Ingrid's visit to the NT

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Post 1

Cyclone Ingrid has a date with the NT it seems. Lets try to keep all info in one place.

Previous thread: http://www.gamers-underground.com/forum/showthread.php?t=17569

[Image: http://www.bom.gov.au/fwo/IDD65001.gif]

Links:

BOM Advice: http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDDP0002.txt
BOM Threat Map: http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDD65011.shtml
ABC NT Cyclone Info: http://www.abc.net.au/nt/stories/cyclone.htm
Sat Loop: http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDE00902.loop.shtml
Weatherzone thread: http://www.weatherzone.com.au/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=12;t=000271;p=67
Gove Radar 256km: http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR092.loop.shtml
Gove Radar 288km Java: http://data.theweather.com.au/access/radar/popup_wz_100.jsp?15lev=true&code=009
Darwin Radar 256km: http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR632.loop.shtml
GASP Model: http://www.weatherzone.com.au/charts/twcGrads.jsp?model=gasp&chart=mslp&hour=-1
10day rainfall models: http://www.australianweathernews.com/forecast_ww_rain.htm
UK Met Predictions: http://www.met-office.gov.uk/sec2/sec2cyclone/tcgts/fxxt01.txt
JTWC: http://www.npmoc.navy.mil/jtwc.html
TopEnd Wind: http://www.australianweathernews.com/charts/DARMET-0.GIF

Comments below...

Post 2

Threat Map - http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDDP0009.shtml

Post 3

Even if it doesnt reach Darwin as a cyclone, it will still be an above normal strong storm

Post 4

I think it would head south westerly & form a low depression near or around Katherine Overdrive.!
Well that’s my prediction unless big cold fonts hit the lower parts of Australia & push the cyclone further north.

Post 5

Quote from StarScream:
I think it would head south westerly & form a low depression near or around Katherine Overdrive.!
Well that’s my prediction unless big cold fonts hit the lower parts of Australia & push the cyclone further north.

Recent Movement : towards the west northwest at 22 km/hr. :)

Post 6

i still think it'll bounce along the coastline towards us.. maybe.. just maybe we can hope it'll tag around cape don or the bathurst islands and give us sweet sweet rain.

Post 7

Im thinking just missing Nhulunbuy, scooting along the coast and then crossing cape don area and straight to Darwin then out too the west.

Or

Heading norwest just missing nhulunbuy and continuing on heading away.

Post 8

Terrible timing. The NT has in excess of 7 metre tides each day over the weekend including Monday.

Post 9

It wont keep heading Northwest for too long - some models had it NW till around don then SW like tracy and thelma. Too hard to tell too accurately at this stage. Suffice to say that all cyclones like to spin towards the poles due to The Coriolis Effect

Post 10

Quote from fleshy:
Terrible timing. The NT has in excess of 7 metre tides each day over the weekend including Monday.

yeah .. Awsome fishing this weekend but going to put it on hold .. might wait the fornight .. and go out on the next 7m tide runs.

Post 11

Quote from Unseen:
yeah .. Awsome fishing this weekend but going to put it on hold .. might wait the fornight .. and go out on the next 7m tide runs.

I'm more concerned about sand bagging my bar when a cyclone hits at a 7 metre high tide. surge zones, nasty places to be.

Post 12

OMG THE BAR!

Need to find Bar protection recruits? :)

Post 13

well that is true as well..

Lets have a bid, what day willl the cyclone hit Darwin ??

Im thinking Monday/Tuesday

Post 14

11am update.

Quote:

Details of TROPICAL CYCLONE INGRID at 10.00 am CST:
. Centre located near...... 12.5 degrees South 139.5 degrees East
. Location accuracy........ within 30 kilometres
. Recent movement.......... towards the west northwest at 15 km/h
. Wind gusts near centre... 150 kilometres per hour slowly intensifying
. Intensity................ CATEGORY 2
. Central pressure......... 978 hectoPascals

Post 15

actually.. from work's point of view.. not looking forward to gusty winds.. they seem to affect our work.

That was an 80km gust.. hate to see it after a 150km+ gust.

Post 16

Burk man thats a freaky picture i bet that was expensive to fix :S

cat 2 cyclone would do shit all damage to darwin buildings
I dunno about you guys but that makes a very cool picture :)
[Image: http://www.bom.gov.au/gms/IDE00035.200503110130.jpg]

Post 17

Technology these days is awesome the way they can do a global image of the weather and shit :) bah i wish i could live for 200 more years see how things progress later on :)

Post 18

Stop hogging all the weather, its dry as a bone out here.

