Heavy weather warning for Phuket

[snoop1130]

Heavy weather warning for Phuket

By The Phuket News

 

The TMD warned of strong wind and waves, along with heavy rains and possible flash flooding. Image: TMD

 

PHUKET:-- Wiwat Chitchertwong, the Acting Chief of the Phuket Marine Office, has issued a weather warning for all vessels in Phuket and operating in Phang Nga Bay and other nearby areas along the Andaman Coast.

 

The warning follows the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) earlier today (Dec 14) issuing a weather warning for all of Southern Thailand.

 

“A strong northeast monsoon (is) across the Gulf and southern Thailand with continuous rainfalls and isolated heavy rains in southern (areas).

 

Full Story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/heavy-weather-warning-for-phuket-69686.php

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2018-12-14

[LivinginKata]

This is what I see on http://www.sattmet.tmd.go.th/satmet/mergesat.html

 

[Psimbo]

The truck could do with a wash.

 

[observer90210]

Really not the time to go to that area.

[stevenl]

Yesterday about 1.5 meters waves I guess. Today looking a lot better already. Could it be that TMD is a bit late, again?

[Old Croc]

The weather has just arrived here in Chalong. 

[Soupdragon]

In Bang Tao also.

[ChipButty]

Little bit in Rawai 

[Old Croc]

Just noticed a strange flight path from the airport:

 

Had to be a chopper, and noticed it belonged to this huge private vessel, the Vava,  which is currently anchored offshore from Krabi:

 

 

[Jimi007]

1 hour ago, Old Croc said:

Just noticed a strange flight path from the airport:

 

Had to be a chopper, and noticed it belonged to this huge private vessel, the Vava,  which is currently anchored offshore from Krabi:

 

 

Interesting! I'm guessing a Russian? I had heard and read that non military use of helicopters was extremely limited and regulated in Thailand. But as we know TIT and there are a lot of exceptions to the rules!

[Old Croc]

4 hours ago, Jimi007 said:

Interesting! I'm guessing a Russian? I had heard and read that non military use of helicopters was extremely limited and regulated in Thailand. But as we know TIT and there are a lot of exceptions to the rules!

It actually belongs to Kirsty Bertarelli, UK's 3rd richest woman

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLpFz6-YTpo

[Stargeezr]

Put that weather on a diet.. Heavy indeed, not bad weather, or rainy, stormy,just

heavy.  Yup good reporting,

Geezer

[sabaijai]

On 12/15/2018 at 11:15 PM, Old Croc said:

It actually belongs to Kirsty Bertarelli, UK's 3rd richest woman

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLpFz6-YTpo

 

Owned by her husband Ernesto Bertarelli, no?

[Argus Tuft]

On 1/7/2019 at 6:02 PM, sabaijai said:

 

Owned by her husband Ernesto Bertarelli, no?

Shhhhh