Bad time on the roads .... Take care out there people

And now for todays weather...(only east coast - I havent got all day - cricket scores at bottom)

PRESS FORECAST FOR NSW
Issued at 7:00pm on Tuesday the 27th of December 2005
For Wednesday

WARNINGS:
CURRENT AT 7PM:
Gale Warning for NSW coastal waters south of Ulladulla, Strong Wind Warning for
remaining coastal waters south of Seal Rocks.
Fire Weather Warning for the Metropolitan, Hunter, Northwest Slopes and Plains,
Central West Slopes and Plains,
Southwest Slopes, Riverina and Upper and Lower Western districts. Refer to Fire
Weather Warning for the latest Rural Fire Service Total Fire Ban information.

NEW SOUTH WALES:
Very high fire danger in the Illawarra, Central and Southern Tablelands.
Isolated thunderstorms in the northeast, mostly afternoon and evening. The
chance of morning thunderstorms over the southern inland. Mostly dry elsewhere.
Hot, fresh north to northwest winds before a milder, gusty southwest to
southerly change extends over the southwestern two thirds of the state during
the day.

HEADLINE:
Thunderstorms in the northeast and southern inland. Mostly dry elsewhere. Hot
before a gusty southerly change.
Outlook for Thursday
Isolated thunderstorms in the northeast. Fine elsewhere. Warm day in the south
with southwest to southeast winds, hot in the north with northwest to northeast
winds.

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
P.O. Box 1636 Melbourne Vic 3001 http://www.bom.gov.au

State Forecast
UPDATED

Issued at 1813 on Tuesday the 27th of December 2005

UPDATED

Warnings
A severe weather warning for localised damaging winds has been issued for the
Western and Alpine Districts.
A Gale warning is current for Victorian coastal waters east of Cape Otway.
Strong wind warnings are current for Victorian coastal waters west of Cape
Otway, for Port Phillip and Western Port and also for the Gippsland Lakes.
Fire Weather Warning: Fire danger will be extreme Tuesday in the Mallee, Wimmera
and Western districts.
CFA has declared a day of Total Fire Ban for the North Western and South Western
Total Fire Ban districts until midnight Tuesday 27th December 2005.

Weather Pattern
A low pressure trough over South Australia will continue moving eastwards,
reaching western Victoria tonight then moving across central and eastern areas
overnight and during Wednesday morning. A ridge of high pressure will then
develop over Victoria later Wednesday and on Thursday. Another low pressure
trough will extend from the Bight towards Victoria on Friday before deepening
over the State on Saturday.

Victoria
Tonight and Wednesday: Hot at first with strengthening northerly winds ahead of
a gusty, westerly change with showers and thunderstorms extending from the west
overnight and clearing eastern districts tomorrow morning. A generally fine mild
to warm day to follow with only isolated clearing showers near the coast and a
moderate to fresh west to southwesterly wind.
Fire Danger Wednesday: High to very high.
UV Index: 11 [extreme] decreasing to 8 [very high] under cloud.

Thursday: Fine. Generally warm to hot. Afternoon coastal seabreezes.
Friday: Fine and generally hot. Afternoon coastal seabreezes.
Saturday: Rain developing in the west and south and becoming cooler. Hot and
unsettled elsewhere.

UPDATED

Forecast for Melbourne
Tonight and Wednesday
Fine this evening with strengthening northerly winds. A few showers and
thunderstorms overnight and a gusty westerly change but clearing early morning.
A fine, mostly sunny day to follow with a moderate to fresh southwesterly wind,
gradually tending more southerly.
Min 14 Max 27

Thursday
Fine. Min 17 Max 35
Friday
Fine. Min 22 Max 35
Saturday
Rain periods developing. Min 17 Max 31

Trend for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
Rain tending to showers. Cool to mild.

Forecast for Port Phillip and Western Port
Tonight and Wednesday: Northerly winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 30
knots this evening. A west to southwesterly change of 20 to 30 knots developing
early Wednesday morning. Local thunderstorms overnight producing stronger
squalls. West to southwest wind easing to 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon
and tending more southerly. Waves 1 to 2 metres abating later Wednesday. A
strong wind warning is current.

Thursday: Northwesterly winds of 10 to 15 knots. Afternoon seabreezes of 10 to
15 knots.
Friday: Northerly winds of 10 to 15 knots and afternoon seabreezes of 10 to
15 knots.
Saturday: Northerly wind 10 to 15 knots tending southerly and increasing to 15
to 20 knots.

Headline Melbourne: Thundery showers clearing.
Headline Victoria: Isolated showers and thunderstorms clearing eastwards. Mild
to warm.

Issued at 5:50 PM Tuesday, 27 December 2005.

The Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Southeast Queensland has been CANCELLED.

Although a small number of thunderstorms remain active in the far south west of the district, none of them are currently considered severe. No further detailed warnings will be issued unless severe thunderstorms redevelop.