Post 19

Quote from OverDrive:
OMG THE BAR!

Need to find Bar protection recruits? :)

Howie reporting for bar protection services SIR!
Must keep the bourbon afloat :D

Post 20

Quote from Korny:
Burk man thats a freaky picture i bet that was expensive to fix :Snot fixed yet. only happened on the 1st March.

Post 21

Yeh well we seem to hog all the damn heat aswell do you want it ? LOL..

Post 22

TOP PRIORITY

TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING

TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 35
Issued by the BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY, DARWIN
at 2:00 pm CST Friday 11 March 2005

A CYCLONE WARNING is now current for coastal and island communities
between MANINGRIDA and GROOTE EYLANDT, including NHULUNBUY.

A CYCLONE WATCH extends west to DARWIN, including the TIWI ISLANDS.

At 1 pm CST SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE INGRID CATEGORY 3 was centred in the Gulf of
Carpentaria about 250 kilometres east of Nhulunbuy and 330 kilometres east
northeast of Alyangula, moving west northwest at 15 kilometres per hour towards
the coast. The cyclone is slowly intensifying.

VERY DESTRUCTIVE WINDS with gusts to 200 kilometres per hour are expected
to affect the coast near NHULUNBUY early Saturday morning.

GALES with gusts to 120 kilometres per hour are expected to develop between
GROOTE EYLANDT and NHULUNBUY later this evening and extend towards MANINGRIDA
by Saturday afternoon. GALES may extend further to the west, including DARWIN
and the TIWI ISLANDS, by Sunday afternoon.

DANGEROUSLY HIGH TIDES could cause EXTENSIVE FLOODING at the coast between CAPE
SHIELD and MANINGRIDA.

HEAVY RAIN may cause localised flooding and significant river and stream rises
in the northern TOP END.

Details of SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE INGRID at 1 pm CST:
. Centre located near...... 12.5 degrees South 139.1 degrees East
. Location accuracy........ within 20 kilometres
. Recent movement.......... towards the west northwest at 15 km/h
. Wind gusts near centre... 175 kilometres per hour slowly intensifying
. Intensity................ CATEGORY 3
. Central pressure......... 972 hectoPascals

REPEATING: The VERY DESTRUCTIVE core of TROPICAL CYCLONE INGRID is expected to
affect the coast near NHULUNBUY early Saturday morning.

The NEXT ADVICE will be issued at 5 pm CST.

This advice is available on telephone NT-1300 659 211

DARWIN Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre

Post 23

OD the man with the advice.

Warning warning danger danger.

Post 24

Hey man - we under Watch conditions now :)

Means all new insurance applications are paused ;)

Post 25

damn :P

you know.. for all those people without insurance.

Post 26

Actually now I think about it I have to go home and clean the house outside up :( .. bloody weather ...

So my initial still stands of Monday/Tuesday to effect Darwin .. any takers?

Post 27

Sunday arvo/Monday

Post 28

woot i have insurance all paid up :) *BRING IT ON*

I have friends in nhulunbuy i hope they are okay rest can go to hell only 5% of the population there are nice rest are stuck up (PPL) put in a nice way they think they are rich :S so they treat each horrible.

Post 29

Latest threat map

http://www.bom.gov.au/fwo/IDD65001.gif?1110516066053

Post 30

i think you'll find OD is updating the original post with updated threat maps.

Post 31

Quote from Burk:
i think you'll find OD is updating the original post with updated threat maps.

Thats fine, and until he does above is the link to get too it quickly.

Post 32

... nup OD beat you by a good hour or so. if you're not seeing it, try a force refresh

Post 33

The image on the top post is always the latest mate :)

Also have the link to the page itself below it (along with the advice)

Post 34

*does the rain dance*

Post 35

hmm not refreshing .. thats why .. all good now.

Post 36

next question .. When do u think Darwin will become a Warning if it does at all .. I reckon Saturday night / Sunday morning.

Post 37

FYI

News.com has Ingrid on the NT on Sunday ..

http://theweather.news.com.au/synoptic.jsp?chart=d2

As a cyclone strength not listed.

