out of my study window
have already been sent to my state rep (: With a 64Mb flash card (which cost
about as much as the camera itself) in it it can take 200 - odd pictures and
with a spare set of NiMH batteries I can be on the road for three or four
days before reaching for the charger...
It'll also capture remotley via a serial cable, TWAIN and PC control: but
seeing that I've a serial mouse in one comms port and a modem in the another
one I don't use this mode often as i cannot reach the cables that easily,
there is also a communications problem as I don't have any free interrupts
available for use on my PC which rules out another serial port dedicated to
the camera and running continuously ): This would be the best way of
creating a 1024 x 768 timelapse JPEG video or webcam as it is pure digital
throughout with no analog to digital conversion losses.
It cost me about $A320 for the camera and much the same for the memory,
converting from UK rates it'll surely cost less there as you are a lot
nearer to Japan and perhaps your government isn't as taxing as ours
Les (UK)
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From: Tom Johnstone [Iain.Johnstone at pse.unige.ch]
Subject: Re: aus-wx: Madison, Wisconsin, USA (from WA eyes)
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At 05:50 PM 3/10/00 +1100, Blair Trewin wrote:
>
>Minneapolis had a max/min of 21/15 yesterday and -2/-3 today.
Yep - the ride to work was fairly chilly, and we had a light dusting of
snow. I think the temperature switch has been more extreme further north in
Wisoncsin and around Minneapolis. BTW, Milwauki got hit by a tornado when
those thunderstorms went through - it lifted the roofs of a few buildings
and knowcked over some cars aparently. About 20 people were injured (minor
injuries due to flying debris). That's the earliest in the season a tornado
has hit that part of the country.
Tom
>I've seen more impressive than that, though. In 1989 Dallas had maxima
>of +31 C and -8 C on successive days in February! I also arrived in
>Denver in September 1993, 36 hours after a max of 34, to find snow
>on the ground...
>
>Amazing what a decent landmass extending into higher latitudes will
>do. Even the narrow Patagonian landmass makes a difference; Buenos
>Aires has winter mean temps not too far out of line with Sydney's,
>but they get a few single-digit maxima most winters, and snow every
>few years.
True - if Australia extended a few hundred km further south, who knows what
sort of weather places like Adelaide and Melbourne would get.
Tom Johnstone
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Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 12:58:32 -0500
From: "Leslie R. Lemon" [lrlemon at compuserve.com]
Subject: Re: aus-wx: March 5 Storm chase Photos and Report.
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Patrick:
> The other factor at play that day was probably the existence of
> a dry-line or moisture discontinuity rather than a cold front (or
> temperature discontinuity).
>
The dry line nor the trough line (if it was not the cold front) were
neither one included in the 5 March analysis. That is really surprising
knowing how important atmospheric boundaries are to convection and
convective initiation. All this is the reason that here in the states, the
offices that are located in regions subjected to thunderstorms and severe
thunderstorms more frequently, do detailed mesoscale analyses rather than
taking the NMC (National Meteorological Center) NWS synoptic analysis. In
fact, it has only been in recent years that the NMC NWS national synoptic
analyses started to include the dryline that we, here in the plains, know
so well. Maybe for this reason it is not surprising after all!
> From Canberra's perspective - on the
> wrong side of the dry-line - winds were a dry NW tending
> W - I recall that dew-points fell off quite rapidly to
> the west that day. Temperatures gradually increased to
> the west - as would be expected at this time of year.
>
and as would be expected in association with a dryline. Moreover, as one
looked at the upper air on 5 March such as the 500 mb analysis, the
surface-boundary-associated short wave was very evident near the Central
Table Lands.
> The storms, higher humidity and lower cloud bases were
> clearly visible to the far NE.
And, of course, that represented a change in airmass. Note that fronts are
associated with pressure troughs and are on the leading edge of an airmass
changes. That is why they are associated with a shift in wind direction
(pressure trough) and thermodynamic changes as well. For this reason, one
does not find fronts and associated pressure troughs extending into high
pressure regions (more homogeneous air masses). Rather, they are
associated with low pressure systems (lead into the centers of the low
pressure) and mark changes in air masses and are followed by rising
pressure and high pressure systems.
Les
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Radar, Severe Storms, & Research Meteorologist
Tel. 816-373-3533, 816-213-3237
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Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 03:13:21 +0800
From: Mark Dwyer [mjd at wantree.com.au]
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Subject: aus-wx: Worst Flooding in More than 40 Years hits WA
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Well just incase u have all been away from the news of late you wouldn't
have seen the footage on the Flooded NW area of WA. there are numerous
articals on the abc web site. http://www.abc.net.au/news/state/wa/default.htm
Here are a few of the Facts :-
Gascoyne River to its highest peak for 20 years, and could be Worst flooding
in the Gascoyne River area for 50 years, Millons of $$$ of damage have
already been done But any damage assement will have to wait utill the flood
waters recede. Canarvon is currently cut off by rd.
here are some of the url's for other articals not in this email, as
there are to many to post all of each artical to the list. So besure to
visit the ABC's web sites other articals. A few articals have been included
this email after the url's.
