Cyclone Glenda headed towards Bali?

[Roy]

At 8:30 this morning there was a news report ( Metro TV), that Cyclone Glenda, the one that just kicked the "you know what" out of northwestern Austalia, is headed for Bali.

Then I found this article in today's issue of the Jakarta Post:

http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailnat ... D02&irec=3

When Glenda hit OZ, it was a category 4 storm. Finding reliable weather reports, storm tracking etc. is not easy for these parts of the world.

Anyone out there with the "real scoop" on this?

[Davo]

well i cleared the beer bottles out the way for this (to get to the key board).

there is no way in hell a cyclone will travel north.

and as bert would say "thats it"

[Roy]

How about northwest?

[Davo]

Well you got me there Roy.

as far as i know most cyclones move in a southerly north direction.

the tears down my face say so. lol

i will stand corrected my friend.

[Roy]

Davo, a question. North of the equator, hurricanes and typhoons spin counter-clockwise. Below the equator, do they spin clock-wise?

Normally, hurricanes (north of the equator) seldom track in a southerly direction, but there have been exceptions, like the famous one in Florida two or so years ago (can't remember its name), that tracked west across Florida, hit the Gulf coast, then turned around (southerly) and came back and hit Florida again! That was the year that Florida was hit by no less than five major hurricanes in one season.

Global warming?

[Davo]

hmmm didnt consider the northern hem.

lived a sheltered life i suppose. but of course roy it must be like that.

like water down a wash basen.

must go the other way. remindes me of a song. "i come from a land down under" . silly australian. sorry mate

[Bert Vierstra]

Glenda seems to have lost its strength...

On march 31st there was a sudden change of weather on the coast of North of Bali with mild tropical storm characteristics.

Took an hour or something and then lost strength.

Just a lot of thunder rain and wind.

[matsaleh]

This from Antara yesterday.

....Australian authorities said the category four cyclone, one below the maximum grade, stalled briefly as it crossed the coastline but was expected to continue south.

http://www.antara.co.id/en/seenws/?id=10824

[Roy]

Funny, isn't it, how multiple sources, all deemed reliable, can each come up with totally opposite reports? :shock:

[Davo]

Roy i think my whole street heared my laugh with your laugh post.

how true my friend, how true.