Post 38

i didnt know there was 2 cyclones.....havent have a cyclone watch in darwin for a while

Post 39

Rang friend in gove they are on standby for the cyclone they say it may hit 9 pm tonight or early morning "apparently its crazy at woolworth nhulunbuy everyones stocking up" :s see what happens

Post 40

im getting the essentials tomorrow .. for the JIC scenario

Post 41

TOP PRIORITY

TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING

TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 36
Issued by the BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY, DARWIN
at 5:00 pm CST Friday 11 March 2005

A CYCLONE WARNING is now current for coastal and island communities
between GOULBURN ISLAND and GROOTE EYLANDT, including NHULUNBUY.

A CYCLONE WATCH extends west to DARWIN, including the TIWI ISLANDS.

At 4 pm CST SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE INGRID CATEGORY 3 was centred in the Gulf of
Carpentaria about 210 kilometres east of Nhulunbuy and 300 kilometres northeast
of Alyangula, moving west northwest at 15 kilometres per hour towards the coast.
The cyclone is slowly intensifying.

VERY DESTRUCTIVE WINDS with gusts to 200 kilometres per hour are expected
to affect the coast near NHULUNBUY early Saturday morning.

GALES with gusts to 120 kilometres per hour are expected to develop between
GROOTE EYLANDT and NHULUNBUY later this evening and extend towards GOULBURN
ISLAND by Saturday evening. GALES may extend further to the west, including
DARWIN and the TIWI ISLANDS, by Sunday afternoon.

DANGEROUSLY HIGH TIDES could cause EXTENSIVE FLOODING at the coast between CAPE
SHIELD and GOULBURN ISLAND.

HEAVY RAIN may cause localised flooding and significant river and stream rises
in the northern TOP END.

Details of SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE INGRID at 4 pm CST:
. Centre located near...... 12.4 degrees South 138.7 degrees East
. Location accuracy........ within 20 kilometres
. Recent movement.......... towards the west northwest at 15 km/h
. Wind gusts near centre... 185 kilometres per hour slowly intensifying
. Intensity................ CATEGORY 3
. Central pressure......... 970 hectoPascals

REPEATING: The VERY DESTRUCTIVE core of TROPICAL CYCLONE INGRID is expected to
affect the coast near NHULUNBUY early Saturday morning.

The NEXT ADVICE will be issued at 8 pm CST.

This advice is available on telephone NT-1300 659 211

DARWIN Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre

Post 42

Is it going to rain?

Post 43

just saw a warning on the TV now everyone is gonna go crazy and buy fuel and supplys.. and friday is my normal perol filling up day :(

Post 44

check out gove

http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR092.loop.shtml

Post 45

Those in Darwin go now to the supermarket and get your food supplies for atleast 5 days including water.

If the cyclone does not develope then you have done the weeks shopping already. This could be a nasty one as it has been very unprodicable to date.

I am glad I built my house to a cat 4 cyclone.

Those who have seen it will have seen the concrete I bought form halkitos.

Please don't think it will never happen to us again like TRACY.

It just might. (My dog will not leave my side and is shit scared.)

Post 46

TOP PRIORITY

TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING

TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 37
Issued by the BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY, DARWIN
at 8:08 pm CST Friday 11 March 2005

A CYCLONE WARNING is now current for coastal and island communities
between GOULBURN ISLAND and GROOTE EYLANDT, including NHULUNBUY.

A CYCLONE WATCH extends west to DARWIN, including the TIWI ISLANDS.

At 8 pm CST SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE INGRID CATEGORY 3 was centred in the Gulf of
Carpentaria about 165 kilometres east of Nhulunbuy and 270 kilometres northeast
of Alyangula, moving west northwest at 15 kilometres per hour towards Nhulunbuy.
This very dangerous cyclone is continuing to intensify.

VERY DESTRUCTIVE WINDS with gusts to 220 kilometres per hour are expected
to affect the coast near NHULUNBUY after midnight, and extend to ELCHO ISLAND
early in the morning.

GALES with gusts to 120 kilometres per hour are expected to develop between
GROOTE EYLANDT and NHULUNBUY in the next few hours and extend along the north
coast to GOULBURN ISLAND by Saturday evening.

GALES may extend further to the west, including DARWIN and the TIWI ISLANDS, by
Sunday afternoon.

DANGEROUSLY HIGH TIDES could cause EXTENSIVE FLOODING at the coast between CAPE
SHIELD and GOULBURN ISLAND.

HEAVY RAIN may cause localised flooding and significant river and stream rises
in the northern TOP END.