SES on full alert as Gascoyne peaks
http://www.abc.net.au/news/state/wa/metwa-11mar2000-1.htm
Floods cause havoc in WA
http://www.abc.net.au/news/state/wa/metwa-11mar2000-2.htm
Hundreds evacuated in WA floods
http://www.abc.net.au/news/state/wa/metwa-11mar2000-4.htm
Rain eases in Gascoyne
http://www.abc.net.au/news/state/wa/metwa-10mar2000-12.htm
Parts of Carnarvon evacuated as floodwaters rise
http://www.abc.net.au/news/state/wa/metwa-10mar2000-11.htm
Floods threaten Carnarvon's water supply http://www.abc.net.au/news/state/wa/metwa-10mar2000-4.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/news/state/wa/metwa-11mar2000-4.htm For
the following artical.
Hundreds evacuated in WA floods
State Emergency Service (SES) crews at Carnarvon in
Western Australia's Gascoyne region, remain on alert
as floodwaters continue to rise, threatening to surge
through the town.
Heavy rain from ex-tropical cyclone Steve has raised
the level of the Gascoyne River to its highest peak for
20 years.
Hundreds of residents have been moved from
plantations and properties on the outskirts of town while
those protected by levees have escaped serious
flooding so far.
The Gascoyne River has burst its banks and is
expected to peak at seven and a half metres later this
morning.
The SES is waiting anxiously to see if levee banks will
withstand the rising water levels and the imminent high
tide.
The floodwaters have left a trail of damage mounting to
millions of dollars.
Many roads have been washed away or are
impassable, and banana and mango plantations
growers have reported enormous damage.
The SES remains confident Carnarvon's levees will
protect the town from serious flooding.
But SES spokesman Doug Bathgate says they are
prepared for the worst.
"If there's a breach detected in the levy bank of course
there's a contingency plan to fill that breach in with
machinery and so on and of course the shire have all
that in hand," Mr Bathgate said.
"The SES's primary role will be one to assist in the
evacuation of people and relocated them."
http://www.abc.net.au/news/state/wa/metwa-11mar2000-2.htm For
the following artical.
Floods cause havoc in WA
Floodwaters are creating havoc in Western Australia's
Gascoyne region, leaving a trail of damage mounting to
millions of dollars.
Hundreds of people have moved to the safety of higher
ground or cummunity halls, many roads have been
washed away or are impassable and banana and
mango plantations growners have reported enormous
damage.
The floods have climbed to a 20-year high and threaten
to become the region's worst in almost half a century.
The next few hours are crucial for the people of
Carnarvon, which is already waterlogged.
The town remains cut off as the water threatens to
breach levee banks some of which were built more than
24 hours ago.
Several hundred people have already been evacuated
from low-lying areas but it will be some hours before the
floodwaters peak.
There is concern the swollen Gascoyne river will reach
its high point just as the high tide comes in, in about two
hours.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/state/wa/metwa-11mar2000-1.htm For
the following artical.
SES on full alert as Gascoyne peaks
The State Emergency Service (SES) is on full alert as it
waits for floodwaters in the Gascoyne region to peak.
It remains confident Carnarvon's levees will protect the
town from serious flooding when levels peak in about
four hours.
About 100 people have been evacuated from
properties in the area and several have been rescued
from vehicles which stalled in floodwaters.
SES spokesman Colin Brown says it is now a wait and
see situation, but fortunately rain has eased in the area,
which will lessen the severity of flooding.
Mr Brown says helicopters will be used at first light to
deliver supplies to properties cut off by flooding.
"They'll fly into I think it's four stations, currently have
requested re-supply and as they check in on these
stations they'll probably drop in on other stations as
they fly over to see whether they are running low on food
and see if there are any essential commodities that
need to be supplied to them."
007
Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 03:44:57 +0800
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Here are some more Articals from the front page Local State Paper the
West Australian see the url's below.
http://thewest.com.au/20000311/News/new-sta-sto1-bod.html
http://thewest.com.au/20000311/News/new-sta-sto2-bod.html
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Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 04:00:24 +0800
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Sorry for Yet another Email, but this url was forgotten.
http://thewest.com.au/20000311/News/new-state.html
MJ
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Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 10:33:15 +1300
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; Buenos
> Aires has winter mean temps not too far out of line with Sydney's,
> but they get a few single-digit maxima most winters, and snow every
> few years.
