for the last 2 years, we have monitored the arrival of the NE monsoon..
In 2004, it came in Mid October,
In 2005, it came in late November !
this year we will attempt to do the same.....
THE MONSOON CYCLE
it's a general misconception that monsoon means continuous rain
for the monsoon period (approximately 4 months)
The word "monsoon" is derived from the Arabic word "mausim" which means season.
Ancient traders sailing in the Indian Ocean and adjoining Arabian Sea
used it to describe a system of alternating winds
which blow persistently from the northeast during the northern winter
and
from the opposite direction, the southwest, during the northern summer.
Thus, the term monsoon actually refers solely to a seasonal wind shift,
and not to precipitation.
(source :http://www.atmosphere.mpg.de/enid/77d9810278d8243047762d9afac0ae3b,55a304092d09/191.html)
OUR OBSERVATIONS 2006
it has been hot and sunny until 2nd November night ....
thunderstorm in the nights
followed a few days of strong wind and big swells during by the day
but surprising by 7th November (Tue), the sun's up and the sea's calm once again...
so.. it's false alarm ? let's watch...
river mouth on summer days
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Jan 7th Sun Very
strong howling wind throughout last night. Continuous rain over the whole
day Papers warned of cyclones and a super monsoon from Sat to Mon.
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sorry for the silence...we were out of town... hearsay...rain and strong wind only started coming towards the end of December 2006 |
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Nov 25th Sat Rain
last night. Bright and Sunny this morning. Sea is quite calm !
River mouth at 9.30am Trolling round Batu Barat
back from fishing with crew at 4pm
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Nov 25th Sat Rain last night. Sunny this morning. Sea is quite calm with some small rollers. Sure looks like the monsoon has not arrived ! River Mouth at 9am Back from Fishing at 3pm
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Nov 24th Fri Rain last night. Sunny this morning, heavy rain in the afternoon. Sea very calm. Taken at 11am
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| Nov 13-23 we were out of town. Hearsay.. there were rains in the morning but usually sunny in the afternoon. The sea has been quite calm. |
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Nov 12th Sun Heavy
thunderstorm last night. Dull and raining. Swells building
up..
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Nov 11th Sat Rain stopped at around 7am then followed by a surprisingly bright and beautiful day with very calm sea, despite the weather forecast of a thunderstorm. river mouth on the way back at 4pm
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Nov 10th Fri 1pm - Drizzling on and off the whole day and night. Sea is generally still quite calm ; river mouth conditions ..on way back from fishing at 1pm
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Nov 9th Thu 9am - Hot and Sunny, Sea is very calm ;
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Nov 7th Tue 6pm
- Hot and Sunny, Sea is very calm ; dark clouds in the evening...but the
no strong wind..
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| Nov 6th Sat ...Sun is partially out, sea is calmer ... |
| Nov 4th Sat Pretty strong wind blowing throughout the day !! The sea swells up with rollers of at least 2m high. Hmm...waves slamming the shore....Monsoon is here ? |
| Nov 3rd Fri Dull, cloudy, drizzling the whole day |
| Nov 2nd Thu 11pm - Thunderstorm |
| Before Nov 1st Wed Sunny and Sea is calm |
.....have boat will travel.....deutzia nautical
your kinda redang / fishing holiday