Details of SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE INGRID at 8 pm CST:
. Centre located near...... 12.3 degrees South 138.3 degrees East
. Location accuracy........ within 20 kilometres
. Recent movement.......... towards the west northwest at 15 km/h
. Wind gusts near centre... 195 kilometres per hour intensifying
. Intensity................ CATEGORY 3
. Central pressure......... 965 hectoPascals

REPEATING: The VERY DESTRUCTIVE core of TROPICAL CYCLONE INGRID is expected to
affect the coast near NHULUNBUY early Saturday morning.

The NEXT ADVICE will be issued at 11 pm CST.

Post 47

reading that it isnt going to slow on gove either and will intensify over night .. 4/5 tomorrow

Post 48

Sounds like you might have some fun up there in the coming few days, take care ;)

Post 49

Gove is getting it now .. first half of it anyways ..

Post 50

She's a CAT 4!

Quote:

TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING

TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 38
Issued by the BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY, DARWIN
at 11:00 pm CST Friday 11 March 2005

A CYCLONE WARNING is now current for coastal and island communities
between CROKER ISLAND and GROOTE EYLANDT, including NHULUNBUY.

A CYCLONE WATCH extends west to DARWIN, including the TIWI ISLANDS.

At 10 pm CST SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE INGRID CATEGORY 4 was centred in the Gulf
of Carpentaria about 110 kilometres east of NHULUNBUY and 170 kilometres
southeast of CAPE WESSEL, moving west northwest at 20 kilometres per hour
towards NHULUNBUY. This very dangerous cyclone is continuing to intensify.

VERY DESTRUCTIVE WINDS with gusts to 230 kilometres per hour are expected
to affect the coast near NHULUNBUY after midnight, and extend to ELCHO ISLAND
early in the morning.

GALES with gusts to 120 kilometres per hour are expected to develop between
GROOTE EYLANDT and NHULUNBUY in the next few hours and extend along the north
coast to CROKER ISLAND by Saturday evening.

GALES may extend further to the west, including DARWIN and the TIWI ISLANDS, by
Sunday afternoon.

DANGEROUSLY HIGH TIDES could cause EXTENSIVE FLOODING at the coast between CAPE
SHIELD and GOULBURN ISLAND with higher than usual tides west to CROKER ISLAND.

HEAVY RAIN may cause localised flooding and significant river and stream rises
in the northern TOP END.

Details of SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE INGRID at 10 pm CST:
. Centre located near...... 12.2 degrees South 137.8 degrees East
. Location accuracy........ within 20 kilometres
. Recent movement.......... towards the west northwest at 20 km/h
. Wind gusts near centre... 230 kilometres per hour intensifying
. Intensity................ CATEGORY 4
. Central pressure......... 955 hectoPascals

REPEATING: The VERY DESTRUCTIVE core of TROPICAL CYCLONE INGRID is expected to
affect the coast near NHULUNBUY early Saturday morning.

The NEXT ADVICE will be issued at 12 midnight CST.

Post 51

Doh! Too quick, OD. Notice that the advices are now hourly?

Post 52

Yup - close to Gove.

Post 53

will they stay hourly now?

Post 54

guess so

Post 55

my poor girls are in nhulunbuy :( i hope they are okay :'(

optus network is down in nhulunbuy :S not good telstra is still goin strong

Post 56

What does Optus use to connect up? Microwave?

Post 57

saterlite i was pretty sure same with there home lines cos theres no way the ran optic fiber link to darwin LOL!

Post 58

She's a Cat 5 now and slowly making her way toward us. Should be an interesting day to see how this one develops.

Details of SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE INGRID at 9.30 am CST:
. Centre located near...... 11.6 degrees South 135.9 degrees East
. Location accuracy........ within 20 kilometres
. Recent movement.......... towards the west northwest at 20 km/h
. Wind gusts near centre... 290 kilometres per hour
. Intensity................ CATEGORY 5
. Central pressure......... 938 hectoPascals

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDD65011.shtml

Post 59

I can tell ya now i wouldnt wanna be anywhere near that cyclone :| F@$K dat its cat 5 :S...no longer a piss weak cyclone :S

Nhulunbuy would of been hit pretty hard along with the islands i cant even call my friends there atm theres no mobile services there atm :S.. it'll be interesting to hear how bad nhulunbuy was effected last night

Post 60

Quote from Korny:
my poor girls are in nhulunbuy

its ok mate the tribe will take care of them

Post 61

Details of SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE INGRID at 10.30 am CST:
. Centre located near...... 11.6 degrees South 135.7 degrees East
. Location accuracy........ within 20 kilometres
. Recent movement.......... towards the west northwest at 20 km/h
. Wind gusts near centre... 290 kilometres per hour
. Intensity................ CATEGORY 5
. Central pressure......... 938 hectoPascals

Post 62

Nhulunbuy was hit early morning
few homes were hit by falling trees no structure damage to any main buildings
Clean up is underway to remove all the fallen trees
1 person lost his yaht another found his on the rocks down by east woody (beach in nhulunbuy) few cars damaged No one reported hurt or missing but still to early to tell if there was any injuries. so far damage report is looking good no1 hurt

Post 63

muh... cyclones are boring! been thru enough of them.

hmmm... maybe i'll park my car under a tree, a very old, big, ready to fall tree.

