YASI TAIL BUFFETS VICTORIA

More wild weather, storms, heavy rain and flash floods wreak havoc across Victoria

Victoria was buffeted by the tail of cyclone YASI, as it moved south, having first devastated the Queensland coast.

“Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs were among the worst-affected, with Lyndhurst recording 181 millimetres of rain in the 30 hours to 3pm yesterday. Melbourne’s CBD copped 83 millimetres. A record rainfall of 174 millimetres in Mildura, in the state’s north-west, reportedly left vineyards waist-deep in water. There were ”hailstones as big as golf balls.”’ Source

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Australian Region Infrared Satellite Image

• Cyclone YASI Satellite Loop
• Storm  Photos
• Victorian floods engulf roads, farmlands (Video)

Victoria Rainfall Map

Source: BOM Aust.

The ‘Devil’ and its Tail

MEGA CYCLONE YASI QUEENSLANDING – MTSAT- Enhanced satellite image – NOAA

“Driving rain and winds of more than 130km/h battered much of the state on Friday night and Saturday morning, cutting power to more than 32,000 homes, crippling public transport and forcing the rescue of 90 people from flooded cars and homes.” Said a report.

At least 6,000 residents in towns Iona, Coralynn and Bayles and Koo Wee Rup have been ordered to evacuate their homes by 21:30 local time, the report added.

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Recall Nature’s Extreme Dislikes?

NATURE SICK AND TIRED OF ENERGY DINOSAURS

Cold weather shuts down 17 power plants across northern Mexico

Mexico withdraws offer to supply electricity to Texas, where power plants are also shut down by freezing weather.

“The CFE said units at 17 power stations with 6,792 megawatts of generating capacity were offline in the north due to the cold, up from 3,800 megawatts on Thursday.” Said a report.

More than 300,000 Texas homes and business have been experiencing rolling power blackouts since Wednesday.

“Rolling blackouts in Texas and cold weather in the Rocky Mountains have caused natural gas shortages across the Southwest,” a report said.

“Cold weather and natural gas outages across New Mexico prompted Gov. Susana Martinez to call a state of emergency Thursday and order all schools and non-essential state government offices to shut on Friday to conserve fuel.”

“While we are still dealing with natural gas shortages across the state, the process is underway for restoring supplies and service to affected communities,” Martinez told reporters, noting that 32,000 New Mexican homes and businesses had lost natural gas services.

In Arizona, thousands of homes and businesses in Tuscon and Sierra Vista lost gas service Thursday and most were still without service Friday, the report said.

Humongous snowstorm hits the US, covering New Mexico to Maine, shutting down power plants and stranding cars. February 3, 2011. Getty images. Image may be subject to copyright.

In Murphy’s law has no time vector! Posted  on November 13, 2009, FIRE-EARTH said:

Nature Defaults on Hydroelectric Supply

Localize or face the consequences:
Brazil Power failure plunges its largest cities into darkness

The US, EU countries, China, Japan and other energy dinosaurs WILL experience similar disruptions…

Do you feel as if nature has put you on FINAL NOTICE?

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Shinmoedake Saying Something?

Volcanic Ash Affecting Japan’s Air

Shinmoedake Volcano Continues to Erupt on Japan’s Kyushu Island

FIRE-EARTH is advised that volcanic ash from Shinmoedake has traveled to at least as far as the Osaka region, some 500km northeast of the volcano, affecting air “quality.”

A combination of volcanic ash and dust from China has created a haze in the atmosphere, reducing solar power generation in the region by up to 20 percent in the last 48 hours, local sources told the blog.

The 1,421-meter (4,660 feet) volcano in the Kirishima volcanic complex erupted today at about 9:40JST following three eruptions yesterday, ejecting a plume of ash and smoke up to 3,000m into the air, local reports say.

University of Tokyo’s Earthquake Research Institute professor Setsuya Nakada says a much larger eruption is possible.

