VIDEO: Friday’s update on Severe Cyclone Gabrielle
10/02/2023 1:09pm
> From the WeatherWatch archives
Cyclone Gabrielle was upgraded to a severe Category 3 cyclone overnight but will weaken a little before it reaches New Zealand.
The storm is going to go through a big transition as it leaves the tropics and turns extra-tropical. This shifts the severe weather further out from the centre of the storm and makes the low lop-sided (with the bulk of the severe weather in the southern half of the storm).
This weekend we’ll have extra updates, with a video later on Saturday and another one on Sunday.
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Mark on 11/02/2023 7:52am
Another very well presented and displayed and relevant forecast thanks Philip D and WW.
Rosalene Bradbury on 10/02/2023 7:46pm
Thank you Philip, so appreciate your youtube videos, and the work you put in, Your informative and educative videos a treat. Thank you indeed.
Christopher Randal on 10/02/2023 7:23pm
What is happening with the high over NZ at them moment? Won’t that block the cyclone and send it east?
Lewis on 10/02/2023 8:28pm
I think the high currently sitting to the east of NZ is largely responsible for the cyclones trajectory — it’s thought that it will block the cyclone from continuing east, instead causing it to head southeast into NZ. Weatherwatch to correct me if I’m wrong!
Shell on 10/02/2023 6:11pm
Thank you. It’s a bit of a worry that’s for sure.
Zelda on 10/02/2023 6:04pm
I have appreciation of all the effort you are putting in this coming weekend.
wetfeet on 10/02/2023 4:12pm
Thanks for the extra effort and putting in the weekend shift.
WW Forecast Team on 10/02/2023 5:03pm
No worries – thanks for the kind support!
– WW
ROBYN L KENNEDY on 11/02/2023 10:27pm
This is a great site. The map looks so horrific. It’s 2am here in Denver Co and communicating with friend Renee in Auckland. Hope that move to the East happens.
Take care everyone.