[robair]

Gday All

Hope you all had a great xmas and Santa's gifts were all LiPo powered.
Not too sure about the weather today! I am going to focus on the "easing later" bit.
Rain has been constant and heavy at times here at Toongabbie from early this morning so the field may be a bit of a swamp now?

SYDNEY FORECAST

Issued at 4:30 am EDT on Monday 28 December 2009

Warning Summary at issue time:
Road Weather Alert.

Forecast for Monday
Rain, possibly moderate to heavy at times, easing later. Chance of a thunderstorm. Light to moderate southwest to southeast winds, fresh near the coast.

Precis: Rain, easing later.



City: Max: 22 Parramatta: Max: 23
Terrey Hills: Max: 22 Penrith: Max: 24
Liverpool Max: 23 Richmond: Max: 24

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2136 UTC 27/12/09 AIRSERVICES AUSTRALIA
GENERAL MET MESSAGE BRIEFING



Prepared for: ROBFLIGHT

YSSY
IDN42903
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
NEW SOUTH WALES

SYDNEY AIRPORT WEATHER BRIEFING
ISSUED AT 1641Z ON THE 27/12/2009 [0341 ON THE 28/12/2009 LOCAL]

SYDNEY TAF: (THIS TAF MAY NOT BE THE LATEST ISSUE)
TAF YSSY 271633Z 2718/2824
18012KT 9999 -RA SCT008 BKN012
FM280000 15020KT 9999 -RA SCT010 BKN020
FM281200 18015KT 9999 -SHRA FEW010 BKN020
TEMPO 2718/2806 2500 RA BKN006
INTER 2806/2824 4000 SHRA BKN008
RMK
T 21 22 23 22 Q 1013 1014 1014 1014


TAF SUMMARY:
A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH EXTENDS OVER INLAND NSW WITH ANOTHER TROUGH
SITUATED ALONG THE NSW COAST. THE TROUGH ALONG THE COAST IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MOIST SOUTHERLY WINDS AND WILL DEEPEN DURING THE
DAY CAUSING THE WINDS TO FRESHEN. WIDESPREAD RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED
THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH SOME BREAKS DEVELOPING DURING THE AFTERNOON.
SOME THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED ALONG THE RANGES TO THE WEST
BUT THEY WILL NOT AFFECT THE AIRPORT.

THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL:
SLIGHT CHANCE WITHIN 20NM SYDNEY AIRPORT.

OTHER POSSIBILITIES:
10% CHANCE HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES AFTER 06Z TODAY.
10% CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AREA UNTIL 12Z.