1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:05,320 Speaker 1: Sylvia Martino is from the met Service Monina, Mona, waking 2 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:07,920 Speaker 1: up with this red warning, which they say is as 3 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:10,239 Speaker 1: bad as it gets. How rare is it? 4 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:16,480 Speaker 2: So? Red warnings are the highest level of warning that 5 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:18,760 Speaker 2: we issue, at the top of our warning system, and 6 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:21,760 Speaker 2: we keep those for the most extreme weather events. 7 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:24,159 Speaker 1: I think of the time that we've had one of 8 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: these before in mid Canterbury, can you. 9 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 2: So for the general Canterbury Plains area, we did have 10 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:35,000 Speaker 2: one in October twenty twenty three. That was the last 11 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:39,479 Speaker 2: time that we had a red warning in that area. Yes, 12 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 2: it's not something that comes around often. 13 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 1: We're picking one hundred and forty k in our winds 14 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:47,240 Speaker 1: and exposed places. When was the last time we saw 15 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:47,920 Speaker 1: that in town? 16 00:00:50,520 --> 00:01:00,160 Speaker 2: Well, this looks like not managing to get anything through 17 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 2: in the records. 18 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 1: All right on the computer the load, let's just say 19 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 1: it's been a long time. Then, well, how about this 20 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 1: what's causing this crazy weather? 21 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 2: So what we have today is the same sort of 22 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:18,679 Speaker 2: situation that we see on a regular basis. We've seen 23 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:21,479 Speaker 2: a bunch of spring but dialed up to the max. 24 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 2: So this is a really really intense system bringing really 25 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:31,560 Speaker 2: strong winds. So obviously category is used to northwesterlies, but 26 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:35,399 Speaker 2: we are expecting them to be significantly stronger than usual. 27 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:37,760 Speaker 1: Do we blame the Aussies? Is it the holly coming 28 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:38,400 Speaker 1: from the Aussies? 29 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 2: I think there's going to be warm and in fact 30 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 2: fire risk is something for people to watch out for today. 31 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 1: Is it due to stick around Sylvia? Looking ahead to 32 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:53,400 Speaker 1: the lights of the weekend, the long Labor weekend. We 33 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 1: have the Winchester and meth and rodeos on here. Can 34 00:01:57,400 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 1: they have a bit of confidence? 35 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 2: So luckily the severe weather is expected to be finishing 36 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 2: up today looking better going into the weekend, although towards 37 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 2: the end Monday there is some more severe weather on 38 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 2: the horizon, so we will need to keep an eye 39 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:16,520 Speaker 2: on those podcasts. Just see what happens with that. 40 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 1: For Monday, we're talking wind again or. 41 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 2: Rain ah at the end of everything, yeah right, okay, 42 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:26,800 Speaker 2: probably more wind on the eastern side of things. 43 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 1: Appreciate your time and all the best I can imagine. 44 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 1: It's a busy, busy day at the met Service, so 45 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 1: that window in particular to look out for today nine 46 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 1: am until four pm. Bet down the hatches team and 47 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 1: stay safe.