“Following the first major eruption on Jan. 26, the second and the third eruptions occurred at one to three-day intervals. After the fourth eruption shortly before 8 a.m. on Feb. 1, however, a total of five eruptions, including the latest at around 8 a.m. on Feb. 3, occurred at shorter intervals of five to 15 hours.” Japan’s Mainichi Daily News said.

A lava dome created by the eruption covers the volcano’s crater, which is 700m wide and 200m deep.   The dome has reached a height of about 110m above the crater rim, a Geospatial Information Authority of Japan announcement on Feb. 2 said.

• Mt Kirishima Live
• Shinmoedake photos by Earthquake Research Institute, Univ.Tokyo

Sakurajima Volcano

Japan’s Meteorological Agency (JMA) has raised the alert level to 3 for Sakurajima volcano, located about 45 kilometers (28 miles) to the southwest. The volcano is one of Japan’s most active, accounting for more than 1,000 episodes  in 2010, the most activity recorded since 1982, JMA reported.

“Most worrying is the enormous damage that could be caused by volcanic rock spewed out of the mountain, as well as by pyroclastic flows. In fact, a volcanic rock about 50 centimeters in diameter was found about four kilometers from the crater, and in a forest about three kilometers from the crater, there is a hole 5 meters wide and more than 2 meters deep that was created when volcanic rocks struck the spot.” Said  a report.

Ash plume from Shinmoedake, Kirishima volcanic complex, Japan

A photo-like satellite image of Shinmoedake shows an ash plume from the volcano captured by MODIS on the Terra satellite on February 4, 2011. The volcanic ash has forced flight cancellations, stopped trains, made roads impassible and closed all nearby schoolsn. Source: NASA-EO. Click image to enlarge. Download larger image (511 KB, JPEG)

Shinmoe-dake Volcano continues to erupt violently. MODIS on Aqua satellite captured this photo-like image at 1:30 pm local time on February 3, 2011. “The image also shows a faint plume of ash and steam rising from Sakurajima, one of Japan’s most active volcanoes.” Source: NASA-EO. Click image to enlarge. Download larger image (926 KB, JPEG)

After a week of violent activity, the eruption of Japan’s Shinmoe-dake Volcano shows no signs of slowing down. This natural-color satellite image shows Shinmoe-dake on the morning of February 3, 2011. The image was acquired by the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) aboard Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) at about 10:30 a.m. local time, between an early-morning eruption at 3 a.m. and an early-afternoon eruption at 12:17 p.m. Image and caption: NASA-EO. Click image to enlarge. Download larger image (2 MB, JPEG)

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Cyclone YASI Rainfall Rates – Satellite Images

TRMM Images of Cyclone YASI Rainfall Rates

YASI crossed  Australia’s coast of Queensland around midnight on February 2. Shortly before landfall, the mega cyclone was packing sustained winds of 250km/hr (155mph), with wind gusts of up to 305 km/hr (189 mph), the Joint Typhoon Warning Center reported.

TRMM satellite flew above YASI at 03:39 UTC (Feb. 2 at 10:39 p.m. EST/1:39 p.m. Australia local time) and captured data for this image.  “Yasi was still dropping moderate to heavy rain over Australia in an area southeast of the Gulf of Carpentaria. The yellow and green areas indicate moderate rainfall between .78 to 1.57 inches per hour. Red areas are heavy rainfall at almost 2 inches per hour.”Source: NASA

A Day Earlier…

TRMM satellite took this image of YASI rainfall at 19:27 UTC on February 2, 2011 about 5 hours after Yasi had made landfall. “It shows the immense size of the storm with rainbands swirling clockwise around the center stretching from the southern part of the Gulf of Carpentaria to midway down the northeast coast of Queensland.” Source: NASA. Click images to enlarge.

Australian Region Infrared Satellite Image

Source: AUST BOM

“The first Yasi-related death was announced today after a 23-year-old man was found dead in his home last night. Police said he was killed by fumes from a generator he was running inside a closed room after the storm knocked out electricity.”Source

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Australia: Another Storm May Be Brewing

Another Storm May Be in the Making, Headed for Queensland

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Where they make the Queensland storms?

