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Good Luck all MAMErs in FNQ !!!
#245421 - 02/02/11 03:40 AM
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A Cat 5 Cyclone is bearing down on FNQ (Far North Queensland) in Australia. e.g. near Cairns. It's going to be a nasty fucker. 150+ mph winds. 
Cat 5 is the strongest possible storm. The scale stops at 5. There's no such thing as Cat 6 or higher.
My advice (fwiw): Tie everything down that can be tied down, get to higher ground, shelter in a strong place away from windows, and stay safe.
Good luck all MAMERS living in FNQ. 
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#245426 - 02/02/11 05:11 AM
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I feel with you. Even if we just have a 'normal' (at least for me as a European) winter storm here...
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#245430 - 02/02/11 07:04 AM
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Not sure I understand how to read it. The message says cat 5 but the chart looks like it says class 3 (the cyclone/hurricane symbol with a 3 in it...)
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#245439 - 02/02/11 10:31 AM
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> Not sure I understand how to read it. The message says cat 5 but the chart looks like
> it says class 3 (the cyclone/hurricane symbol with a 3 in it...)
I can confirm that it will be a Category 5 event, and will only start to decrease after the bulk of it has entered the mainland.
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65002.shtml
Edited by Gauntlet (02/02/11 10:45 AM)
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#245551 - 02/03/11 04:39 AM
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> > Not sure I understand how to read it. The message says cat 5 but the chart looks
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> > it says class 3 (the cyclone/hurricane symbol with a 3 in it...)
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> I can confirm that it will be a Category 5 event, and will only start to decrease
> after the bulk of it has entered the mainland.
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> http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65002.shtml
I've added some annotations / notes to the diagram:
As you can see it is Cat 4 out at sea and then strengthens to Cat 5 as it approaches the coast, and then weakens quickly (Cat 4 ... 3 ... 2 .... 1) once over land, as it still dumps lots of rain.
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