A more general severe thunderstorm warning remains current for parts of the Central Highlands & Coalfields, Maranoa & Warrego and Darling Downs & Granite Belt Forecast Districts.

The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
* Beware of fallen trees and powerlines.
* Avoid driving, walking or riding through flood waters.
* For emergency assistance contact the SES in your local government area, listed in the White Pages under either State Emergency Service or your local council.

No further warnings are expected

This warning is also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureau's website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 219. The Bureau and State Emergency Service would appreciate this warning being broadcast regularly.

M.Hayden c:Smith b:Pollock 65
P.Jaques c:Rudolph b:Pollock 2
R.Ponting c:Gibbs b:Nel 117
B.Hodge c:Smith b:Pollock 7
M.Hussey b:Ntini 122
A.Symonds c:Boucher b:Nel 0
A.Gilchrist c:Gibbs b:Nel 2
S.Warne c:Boje b:Nel 9
B.Lee lbw b:Ntini 4
S.MacGill b:Ntini 4
G.McGrath not out 11

DNB: FOW: 1-2 (Jaques, 2.6 ov) , 2-154 (Hayden, 54.4 ov) , 3-176 (Hodge, 62.2 ov) , 4-207 (Ponting, 74.4 ov) , 5-207 (Symonds, 74.5 ov) , 6-213 (Gilchrist, 78.2 ov) , 7-227 (Warne, 82.4 ov) , 8-239 (Lee, 89.1 ov) , 9-248 (MacGill, 91.6 ov) , 10-355 (Hussey, 119.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Wd Nb
Bowlers Name Overs Bowled Maiden Overs Runs Against Wickets Taken Wides Bowled No Balls
S.Pollock 26.0 5 67 3 0 2
M.Ntini 22.3 3 70 3 0 0
J.Kallis 21.5 4 69 0 2 0
A.Nel 31.0 6 84 4 0 2
N.Boje 18.1 3 59 0 0 0
South Africa 1st Innings R M B 4 6
Batters name Fall Of Wicket Runs Minutes Balls Faced Four's Sixes
Extras 0b, 4lb, 11nb, 0wd 15
Total 2 wickets, 58 overs 169
G.Smith lbw b:Lee 22 62 42 2 0
A.De Villiers lbw b:McGrath 61
H.Gibbs not out 54 J.Kallis not out 17
J.Rudolph
A.Prince
M.Boucher
S.Pollock
N.Boje
A.Nel
M.Ntini

DNB: FOW: 1-36 (Smith, 14.1 ov) , 2-122 (de Villiers, 42.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Wd Nb
Bowlers Name Overs Bowled Maiden Overs Runs Against Wickets Taken Wides Bowled No Balls
G.McGrath 14.0 8 17 1 0 3
B.Lee 14.0 1 65 1 0 6
A.Symonds 13.0 4 34 0 0 2
S.Warne 12.0 3 40 0 0 0
S.MacGill 5.0 1 9 0 0 0

12th men: N.Bracken (AUS), C.Langeveldt (RSA)
Umpires: S Bucknor & Asad Rauf
Third Umpire: RL Parry
Match Referee: M Proctor

Crikey !!

Looks like we're all suffering from post festive boredom LOLOLOL

another reporters thread, why do people consistently post the news!

Perhaps people post the news as a reminder to all of us to take care especially at this time of year.

All the people who have lost their lives so far this Christmas/New Year period, didn't set out to become a statistic. They were just people like the rest of us setting out on a holiday or short drive and tragically never made it to their destination.

Don't like these posts just don't read them, the beauty of this site is you can choose which ones to read and if you open one and discover it's not what you thought, close it.

Sandy

Geez, thanks for that Trucky.

Yes it is good of you to post these news items as we don't have a TV or radio where we live and without your relay of most of the horror stories in the media we would be none the wiser.

Thanks again

I am starting to worry truckster I am agreeing with you again as said just take care.

All the best
Eric

Ps I still cant find that site for the on line police radio.

If only you knew the stories behind the news.

At 1100hrs on Boxing Day when you travellers from Melbourne were all heading up to the Murray or where ever you were going there was a two car bingle on the Midland Hwy just east of Shepparton.

The local Ambulance station was already a crew short for the day anyway, just not enough people in the job to go around.

There were 5 patients to be transported and by the time the ambulances from Shepparton, Murchison, Numurkah & Benalla arrived on the job (& a helicopter), another minor accident occurred further south.

With 2 crew tied up from the Seymour area on that one, there was noone left to look after all you Joe Public's & your families. And you didn't even know!

The only ambulances covering the trip from Melbourne to Tocumwal (a very popular route up the Goulburn Valley Hwy full of cars, 4wds, caravans & boats full of families like yours), plus all the residents between were in Melbourne at Craigieburn & at the other end at Cobram.

In between there were zero paramedics or ambulances available to respond to anything.

The warning is timely. Drive carefully & don't get sick.