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Current snow depth for spencer crek Snowy hydro shows the extent of the last cold/snow episode http://www.snowyhydro.com.au/water/snow-depths-calculator/ There is another really decent cold pool arriving around the 2nd August with a decent area of 532 thickness over the south east alps and Victoria

A warming spot at 10hPa in the SH near Australia curently. Models suggesting a massive cold outbreak in about 8-9 days time If ACCESS forecast eventuates this event will produce the best cold pool since the pre 70's http://forum.weatherzone.com.au/ubbthreads.php/topics/1270972/Re_Stratospheric_sudden_warmin#Post1270972 http://forum.weatherzone.com.au/ubbthreads.php/topics/1270966/2

ACCESS G model has the remnants tracking ALL the way down the Queensland coast to 23s before moving off shore next Tuesday If that scenario comes off . 4-5 days of big trouble for QLD coasters

Been collecting info and picks on this event if interested https://weathercycles.wordpress.com/2014/04/04/far-nth-peninsula-of-australia-possible-cyclone-april-2014/ and the Australian forum to follow for this is here current page 52 http://forum.weatherzone.com.au/ubbthreads.php/topics/1255431/62

Collected some snaps and info on TC Christine for anyone who is interested link http://weathercycles.wordpress.com/2013/12/22/cyclone-threat-for-wa-last-week-of-dec-2013/ Australian forum thread for this event here http://forum.weatherzone.com.au/ubbthreads.php/topics/1228159/Re_Severe_Tropical_Cyclone_Chr#Post1228159

got this graph from you guys http://ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/products/clisys/STRAT/gif/pole30_nh.gif Why is stratosphere so anomonously COLD?> Usually a severe cold strat' produces an SSW during peak cold in January This looks very substantial? http://weathercycles.wordpress.com/2013/09/16/stratospheric-warmings-in-the-northern-hemisphere/

If you can watch this convergence now.. AWESOME http://tropic.ssec.wisc.edu/real-time/indian/movies/m5wv/m5wvjava.html

An intense .low forming in mid lat' nth pacific late this week sometimes an instigator of an SSW. MSLP Not strong enough yet l expect http://weathercycles.wordpress.com/2013/09/16/stratospheric-warmings-in-the-northern-hemisphere/comment-page-1/#comment-200

Here is a link to our New south wales fires .. http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/dsp_content.cfm?CAT_ID=683 The situation has improved but still some fires idling quietly, awaiting for some bad weather to flare them up again. Unfortunately many are started by humans .In fact many reports of young minor teenagers starting many fires this spring.. Only a couple of fires started by electric power poles and lightning.. The weather in NSW this spring was dry and hot.. Very early fires.. In Victoria were l come from further south. We have been cool and damp. In N/west WA some near records for Fitzroy crossing this month. Some signs of a possible wet season creeping in with some early troughing in the tropics..? Lets see how she goes. Don't forget Australia is a BIG Island., All types of weather Tropical storms in Darwin this week and late out of season snow showers forecast for the southern Victorian alps next Sunday .. ..

The 10 hpa stratospheric warm anomalies have completely subsided in the SH and the NH is ramping up ------------------------------ ACCESS G ( model) is indicating a severe intense low in the sub polar nth pacific ocean next wed 6th nov 2013 Last year an intense low in the same area accompanied/initiated an SSW in the same area. Could be a good one to watch.. Select..Play the animation and watch next Wednesday the 6th NOV around 5pm http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/viewer/index.shtml?type=windbarb&level=gradient&tz=AEDT&area=G&model=G&chartSubmit=Refresh+View

The IPCC report cannot tell us when the current warming hiatus will end Climate cycle researchers can tell you ..There will be no more global warming before 2030 Global temps' started declining around 2006 . They will not start increasing again before 2030. May the best man win..

