Here’s the YELLOW LEVEL 4 WARNING for wind over the next few days.
And it’s already blowing like a fat bloke cycling up a mountain, so I can completely believe that there’s more to come.
Looks like I’m going to have to cancel those hang-gliding plans.
Again.
It also says that disruption to beachfront activities is likely, but surely that’s only if you want to sunbathe without being sandblasted. These sort of conditions are absolutely the best time to do other stuff on the beach, like walking, watching the waves or going for an exciting swim.
The more detailed warning (I’ll spare you the whole thing)…
…does contain the line:
…individuals should avoid standing under trees or near buildings with unstable structures during the windy Public Document IBF v1.0.
And that’s sensible, because those Public Documents can be proper bastards – much like anything related to any branch of the SA Government – when it comes to blowy conditions.
Honestly though, the only real dangers here are for small boats out at sea (easily avoided if you just don’t got out to sea in a small boat), and wildfires (less easily avoided thanks to the number of arsonists out there).