Batten Down, Boys, Batten Down

[Bobj]

We have a B I G cyclone bearing down on the central Qld coast, cyclone Ului.

 

It is approximately 1200 km NE of Mackay and heading for Mackay and will probably hit the coast on sunday evening.

 

http://www.weatherzone.com.au/satellite.js...lye=1&lyf=1

[Leon Roskilly]

 

Good Luck

[Newt]

On the bright side, it should weaken and speed up forward progress which are good things.

 

However, 100mph sustained winds when it makes landfall won't be much fun for anyone except really, really hard core surfers.

 

Any idea what will be the stage of the tide when it comes ashore?

[Bobj]

On the bright side, it should weaken and speed up forward progress which are good things.

 

However, 100mph sustained winds when it makes landfall won't be much fun for anyone except really, really hard core surfers.

 

Any idea what will be the stage of the tide when it comes ashore?

 

 

Hopefully, it will be bottom of the tide at landfall. What I'm worried about is the 80 ft tree only 60 ft away. The ground is waterlogged which means that there will be no resistance if the winds start pushing the tree. As it is on National Park ground, we cannot cut it down.

[Leon Roskilly]

Hopefully, it will be bottom of the tide at landfall. What I'm worried about is the 80 ft tree only 60 ft away. The ground is waterlogged which means that there will be no resistance if the winds start pushing the tree. As it is on National Park ground, we cannot cut it down.

 

 

Get some ropes on it.

[Newt]

Just be glad it is down from Cat5 strength and will hopefully be weaker still by the time it makes landfall.

 

I was lucky in that I could remove the trees in my yard that could potentially have hit the house since wet ground and strong winds are a dangerous combination.

[Bobj]

The latest projection

 

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65002.shtml

[Snatcher]

Best of luck Bobj,best keep yer heed doon then Can you please arrange for the weather to be a bit more settled when I come a a knockin later on this year

 

Look on the bright side mate,a good oppertunity to get yer camera out

 

John

[Newt]

Not so powerful now but huge and wet and 90-100 mph winds with stronger gusts are still nothing to be ignored.

 

[Vagabond]

It now looks as if landfall will be at Proserpine, just N of Mackay.

 

Its not far away from the coast as I type

 

I expect you have taken all the precautions you could by now, so good luck - hope you can come through unscathed and undamaged.