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MEGA WHITEOUT COVERS THE U-S

DEADLY SNOWSTORM IMPACTS 2/3 OF THE US – SATELLITE IMAGES

The mega snowstorm, which stretched about 2,100 miles and left parts of the Midwest under 2 feet of snow, has killed at least 12 people, the authorities said.

At least 21 states from New Mexico to New Hampshire had received a minimum of 13cm (5 inches) of snow by 9:00am on February 2.

Chicago and Cook county, where schools were closed once again, received 51.3cm  (20.2 inches) of snow, weighing an estimated 500 million metric tons, a February record and the 3rd biggest ever for the city.

Massive snowstorm covers much of the U.S.

Image Source: NOAA – Dated Feb 3, 2011.

GOES-13 image shows the storm at 21:31UTC on February 1. “Heavy snow, ice, freezing rain, and frigid wind battered about two thirds of the United States, making it ‘a winter storm of historic proportions,’ said the National Weather Service.” At least 21 states from New Mexico to New Hampshire had received a minimum of 13cm (5 inches) of snow by 9:00am on February 2, the National Weather Service reported. Chicago, where the schools were closed once again, received 51.3cm  (20.2 inches) of snow, a February record and the 3rd biggest ever for the city. The snow record for Chicago is 58.4 cm (23 inches) set on January 26–27, 1967. SOURCE: NASA-EO. Click image to enlarge.

Photo-like true color of snow extent in the U-S.

MODIS on NASA’s Terra satellite captured the above composite images in 3 separate overpasses on February 2. “The top image shows the United States in photo-like true color. The lower image was made with both visible light and infrared light to distinguish between clouds and snow. Snow is turquoise, while clouds are white and pale blue. The exception is a turquoise streak of icy clouds over Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina.”  SOURCE: NASA-EO. Click images to enlarge.

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MEGA CYCLONE YASI CAUSING MUCH DESTRUCTION

YASI Still a CAT 2 Cyclone Leaving a Trail of Destruction in its Path

Innisfail, Mission Beach, Tully, Tully Heads and Cardwell have borne the brunt of the category five mega cyclone, early reports say.

The mega  cyclone made landfall between Innisfail and Cardwell about midnight local time. The eye took more than an hour to cross the coast.

TROPICAL CYCLONE YASI FORECAST TRACK MAP

Issued at 7:48 am EST Thursday 3 February 2011. Refer to Tropical Cyclone Advice Number 32 [mirrored below.]

Map legend. Source: BOM

The ‘Devil’ and its Tail

MEGA CYCLONE YASI QUEENSLANDING – MTSAT- Enhanced satellite image – NOAA

Australian Region Infrared Satellite Image

Source: Australia Bom

• Animation of the last 4 images (enhanced IR)
• Infrared Loop

YASI: About 14 hours after landfall …

Source: CIMSS

Infrared Image of Cyclone YASI taken by AIRS

At 03:29 UTC /1:29 p.m. Australia local time on Febr. 2 (10:29 p.m. EST, Feb. 1), the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument captured an infrared image of Cyclone Yasi as its center was just southeast of Willis Island. The infrared image showed powerful thunderstorms with strong convection and heavy rainfall (purple) surrounding a large area around a very clear eye. Image and caption: NASA

A Trail of Destruction: More, Even Bigger Disasters to Follow

“Cyclone YASI has almost wiped out Australia’s banana industry and vast tracts of caneland, with plantations flattened by the fierce winds,” a report said.

Banana crops destroyed b y YASI. Crops intended for human consumption destroyed by yet another human-enhanced disaster. The storm surge has left a vast area under water. Source: News Limited via the Australian. Image may be subject to copyright.

The Sheer Power of YASI. A freeze frame from Australian TV. Image may be subject to copyright.