Current global land temperatures 4th Oct 2013 source http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/mspps/np_images/amsua_ts_des.gif

WINTER STORM ATLAS in the USA dumping LOTS of SNOW<br />http://www.weather.com/news/weather-winter/winter-storm-atlas-forecast-20131001<br />

Could see Typhoon FITOW clearly on the Global sat pic' tonight Thought the west pacific looks quite fertile for cyclogenesis currently snap

Severe weather event for the Nth Island of New Zealand underway Intense sub-Tropical low transitions on Nth New Zealand and further intensification Nasty piece!! I did a bit of a wrap on the event. for tomorrow and Wednesday on my blog if you want some info' http://weathercycles.wordpress.com/2013/09/23/intense-low-bearing-down-on-the-nth-island-of-new-zealand-24th-and-25th-september-2013/ Max' intensity expected by ACCESS G around midnight tomorrow ----------------------------------------- Also of interest G Wolf is that Mount Hutt ski resort on the sth Island of NZ had the heaviest snow dump on record in one event in the winter just passed Meanwhile to the west on the Australian mainland the warm anomalies in many parts continue http://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/sydney-set-for-toasty-end-to-september/25461

Typhoon Usagi Makes landfall nearly 200km East of Hong Kong http://www.westernpacificweather.com/2013/09/22/typhoon-usagi-makes-landfall-nearly-200km-east-of-hong-kong/

Satellite picture of USAGI 20th sept 2013 source http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/satpics/asia_IR.htm l Another news report http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1312965/super-typhoon-usagi-worlds-strongest-storm-2013-heading-hong-kong

A post from Australian weatherzone forum on this event by KEN KATO showing multi-model forecast tracking http://forum.weatherzone.com.au/ubbthreads.php/topics/1210803/Re_2013_Typhoon_Season_Asia#Post1210803 The global sat pic' is looking particularly good for equatorial convection currently across many regions of the earths midriff Looking on the sat' pic' looks like there is another TS to follow from behind ACCESS G hinting this next one will head toward Japan in about a week source http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/satellite/

A thorough report 'guys'. Great effort Saw this on the sat'pic today cloud wrapping source http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/satpics/asia_IR.html

Typhoon Man-yi hits Japan raising fears about Fukushima nuclear plant http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-16/typhoon-man-yi-hits-japan2c-raising-fukushima-fears/4960034

Nice Snap of Man Yi from Met office global sat' pic' Large diameter of cloud wrapping http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/satellite/ That video above sounds like storms28? Do you have a link?

The transition into a midlatitude/sub polar low.. looks spectacular..!!! source ACCESS Global http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/viewer/index.shtml?type=windbarb&level=gradient&tz=AEDT&area=G&model=G&chartSubmit=Refresh+View

Surprised no one is talking about this one. Am l in the correct thread..? ACCESS G has this tropical storm developing into a significant system passing east Japan? http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/viewer/index.shtml?type=windbarb&level=gradient&tz=AEDT&area=G&model=G&chartSubmit=Refresh+View then moving north east and strengthens into a monster!! mid latitude system in the northern latitudes by the 17th sept 2013 ABPW10 (Western/South Pacific Ocean) http://www.usno.navy.mil/JTWC/

Nice graph KeithLucky..Phew! Great news -------------------------------------------------------- Our new government in Australia ( Liberal party) is not very AGW friendly "PUBLIC servants are drawing up plans to collapse 33 climate change schemes ... .... An Abbott government will need to legislate if it seeks to abolish the Climate Change Authority, which is proceeding with work on a draft report about emissions reductions targets that is due to be completed next month. In the wake of Labor and Greens declarations that they would oppose the abolition of carbon pricing, Mr Abbott said he expected the parliament to "respect the mandate that the new government has". http://m.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/election-2013/coalition-takes-axe-to-climate-programs/story-fn9qr68y-1226716471498

Hey.. Great to feel useful. Well its the end of winter here of course in the SH. Those waves have not had as much impact on the mainland as l thought might happen although the waves have got larger since July. So lets see what the spring pattern here brings The wave pattern has given new Zealand its warmest winter with positive high pressure anomaly and.. snow to brazil. . The Australian mainland has been anomalously warm with lots of high pressure The SAM /AAO has been positive all year with just occasional negative dips recently. There has been some deep lows in the southern ocean but really the affect of these waves seems to have been largely south of the mainland in the sub polar region.. Thanks for your interest and useful link. Cheers. I'll drop by if l find anything of interest... BTW..... what is GWO?