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thanks houghy/gary and especially cyclone.. that's a nice set of webcams!
Saturday 20th October
Synoptic Situation: SE winds. Broad high pressure ridge over FNQ,
Forecast: Isolated showers about the coast and ranges, mainly during the morning. Mostly moderate SE winds.
Observed Weather: Extensive patchy cloud offshore but Cairns and most of the way to Port Douglas in a gap just big enough to catch the eclipse. Not the kind of satellite image you'd like to see on eclipse morning though. Small patches of cloud around the ranges may have impeded view for some even 60km inland.
Cloud Forecasts
BoM Access Model: As this is a 'synthetic' infrared image, low cloud is a little hard to discern in early morning hours. After stretching the image, low cloud is indicated around the coast but hard to tell the extent.
Skippy Sky: Extensive low cloud beginning immediately offshore. High cloud inland around northern side of eclipse track (which was again not actually present).
EU: 50% low cloud at coast, dropping to 20% well inland.
Chance of Success (if eclipse had been this day)
Coast: ~70%
60km Inland: ~70%
Last edited by Phil Hart; 20-10-2012 at 05:36 PM.
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