IDQP0005 – Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Queensland — Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre

Media: Transmitters serving the area from Port Douglas to Bowen and inland to Richmond and Croydon are requested to USE the Standard Emergency Warning Signal
before broadcasting the following warning.

TOP PRIORITY
TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 32 — Issued by the Bureau of Meteorology, Brisbane  –  Issued at 7:46am EST on Thursday the 3rd of February 2011

A Cyclone WARNING is current for coastal and island communities from Cairns to Ayr, extending west across the tropical interior to Mt. Isa.

At 8:00 am EST Tropical Cyclone Yasi, Category 2 was estimated to be 110 kilometres south southeast of Georgetown and 245 kilometres west southwest of Cardwell and moving southwest at 38 kilometres per hour.

YASI CONTINUES TO WEAKEN, BUT IS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS WIND GUSTS AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE TROPICAL INTERIOR.

The DESTRUCTIVE CORE of Yasi, with gusts in excess of 125 km/h, will weaken as it continues to move in a west-southwesterly direction. Yasi is south-east of Georgetown and will be near Mt Isa tonight as a tropical depression.

DAMAGING WINDS, with gusts above 90 km/hr, are occurring along the coast and extend inland to Georgetown and Hughenden. They will extend further west towards Richmond and Julia Creek during the day.

HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES and large waves will continue between Port Douglas and Ayr and sea levels may again exceed the high water mark on the morning high tide.

FLOOD RAINS will continue along the coast and ranges, with heavy rains extending across the adjacent inland.

FLOOD WARNINGS are current for a number of rivers between Cairns and Mackay.

People in the path of the dangerous cyclone should stay calm and remain in a secure shelter while the destructive winds continue.
- Do not venture outside if you find yourself in the eye of the cyclone; destructive winds from a different direction could resume at any time.
- Follow the advice or directions of Police, Emergency Services personnel and local authorities.
- For cyclone preparedness and safety advice, visit Queensland’s Disaster Management Services website [www.disaster.qld.gov.au]
- For emergency assistance call the Queensland State Emergency Service [SES] on 132 500 [for assistance with storm damage, rising flood water, fallen trees on buildings or roof damage].

Details of Tropical Cyclone Yasi at 8:00 am EST:
.Centre located near…… 19.2 degrees South 143.9 degrees East
.Location accuracy…….. within 35 kilometres
.Recent movement………. towards the southwest at 38 kilometres per hour
.Wind gusts near centre… 140 kilometres per hour
.Severity category…….. 2
.Central pressure……… 983 hectoPascals

Please ensure that neighbours have heard and understood this message, particularly new arrivals or those who may not fully understand English.

The next advice will be issued by 11:00 am EST Thursday 03 February.

This warning is also available through TV and Radio Broadcasts; the Bureau’s website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 212. The Bureau and the State Emergency Service would appreciate this warning being broadcast regularly.

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• CURRENT WARNINGS
• TROPICAL CYCLONE | NSW/ACT | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | NT

Queensland Warnings Summary

• High Seas Warning for TC Yasi,
• East Coastal Waters issued by Brisbane for TC Yasi,
• Severe Weather Warning 1,
• Flood Warning – Coastal rivers – Cooktown to Townsville,
• Flood Warning – Johnstone River,
• Flood Warning – Tully River,
• Flood Warning – Herbert River,
• Flood Warning – Coastal rivers – Townsville to Mackay,
• Flood Warning – Haughton River,
• Flood Warning – Burdekin River,
• Flood Warning – Fitzroy River,
• Flood Warning – Condamine-Balonne Rivers,
• Flood Warning – Gulf Rivers,
• Queensland flood warning summary,
• Forecast Track Map (QLD) for TC Yasi,
• Tropical Cyclone Advice for TC Yasi.

• Tropical Cyclone Warnings and Information

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• More Australian Coal, Anyone?

