Cyclone Wati

**Postie** · 24th March 2006, 10:20

Is due to hit NZ next week according to this little snippet from todays herald. It'll certainly make riding the harbour bridge a little more interesting

Cyclone Wati due to hit NZ next week

24.03.06 9.00am

Cyclone Wati could bring torrential rain and gale-force winds to northern parts of New Zealand next week, but the MetService says the effects of the storm are unpredictable.

"There's a threat of some rain and wind over northern parts of the country, down as far as the Nelson area, " says MetService forecaster Bob Lake

**bugjuice** · 24th March 2006, 10:24

"Cyclone Wati, sponsored by Watties.
NZer's favorite tommy sauce. It's gonna get saucy!"

So when's best to hang the washing out? 9am? bit precise..

**MisterD** · 24th March 2006, 10:26

Originally Posted by bugjuice

"Cyclone Wati, sponsored by Watties. NZer's favorite tommy sauce. It's gonna get saucy!"

So when's best to hang the washing out?

Ha ha LOL. Perhaps Watties beans is a better fit though? Gonna be a whole lotta wind!

**bugjuice** · 24th March 2006, 10:27

ah yeah.. that would have been better.. not quite on form this morning, only had 9 coffees, so still some way to go

**Flatcap** · 24th March 2006, 10:30

Originally Posted by Postie

"There's a threat of some rain and wind over northern parts of the country, down as far as the Nelson area, " says MetService forecaster Bob Lake

Those useless sods couldn't forecast their way out of a wet paper bag

Wish I could be paid to be wrong 90% of the time

**Blairos** · 24th March 2006, 10:36

Looks like a nasty little ex-tropical depression doesnt it!

Just had a look at the Metservice Satellite imagery, seems to be moving quite quickly too

**bugjuice** · 24th March 2006, 10:40

depression...?? awwwww maaaan.....

**sAsLEX** · 24th March 2006, 10:42

Originally Posted by bugjuice

ah yeah.. that would have been better.. not quite on form this morning, only had 9 coffees, so still some way to go

is that why there is a Heinz picture in your watties post :slap:

**Cajun** · 24th March 2006, 10:46

Harden up.

I walked to school 10miles in cyclone bola.

I was riding around tauranga, on a brand new set of tires, when tga was having the flooding last year.

Its only a bit of wind and rain, nothing to be scared about, unless you a bunch of lattee drinkers

**MisterD** · 24th March 2006, 10:54

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

is that why there is a Heinz picture in your watties post :slap:

Meh, tomayto/tomato

**bugjuice** · 24th March 2006, 10:55

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

is that why there is a Heinz picture in your watties post :slap:

no, it's cos there's only a couple of Watties pics on the net, and heaps of Heinz pics. So I just couldn't be arsed to go all the way down to the cafe with the camera, just to take a photo, just for a gag for this thread.
Apologies and I will try harder next time.

This has been a publicly funded Bugjuice apology.

**MisterD** · 24th March 2006, 11:08

Originally Posted by Blairos

Looks like a nasty little ex-tropical depression doesnt it!

Just had a look at the Metservice Satellite imagery, seems to be moving quite quickly too

This link via supertyphoon.com....didn't know the things could do u-turns like that....