Post 64

Now, it may just be me... But is there a real sense that the majority of Darwinites WANT it to hit us? Kind of a "C'mon, I dare ya!"

Post 65

ok, say if its going to hit us in Darwin, just wondering what most of you guys are gonna do? if its Cat 4, 5 would you:

a) leave darwin
b) go to shelter
c) stay at home and be prepared
d) play css while watching it through your window? *providing net doesn't die* but once the net DOES die... ur then like.. WTF.. ****ing cyclone

Post 66

I'd say more of a "c'mon we're sick of this heat give us some rain you bastards"

Post 67

i had a lect the other week... he was an engineer and he told us a fact i did not no...

most normal houses are only build to a cat 3 cyclone.... wonder what should happen if a big one did come along?

Post 68

darwin would be flattened

Post 69

Yes nothing like a category 5 cyclone to bore you to sleep.

Here is a link I found with a predicted track for the cyclone

http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tc_pages/SHEM/22P.INGRID/ssmi/gif/full/Latest.html

Riders on the storm
Riders on the storm
Into this house we’re born
Into this world we’re thrown
Like a dog without a bone
An actor out on loan
Riders on the storm

Post 70

4/5 Im going to either the hub or the shopping center in palmo .. New house .. not really ready to trust it

Post 71

I live in a box with louvres and a big glass panel in the door so probably back out to Howard springs with my parents for me.

Post 72

GFS and LAPS predictions for Ingrids track is not good news for Darwin, it shows a bullseye hit in about 36hrs [Eek!] I hope it is wrong. [Frown]

Only GASP shows it missing Darwin, and that hasn't been too accurate for Ingrid

Post 73

Hahaha nice copy'n'paste bud :)

Post 74

Yeah I'm a bit worried too, living 4 stories up. Not my fav place to be if a Cat 5 comes strolling through. Might have to start thinking about an evac plan for if we do get hit.

Post 75

There's quite a few tracks around that are showing direct hits or very near misses(of the eye) on Darwin.

Post 76

Hey guys.. got my uncle here whos with NTPFES and he got special access to the BOM website and its exctally 480km away from us atm... so get supplys now!!!

Post 77

And to think, I haven't seen a speck of rain today. I guess it could still move off into the sea and not come back.

Post 78

yeah its really weired to have no rain hay.
maybe this cyclone is so good that its sucking all the weather into it and will sneek up on us when there is no time to prepare

Post 79

Quote from OverDrive:
Hahaha nice copy'n'paste bud :)

:D

Post 80

finally some rain :D

Post 81

well it might knock down the cas phone exchange, and they will have to build a new

Post 82

Quote from brownie:
ok, say if its going to hit us in Darwin, just wondering what most of you guys are gonna do? if its Cat 4, 5 would you:

a) leave darwin
b) go to shelter
c) stay at home and be prepared
d) play css while watching it through your window? *providing net doesn't die* but once the net DOES die... ur then like.. WTF.. ****ing cyclone

more like...

D) continue playing wow while watching it through ur window..

bit like the eathquakey thing....just sat here and continued to play, i mean i couldnt leave...i was in gnomeregan, and was determind to finish it.

Post 83

Remember, the first step is admitting you have a problem.......

Post 84

Haha, even I got out of the game I was playing when the earthquake hit.

Post 85

i told the party members, they all cracked up....then ran on.....lol...so i had NO choice but to follow or my character might die

Post 86

Looks like Darwin got a nice bit of rain on its way :D

I have to admit I was a bit stubborn with things like cyclones, I remember running a muck on the streets with friends when Thelma was around, probably a bit more mature now so i'd be a little more ready, dont think id evac though, probably just go shelter if it got that bad, i'd rather be close to home and be there to help if anything did go bad (assuming im not in a bad situation already) :P

Well as much as it sucks for you guys, I'll just it back and watch it on the maps, take care :)

Post 87

E) Hop in the pool and watch the mother ****er roll on in!