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Mega Snowstorm Affects 1/3 of U-S Population

‘Worst Ever’ Snowstorm barrels Across the U-S

Deadly snowstorm of unprecedented magnitudes pummels  the country’s midsection before aiming for the already frozen Northeast

The massive storm has affected 30 states and more than a third of the US population.

• The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued storm watches, warnings and advisories in 33 states
• NWS blizzard warnings issued for 8 states: Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma and Wisconsi

• A state of emergency has been declared in Oklahoma, Missouri and Illinois.
• In Oklahoma, paralyzed by whiteouts, 6-foot snow drifts have been reported.
• A state of emergency has been declared in 29 counties in southern Wisconsin.

• Bolivar and Polk Counties in Mississippi declare a state of emergency.
• A state of emergency has been declared in several counties in NW Indiana.
• Kansas Gov. has declared 53 counties as disaster area after blizzard shut down schools and state offices in eastern Kansas.
• Arkansas declared a state of emergency for the state’s northern and western counties.
• A state of emergency has also been declared for dozens of cities/counties in several other states.
• Up to 15,000 flights have been canceled, as of posting, and many roads have become impassible.
• about a dozen people have been killed in snow-n-ice storm related incidents.

An image of Midsection US covered by snow and ice was captured by MODIS NASA’s Terra satellite.

This visible image was captured by the GOES-13 satellite and shows the low pressure area stretching from the Colorado Rockies and Texas east to New England. The image shows the storm on Feb. 1 at 14:01 UTC. Image and caption: NASA

5 hours later, more snow piling up …

GOES-13 satellite visible image taken at 19:01UTC on February 1. Source: NASA

This NASA satellite image from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument on NASA’s Aqua spacecraft, taken Jan. 31, 2011 at 18:47 UTC (1:47 p.m. EST), shows the early stages of a developing storm in the plains and Midwestern states. This image highlights a preponderance of cold air in Canada and the northern US (green and blue colors). Image and caption: NASA

• Last 48 hours  of GOES-13 images of the snowstorm progression (animation)

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YASI a Mega Cyclone

YASI REVVING UP TO MAX POWER

YASI Now an Extremely Destructive Cat 5 Cyclone, as Forecast by FIRE-EARTH

BE WARNED! YASI looks set to dump the maximum possible precipitation available in the SW Pacific atmosphere, and some, over the state of Queensland.

THE FIRST PHASE OF COLLAPSE IS WELL AND TRULY UNDERWAY! IF YOU’RE PLANNING TO MOVE TO AUSTRALIA TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PLUNDER … THERE’S A LOT MORE WHERE THIS ONE CAME FROM.

MEGA CYCLONE YASI – Visible IR Satellite Image 2-km Res. Source: CIMSS.  See inset for time/date. Click image to enlarge.

Super Cyclone YASI – IR Satellite Image (NHC Enhancement). Source: CIMSS.  See inset for time/date. Click image to enlarge.

Cyclone YASI (Tropical Cyclone 11P). IR Satellite Image 2-km Res. Source: CIMSS.  See inset for time/date. Click image to enlarge.

MAX POWER – MAX PRECIPITATION

YASI looks set to dump the maximum possible precipitation available in the SW Pacific atmosphere, and some, over the state of Queensland, FIR-EARTH forecasts.

Cyclone YASI (Tropical Cyclone 11P). Water Vapor Satellite Image 8-km Res. Source: CIMSS.  See inset for time/date. Click image to enlarge.

NEW ERA for MEGA CYCLONES HAS STARTED?

‘SEVERE TC YASI IS A LARGE AND VERY POWERFUL TROPICAL CYCLONE AND POSES AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY WITHIN THE WARNING AREA, ESPECIALLY BETWEEN CAIRNS AND TOWNSVILLE.’ ~ Australia BOM

“THIS IMPACT IS LIKELY TO BE MORE LIFE THREATENING THAN ANY EXPERIENCED DURING RECENT GENERATIONS.”

“TC Yasi, CATEGORY 5, will continue to move in a west-southwesterly direction during the day. The cyclone is expected to cross the coast in the Innisfail area at about midnight.” BOM said.

