For All Victorians!

[tr3nt]

http://forums.justcommodores.com.au/...ml#post1057049 - Posted in the General Vic Section also:


Tuesday conditions to rival Black Saturday bushfires

SEVERE weather in Victoria on Tuesday could rival the horror conditions of Black Saturday, and wind will be the enemy, emergency services have warned.

Victorians should prepare for strong winds on Monday night, with damaging northerly gale-force winds of up to 150km/h predicted for Tuesday, followed by a strong south-westerly wind change that is forecast to continue until Wednesday.

Schools may have to close on Tuesday, depending on fire risk assessments, while travel and recreational plans in high-danger areas should be reconsidered, authorities have advised.

Emergency Services Commissioner Bruce Esplin said the predicted conditions were serious.

"The weather forecast is for conditions that could approximate Black Saturday or Ash Wednesday," Mr Esplin told a briefing on Sunday.

"There is no room for complacency and there is a very strong need for everybody to be prepared to play their part."

Country Fire Authority (CFA) crews are battling blazes at Wilsons Promontory, Bunyip, and two Kilmore-Murrindindi complexes.

The total area burnt from the four fires so far is 302,875 hectares.

Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) chief fire officer Craige Brown (Craige Brown) said the Kilmore East-Murrindindi North fire could breach containment lines on Tuesday.

"There is an expectation that under the wind event on Tuesday that fire will break out and make a run towards Melbourne water catchments," Mr Brown said.

He said authorities were likely to position strike teams around the Woods Point area to protect communities against any fire movement.

CFA chief officer Russell Rees said additional resources had been committed from Monday night to prepare for increased fire activity.

"History shows that fires that start in the night cause the most confusion and the most difficulty," he said.

"To wake up in the morning to have fire around and on your doorstep is a terrifying thing."

He warned that winds could grow even stronger after the expected change than the peak northerly gusts on Tuesday.

Fire plans should be activated early on Monday to avoid panic and traffic congestion on the roads in the event of fire outbreaks, Mr Rees said.

"Tomorrow, you need to put in place your plan ... because it may be that if you think you're going to move Tuesday morning, the trees are down across the road, fire is already in your area."

Police will suspend searches for people missing from the February 7 bushfires disaster on Tuesday due to safety concerns for members, Victoria Police assistant commissioner Steve Fontana said.

"We will be suspending our search activities in those particular areas," he said.

On Saturday, Australian Army Brigadier Michael Arnold, commander of the Joint Task Force assisting Victorian authorities in the fire relief effort, said new teams of soldiers would begin a repeat search of devastated properties for disaster victims still missing.

"We know that there are 37 missing persons still. The odds are we will come across human remains during this search," Brigadier Arnold said.

But Mr Fontana on Sunday said it was not known how many people remained missing.

"At the moment, police are going through all the records that have been provided on the National Registration Inquiry system," Mr Fontana said.

[Ado]

Thanks Tr3nt,i cant believe 150klm winds.Doesnt look like a good day coming.My parents are packed already and are ready to move ASAP.

[TVR-190]

Sucks to say it but itll happen

"Arsonists, start your lighters"

[hsvpunk]

when i heard on the radio about the 140+ winds... i was like ****.

[tr3nt]

Sucks to say it but itll happen

"Arsonists, start your lighters"

As much as it sucks to say, and it's extremely dissapointing Australians could be considered this low, but you're 100% right.. There will be fires, man made. i

[Cobez]

Melbourne Forecast


Latest update says winds between 65 and 80km/h Tuesday, which still isn't good, but not as strong as first predicted.

[tr3nt]

Very true, but with Melbourne's unpredictability weather wise..... lol

[Cobez]

Yeah Melbourne ****ing sucks lol.

[minux]

Damn...not good.

I am hoping for some fierce lightning storms...for my own benefit, as much as it would suck for fires.

[Morton]

Melbourne Forecast


Latest update says winds between 65 and 80km/h Tuesday, which still isn't good, but not as strong as first predicted.

Yeah, but that's in the Melbourne CBD - not out in the ranges, on the hill tops, and out in the plains.

[DannyboyDS]

Im so sick of this, why cant it just fricken rain properly. Looks like monday will be another sleepless night for many, as the change is expected to arrive late monday evening.

Our end is looking like it might possibly prehaps one day fall under ember attack in tuesday as the media would put it, but at the end they would of course throw in the words super deadly urgent interweb wielding firebots.

For good info go to BOM and CFA the news love to make things sound worse, it sells better.

Goodluck again everyone, if your planning on leaving, I expect you will all be out after lunch sometime tommorow.

[vy_storm]

Let's just hope for once they don't get the forecast right.....

Vic police need to take a leaf out of SAPOL's book and go out and sit on the streets of every suspected arsonist in the state, make it clear that this "urban terrorism" will not be tolerated....

[skitzn]

hey all i just thought i d put this up...

just got a text ill quote word for word.....

"msg from vic police:extreme weather in vic expected mon night and tues.high wind & fire risk.listen to local ABC radio for emergency updates.do not reply to this"

i think its good that they are doing this to give people a msg about conditions.

im pretty sure everyone will get this msg.

really hope that arsonist's eyes dont light up when they see it!

[minux]

yeh got the same SMS, why wasnt this used before those massive fires?

May have just saved a few lives..hindsight is an amazing thing though.

[TVR-190]

they were going on about this after the last fires how they need a system like it, there you go, now you got one.

[DannyboyDS]

pittyn so much shit had to hit the fan to get the system in place.

[TVR-190]

thats how things work, same as OH&S

We'll fix it/ do it when someone dies

[adamc11]

Just received a text message from 'VicPolice'. Not sure how they got my number, maybe sending it to every phone number registered to a Victorian. It says:
'Extreme weather expected tonight (Monday) & tomorrow. High Wind & fire risk. Listed to the ABC local radio for emergency update. Do not reply to this message.'

Edit: Just read above and noticed this has already been mentioned

[Full Spectrum]

So did i, Shit myself when it came up VicPolice sms. **** they found me !.

[holdensupporter2005]

Telstra Said they were going to be sending this message out signed by the police, in the news this morning.

[Tom_1569]

Vodafone never sent the message out, I guess it was either:
A) No one would have signal to recieve it anyway so why waste the time
B) By the time any of there customers recieved it, it would have been to late, or completly over.

[Sabbath']

Just got home from work at Safeway. The air is so calm...it's hot and calm. The calm before the storm perhaps

[tr3nt]

lol Fail @ three mobiles for no sms.. No love