I read in some guide book that Buenos Aires has had snow only once this
century - in 1918.
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Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 04:19:47 -0800
From: Lindsay [writer at lisp.com.au]
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Saturday 8:30am
30mm so far to 8:30am this morning. And no leaks!
Lindsay P.
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Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 08:16:58 -0800
From: Lindsay [writer at lisp.com.au]
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Just a note to say thanks Laurier for your excellent site on Australian
weather.
It's really good for folk like me, easy to follow and packed with
info,thanks again.
Lindsay Pearce
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Subject: aus-wx: TC Mona
Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 10:39:58 +1300
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I believe that it has already given Tonga
somewhat of a thrashing, but I haven't yet heard of any details. It's expected
to move southwest and may affect the northeastern corner of the North Island
(Gisborne/ East Cape) with strong winds and heavy rain. Nothing else of any
significance over NZ in recent days.
013
Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 04:16:27 -0800
From: Lindsay [writer at lisp.com.au]
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Subject: Re: aus-wx: Madison, Wisconsin, USA (from WA eyes)
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That takes the cake Blair, amazing. Oberon has had days, i think, in the
low 20's and then snow but 31 to 34 and then snow? Amazing.
What a shame there isn't a few thousand k's of continent below us.
Lindsay P.
Blair Trewin wrote:
>
> >
> > Wow Tom, wish I was there, sounds very interesting and fun! What a
> > contrast in temps.
> >
> > Lindsay Pearce
> >
> > Tom Johnstone wrote:
> > >
> > > Well, after having lived in Switzerland for the last 6 years, I went back
> > > home to Perth this summer and now I'm in Madison, Wisconsin (just west of
> > > the Great Lakes). I came here after a nice hot Perth summer expecting to
> > > freeze my ... off, but the weather here has been a little unexpected.
> > >
> > > Normally, it's very cold and everything is frozen well into March and often
> > > into April. So, since we have been here 3 weeks, it was cold (-20C to -5C)
> > > and sunny the first week. Then it snowed about a total of 40-50cm the next
> > > week, with temps around -10C to +2C. That was a week ago, and the lakes
> > > were all frozen, with people sitting in little shacks on the ice fishing!
> > > Then about a week ago, it got warm. For about a week now we've had temps
> > > above +15C, and the last few days it's been +25C!! That's an all time
> > > record for here in March. Now it's about 23C, humid and we've got big fat
> > > storm clouds moving through and there's a tornado watch current!! Tomorrow
> > > night they're predicting driving sleet and snow and temps of about 0C to +2C!!
>
> Minneapolis had a max/min of 21/15 yesterday and -2/-3 today.
>
> I've seen more impressive than that, though. In 1989 Dallas had maxima
> of +31 C and -8 C on successive days in February! I also arrived in
> Denver in September 1993, 36 hours after a max of 34, to find snow
> on the ground...
>
> Amazing what a decent landmass extending into higher latitudes will
> do. Even the narrow Patagonian landmass makes a difference; Buenos
> Aires has winter mean temps not too far out of line with Sydney's,
> but they get a few single-digit maxima most winters, and snow every
> few years.
>
> Blair Trewin
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From: wbc at ozemail.com.au (Laurier Williams)
To: aussie-weather at world.std.com
Subject: Re: aus-wx: Thanks Laurier
Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 00:24:25 GMT
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On Fri, 10 Mar 2000 08:16:58 -0800, Lindsay
wrote:
>Just a note to say thanks Laurier for your excellent site on Australian
>weather.
>
>It's really good for folk like me, easy to follow and packed with
>info,thanks again.
>
Thanks you Lindsay. I just wish I had more time to spend on it!
Just a reminder to all that, at times like these, the real-time
synoptic and AWS reports at
http://ausweather.simplenet.com/current_severe.html are worth
watching. They're updated hourly at around 20 past the hour.
Laurier
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From: wbc at ozemail.com.au (Laurier Williams)
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Subject: aus-wx: More heavy rain
Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 00:26:53 GMT
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Good falls in NSW north again -- Enngonia 129, Barringun 126 and
Trangie 102 seem to be the largest.
In WA, Salmon Gums, halfway between Norseman and Esperance, had
recorded 89mm to 5am, so exTC Steve isn't a spent force yet.
Laurier
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Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 11:00:43 +1000
From: Anthony Cornelius [cyclone at flatrate.net.au]
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Hi all!