YASI knocked out the Willis Island Radar as it passed overhead, JTWC said.

MEGA CYCLONE YASI: Forecast Track Map (BOM)

Map legend. Source: BOM

Frightening and Catastrophic

QUEENSLAND Premier Anna Bligh has finally described Mega Cyclone YASI as a “frightening and catastrophic” cyclone telling a quarter of a million residents in the projected path of the storm they only have three hours left to run for their lives.

“Do not bother to pack bags, just grab each other and get to an area of safety.” Ms. Bligh has said.

Details for Mega Cyclone YASI (BOM)

• Forecast Track Map (QLD)
• Tropical Cyclone Advice
• East Coastal Waters issued by Brisbane
• High Seas Warning
• Tropical Cyclone Technical Bulletin

Australian Region Infrared Satellite Image

• Colour Australian Region Infrared Animation
• Australian Region Infrared Animation

Will you now end the energy plunder?
We doubt it!

AUSTRALIA WEATHER WARNINGS

• CURRENT WARNINGS | TROPICAL CYCLONE | NSW/ACT | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | NT

Warnings for Queensland

• High Seas Warning for Severe TC Yasi,
• East Coastal Waters issued by Brisbane for Severe TC Yasi,
• Severe Weather Warning 1,
• Flood Warning – Coastal rivers – Cooktown to Townsville,
• Flood Warning – Coastal rivers – Townsville to Mackay,
• Flood Warning – Fitzroy River,
• Flood Warning – Condamine-Balonne Rivers,
• Queensland flood warning summary,
• Forecast Track Map (QLD) for Severe TC Yasi,
• Tropical Cyclone Advice for Severe TC Yasi.

• Tropical Cyclone Warnings and Information

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• Aust PM Gillard: Our worst cyclone ever

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• YASI: If the ‘Devil’ Were a Cyclone
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• In Nature They Don’t Trust
• Vicious Storms Attacking Queensland
• Cyclone WILMA Powers Up to Cat 4 Strength
• Back-to-Back Disasters Could Hit Australia

Massive Midwest Blizzard Batters a 2,100-mile Stretch

Biggest Winter Storm of the Season

Worst Snowstorm in 40 years to dump up to 19 ins of snow from New Mexico to Maine

• Blizzard Warnings are in effect for at least 9 states with a state of emergency declared in Oklahoma’s 77 counties.
• Major parts of the country are affected by the snowstorm
• Parts of New England will receive their 9th snowstorm for the season.

The blizzard is forecast  to severely affect Oklahoma City, Kansas City, St Louis, Detroit, Des Moines, Iowa, Chicago and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, report say.

Power outages in at least 20 states had been reported, as the National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings, watches or advisories in 30 states covering a 2,100-mile stretch from the Southwest to the Northeast.

The wind-chill is forecast to dip to as low as minus 40 degrees in the Great Plains.

Click image to enlarge.

Snow Details
February 1, 2011

Area Covered By Snow:	52.2%
Area Covered Last Month:	50.3%
Snow Depth
Average:	6.7 in
Minimum:	0.0 in
Maximum:	924.2 in
Std. Dev.:	12.6 in
Snow Water Equivalent
Average:	1.5 in
Minimum:	0.0 in
Maximum:	449.6 in
Std. Dev.:	3.6 in

Source: NOAA/NOHRSC

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• U-S Snowstorm Headlines
• Deadly Snowstorms Hit North America
• Transitory Impact of AO is the ‘Good News’

• Global Climate Extremes INTENSIFYING

YASI Could Become Super Cyclone

TC YASI Could Power Up to a Super Cyclone Force

Cyclone YASI Could Strengthen to a Super Cyclone with Winds of 300+ km/hr Before Queenslanding

FIRE-EARTH Moderators forecast YASI strengthening to a monster super cyclone with sustained winds of up to 260km/hr and wind gusts of 300+ km/hr before making landfall [probability of 55%]

FIRE-EARTH also forecasts storm surges of up to 20m in some coastal areas of Queensland.

