Poor Fina ! Going through some tough conditions!

The center of the LLCC is becoming bigger is this because its getting weaker?

Typically, yes, as it gets weaker the LLCC will slowly widen out.

Even though she has been sheared to death, it looks like it's making a pretty quick dash West.

lol, that latest development got pretty quickly sheared off. Hopefully this thing bombs going extra tropical.

why no talk about her? shes clearly still there on the sattelite!

I suppose it's just really not doing anything interesting at the moment

The question is how long before she makes her left hand turn to the east? And will it be late enough that Central/SEQ coast will get some rain out of it? Or as has been predicted, just swell and some wind?

Already heading SSE and its out of here!, good swells will be produced on the coast of SE QLD.

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland



TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
SEVERE WEATHER WARNING
for Dangerous Surf and Abnormally High Tides
For people in coastal areas of the Wide Bay and Burnett and Southeast Coast
forecast districts.
Issued at 11:00 am on Friday 23 December 2011

Synoptic Situation: At 10am, Ex-Tropical Cyclone Fina was situated approximately
500 kilometres north-northeast of Fraser Island and moving in a
south-southeasterly direction. Ex-Tropical Cyclone Fina is expected to continue
moving in this direction today while adopting more of a southeasterly track over
the weekend. The combination of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Fina and a ridge of high
pressure across the southern Coral Sea will generate large swells along the
southern Queensland coast.

Dangerous surf conditions are expected to develop about coastal areas between
Sandy Cape and Point Danger during Saturday. These conditions are expected to
continue across the weekend and could potentially extend into Tuesday. Locations
which may be affected include Fraser Island, the Sunshine Coast, Moreton Island,
Stradbroke Island and the Gold Coast.

Water levels on the high tide could also exceed the highest tide of the year,
which may lead to localised inundation of low lying areas between Sandy Cape and
Point Danger across the weekend and could potentially extend into Tuesday.

Emergency Management Queensland advises that people should:

- Avoid driving, walking or riding through flood waters.
- Keep clear of creeks and storm drains.
- If near the coastline, stay well away from the water's edge.
- Surf Life Saving Australia recommends that you stay out of the water and stay
well away from the surf-exposed areas.
- Check your property regularly for erosion or inundation by sea water, and if
necessary raise goods and electrical items.
- For emergency assistance contact the SES on 132 500.



The next warning is due to be issued by 5pm Friday

Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureau's
website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 219. The Bureau and Emergency
Management Queensland would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.

i don't think its gonna be out of here that quick. All the models say it will stay in the general area ( with a slight intensification ) until sunday night.

Im not sure but is the cloud mass moved over land in past hr or 2. Looking at the satellite the bottom edge of the clouds has moved in over se qld / Brisbane. Just looking on the radar and there is a fair chunk of rain rolling in too. I'm no expert but i think she's having more impact on the coast than just big waves like bom has said.

I live just south of gladstone, we are currently getting bombarded by really heavy rain.. about 20mm in the gage in Tannum Sands. The sea is pretty rough at the moment too, just went for a drive through the rain and had a squiz at the beach and it does not look pretty. I don't think this rain will hang around long??

Bundy is getting some strong winds and consistant but not heavy rain.

We got some heavy rain today as well as wind.

Last time I checked there was a bit over 30ml in the gauge.

Thunderous swells slam southeast Queensland
Alex Zadnik, Saturday December 24, 2011 - 12:27 EDT
Large and powerful ocean swells are thundering onto the shores of southeast Queensland today, as Ex-Tropical Cyclone Fina sends the seas of the Coral Sea into overdrive.

While Fina did lose its tropical cyclone status two days ago, it has actually become a more potent system for swell generation in the last 12-24 hours.

Fina has under gone a secondary intensification in its transition to a mid-latitude low pressure system in the last 24 hours, setting up a broad region of easterly gales as it presses up against a large high pressure system to the south.

The gale-force easterly winds between these two large weather systems are sending a stream of ever growing swell onto the Queensland coast, with the Sunshine and Gold Coasts both experiencing a notable swell increase today.

Average wave heights on the Sunshine Coat have been measured at 2.5 metres through Saturday, with maximum wave heights in the 4-5 metre range. The Gold Coast wave buoy has been recording average wave heights of 2 metres and maximum wave heights in the 3-4
metre range.

With Ex-TC Fina maintain a broad band of easterly gales off the southeast coast of Queensland through the remainder of Saturday and early Sunday morning, the surf is only going to get bigger and more powerful.

The swell should continue to build through Christmas Day, with a peak in size most likely during the afternoon hours. Wave heights in the surf zone at east facing beaches have the potential to reach 12-15ft, or 4-5 metres in metric terms. Offshore, maximum wave heights of over 6 metres are likely.

It goes without saying that swells of this size are treacherous for all marine activities. It will even be a challenging day for the most experienced surfers who will no doubt attempt to tackle these monstrous waves.

Beach erosion is also going to be a significant factor on Christmas morning along exposed parts of the southeast Queensland coast, with a large astronomical high tide occurring just before 9am. The added effects of strong winds blowing onto the coast and lower than usual air pressure will all boost the high tide mark well above the predicted astronomical value. The increased wave action on top of this abnormally high tide will be a major factor in creating erosion of beaches and dune systems.

The large surf will persist for southeast Queensland on Boxing Day, so extremely hazardous conditions will remain for holiday makers planning a day at the beach.

Even boating would not be sensible on a day like this. Swell conditions will only slowly abate in Queensland during the week.

It's also worth noting that this swell knows no borders, with large and dangerous swells spreading down the New South Wales coast during Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

The northern half of the NSW coast will see the brunt of the swell but even Sydney beaches can expect large and dangerous swells of over 6 feet (2 metres) on Boxing Day. There can be breaks of 10-20 minutes between the arrival of the largest 'set' waves, so this can catch rock fisherman and swimmers offguard. Given the forecast of warmer weather in Sydney on this day, it shapes as a treacherous day for the city's beaches and in fact the entire NSW coast.

- Weatherzone

© Weatherzone 2011

Testing

Anyone else noticed that it seems to have turned more south again

http://www.goes.noaa.gov/sohemi/sohemiloops/shirgmscol.html

No definitely still moving East by that animated pic

east and moving away bye bye

Re The big swells... Did you here on the news last night - channel seven news I think - they reported a freak 7 metre wave at the Tweed yesterday. Would of had surfers scrambling no doubt