Well - computer upgrades/problems/reformats have kept me away for the
past few days - but in the midst of all that, I managed to install my Cb
radio into the car! My licence plate is "ALX 411" hence my call sign
(in line with the TD chase), will be "Storm 411." I'll be on channel 33
during any storm chase! Not sure how many other chasers in SE QLD have
Cb's - but it'll certainly come in handy for 2 or more cars!
Anthony Cornelius
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From: "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au]
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Subject: aus-wx: Let the convection begin - sunny in Illawarra
Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 12:26:13 +1000
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Brilliant sunshine here in the southern Illawarra, already Cu has started
forming to the SW were the sunshine had an earlier start. It is muggy as
hell, absolutely dripping moisture, so I know that the lower atmosphere is
primed.
Hope to see some storms after about 3pm.
Michael Thompson
http://thunder.simplenet.com
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From: "Michael Thompson" [michaelt at ozemail.com.au]
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Subject: Re: aus-wx: Digital cameras
Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 12:29:31 +1000
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Hard to say seeing that I do not own one.
But megapixel is the way to go, also try to get as much memory thrown in as
possible, not so bad if you are carting a laptop around too as you can
download each night.
Read lots of reviews - as expected the more expensive ones rate better -
Olympus and Nikkon rate well but are also well over $1000. Under $1000 the
Kodaks seem to rate well.
Michael
----- Original Message -----
From: Jane ONeill [cadence at rubix.net.au]
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Sent: Friday, 10 March 2000 14:47
Subject: aus-wx: Digital cameras
> (you may get this twice - if so I apologise)
>
> off topic but I hate re-inventing the wheel, and some of you will have
lots
> of experience in this area.......
>
> what digital camera(s) would you recommend?
>
> why? / why not?
>
> price range?
>
> could you reply to cadence at rubix.net.au
>
> unless you think others might be interested.........
>
> as far as weather goes - there have been storms in southern NSW to the NW
of
> Albury all day - they aren't going anywhere and yes they really do
> exist....Melbourne has Cu
>
> and a few words from macca....."just had a look and there seems to be a
cap
> at about 6500-7000ft or so which is prohibiting development above that.
Cap
> is prolly going to weaken during the day but probably won't break down
here.
> More energy (from warmer temps and higher DP's) and weaker cap in the NE
of
> the state will cause/has caused it to break up there and the extra lift
from
> the ranges will help no end."
>
> all I can say is, we have a long weekend...now all we need are the
storms -
> and from the BoM spokesperson on the radio this morning "there is a slight
> risk that today might be fine...."
>
>
>
> Jane & Andrew
>
> Victoria
>
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Thanks for the contact info cyc, I guess that is AM?
At 11:00 AM 11/03/00 +1000, you wrote:
>Hi all!
>
>Well - computer upgrades/problems/reformats have kept me away for the
>past few days - but in the midst of all that, I managed to install my Cb
>radio into the car! My licence plate is "ALX 411" hence my call sign
>(in line with the TD chase), will be "Storm 411." I'll be on channel 33
>during any storm chase! Not sure how many other chasers in SE QLD have
>Cb's - but it'll certainly come in handy for 2 or more cars!
>
>Anthony Cornelius
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Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 18:44:54 +1100
From: Jane ONeill [cadence at rubix.net.au]
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Anthony Cornelius wrote:
I'll be on channel 33 during any storm chase! Not sure how many other
chasers in SE QLD have
> Cb's - but it'll certainly come in handy for 2 or more cars!
........or for one car if you happen to own a VR, VS or VT Commodore and
can't stand the whine from the radio (applies to both in car and hand
held lightning detectors) because of the change to the ignition system
after the VN ...."but no-one tunes their radio off station!" I was
told.....so, to all you chasers...buy either a Ford or a CB radio!!!!!
--------------------------------
Jane ONeill
cadence at rubix.net.au
Melbourne Storm Chasers
http://www.rubix.net.au/~cadence
ASWA - Victoria
http://www.severeweather.asn.au
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Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 19:28:44 +1100
From: Dion Williams [onamission at start.com.au]
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
830 PM CST FRI MAR 10 2000
...MORE THAN 21000 LIGHTNING STRIKES HAVE OCCURRED ACROSS EAST TEXAS...
LOUISIANA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI OVER THE PAST SEVEN HOURS...
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH ARE CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH THE THREE STATES HAVE
PRODUCED A VERY HIGH NUMBER OF LIGHTNING STRIKES ESPECIALLY WITH SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS. LIGHTNING WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR OVER THESE SAME AREAS
THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT WITH SOME SEVERE STORMS PRODUCING SMALL AREAS OF
NUMEROUS AND INTENSE STRIKES.
And I've only seen ONE strike anywhere near here in three months! Arrgh!
Dion
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