Edging Ever Closer!

Cyclone YASI (Tropical Cyclone 11P). Visible IR Satellite Image 2-km Res. Source: CIMSS.  Note the well-defined eye. See inset for time/date. Click image to enlarge.

Cyclone YASI (Tropical Cyclone 11P). Visible IR Satellite Image 4km Res. Source: CIMSS.  See inset for time/date. Click image to enlarge.

Cyclone YASI (Tropical Cyclone 11P). IR Satellite Image 8-km Res. Source: CIMSS.  See inset for time/date. Click image to enlarge.

Cyclone YASI (Tropical Cyclone 11P). Shortwave IR Satellite Image 4km Res. Source: CIMSS.  See inset for time/date. Click image to enlarge.

Tropical Cyclone YASI – IR Satellite image. Note the perfect symmetry as YASI strengthens to a probable Super Cyclone. Source: MTSAT-2 via Digital Typhoon. Remnants of ex-cyclone Anthony are still visible. Click images to enlarge.

Australian authorities have  evacuated thousands of people from the northeast as the monster cyclone YASI continues to strengthen.

Local forecaster confirm that destructive winds from the cyclone could strike Queensland coast by Wednesday morning.

“This is not a system that’s going to cross the coast and rapidly weaken out,” Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Gordon Banks told Reuters, warning the storm’s destructive winds could reach as far as Mt Isa, 900 km inland.

“We could see this system pushing well in across northern Queensland as a significant tropical cyclone with damaging winds and very heavy rainfall,” Banks said.

Australian Region Infrared Satellite Image

Severe Tropical Cyclone YASI: Forecast Track Map

Remarks

AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE BRISBANE

Issued at 4:59 pm EST Tuesday 1 February 2011. Refer to Tropical Cyclone Advice Number 7.

YASI IS A LARGE AND POWERFUL TROPICAL CYCLONE AND POSES A SERIOUS THREAT TO NORTH QUEENSLAND COMMUNITIES

The Cyclone is expected to slowly intensify overnight and continue moving in a west-southwesterly direction.

DAMAGING winds with gusts to 90 km/hr are expected to develop on the islands during Wednesday morning, then extend onto the coast during the day, and further inland across the northern tropical interior overnight.

Between Cooktown and Townsville these winds will become DESTRUCTIVE with gusts in excess of 125km/hr late Wednesday afternoon and VERY DESTRUCTIVE with gusts above 170 km/hr between Port Douglas and Cardwell during the evening as the cyclone approaches.

As the centre approaches the coast sea levels between Cairns and Townsville will rise significantly above the normal tide with damaging waves, strong currents and flooding of low lying areas near the shoreline.

Flooding rains will develop from Cooktown to Sarina during Wednesday afternoon and then extend inland overnight.

People between Cooktown and Sarina and extending inland to areas from Georgetown to west of Charters Towers should immediately commence or continue preparations, especially securing boats and property [using available daylight hours/before nightfall].
- For cyclone preparedness and safety advice, visit Queensland’s Disaster Management Services website (www.disaster.qld.gov.au)
- For emergency assistance call the Queensland State Emergency Service (SES) on 132 500 (for assistance with storm damage, rising flood water, fallen trees on buildings or roof damage).

People between Lockhart River and Cooktown and remaining tropical interior should consider what action they will need to take if the cyclone threat increases.
- Information is available from your local government
- For cyclone preparedness and safety advice, visit Queensland’s Disaster Management Services website (www.disaster.qld.gov.au)
- For emergency assistance call the Queensland State Emergency Service (SES) on 132 500 (for assistance with storm damage, rising flood water, fallen trees on buildings or roof damage).

Australia Warnings

• WARNINGS CURRENT:

• TROPICAL CYCLONE
• NSW/ACT
• VIC
• QLD
• WA
• SA
• TAS
• NT

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