Post 88

got ur camera ready?

Post 89

If anyone wants to stream any audio/video during the storm, let me know and ill setup a server on GU (at least until we all lose power :) ).

Post 90

and if it hits wonder how many of u will still be standing :S

Post 91

is anybody else in palmerston heading to the HUB if it comes ??

Post 92

Latest from the BOM via the NTPOLICE page is still cat 5 with the following:

TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING

TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 53
Issued by the BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY, DARWIN
at 8:09 pm CST Saturday 12 March 2005

A CYCLONE WARNING is now current for coastal and island communities between
DARWIN and MILINGIMBI, including the COBOURG PENINSULA, DARWIN and the TIWI
ISLANDS.

A CYCLONE WATCH extends south to DALY RIVER MOUTH.

The CYCLONE WARNING between ELCHO ISLAND and MILINGIMBI has been cancelled.

At 7pm CST SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE INGRID CATEGORY 5 was located off the north
coast about 65 kilometres north northeast of MANINGRIDA and 110 kilometres east
of GOULBURN ISLAND, moving west at 20 kilometres per hour, currently parallel to
the coast.

The VERY DESTRUCTIVE CORE of SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE INGRID with wind gusts near
320 kilometres per hour is expected to move towards the coast near GOULBURN
ISLAND early Sunday morning, in the next 6 to 9 hours. The cyclone is expected
to cross the COBOURG PENINSULA coast early Sunday morning south of CROKER ISLAND
before moving into the VAN DIEMEN GULF during the day on Sunday.

DESTRUCTIVE WINDS with gusts to 160 kilometres per hour are expected to develop
along the north coast near GOULBURN ISLAND in the next 3 to 6 hours, and extend
west to CROKER ISLAND early Sunday morning.

GALES with gusts to 120 kilometres per hour are being experienced on the coast
between MILINGIMBI and GOULBURN ISLAND, and will extend west to CROKER ISLAND
tonight and early Sunday. GALES have eased between ELCHO ISLAND and MILINGIMBI,
and will ease at MANINGRIDA later tonight, however squally winds may still be
experienced.

GALES are expected to extend west to the TIWI ISLANDS by Sunday afternoon or
evening, and southwest to DARWIN by Sunday night, and further south to DALY
RIVER MOUTH by Monday afternoon.

DANGEROUSLY HIGH TIDES could cause EXTENSIVE FLOODING at the coast between
MANINGRIDA and CAPE DON, including GOULBURN ISLAND and CROKER ISLAND. ABNORMALLY
HIGH TIDES could cause SERIOUS FLOODING at the coast between MILINGIMBI and
MANINGRIDA.

HEAVY RAIN may cause localised flooding and significant river and stream rises
in the northern TOP END.

Details of SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE INGRID at 7 pm CST:
. Centre located near...... 11.5 degrees South 134.4 degrees East
. Location accuracy........ within 20 kilometres
. Recent movement.......... towards the west at 20 km/h
. Wind gusts near centre... 320 kilometres per hour
. Intensity................ CATEGORY 5
. Central pressure......... 925 hectoPascals

REPEATING: A CYCLONE WARNING is now current for coastal and island communities
between DARWIN and MILINGIMBI, including the COBOURG PENINSULA and TIWI ISLANDS.

Batten down...

Post 93

320km/hr at core, damn she's sucking it up pretty quick..

Some photos would be pretty cool if anyone could, I kinda miss that weather, a lot of fun, at least until it gets a bit serious :p

Post 94

Digital camera at the ready, work permiting.

Post 95

Ok so if i order my computer tommorow i can expect to have no desk to put it on, hmm thats gay.

I think i'll see how far my cat flys when it comes round...

I'll have a camera at hand when the time comes for this bitch.

I was told the water was 30 CM from the jetty so cant wait to see it when it gets even closer.

Post 96

Awesome thanks :)

Post 97

i can set up a live feed.....but i only have 25k/s upload, so one person will chew all my bandwidth

i got a digital camera and can get some fotos....and movies too

Post 98

No - you upload it to the server (so that 25K would only be sent to one place/person) and then MANY connect to that server (GU box with big pipe).

Post 99

ohh...cool...well, all i really need is a long usb cable then

Post 100

Audio or Vid?

If audio - http://www.shoutcast.com/download/

Audio will be good when the wind kicks up and people elsewhere want to try and "experience" it.