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IDW24100 BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY WESTERN AUSTRALIA REGIONAL OFFICE Media: The Emergency Warning Signal should NOT be used with this warning. PRIORITY TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 7 Issued at 11:50 pm WST on Thursday, 6 April 2006 BY THE BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE PERTH A CYCLONE WARNING is now current for a CATEGORY 2 CYCLONE for the coastal areas between Roebourne and Coral Bay. A CYCLONE WATCH extends to adjacent inland parts of the Pilbara and coastal areas between Coral Bay and Minilya Roadhouse. At 11:00pm WST TROPICAL CYCLONE HUBERT was relocated by radar and was estimated to be 215 kilometres northwest of Karratha and 225 kilometres north of Onslow and moving south southwest at 16 kilometres per hour. Gales with gusts to 100 kilometres per hour may occur on the coast between Roebourne and Onslow overnight, due to a tight pressure gradient between TROPICAL CYCLONE HUBERT and a high pressure system to the south. TROPICAL CYCLONE HUBERT is expected to move closer to the coast during Friday. Gales with gusts to 120 kilometres per hour may develop in coastal areas between Onslow and Exmouth on Friday afternoon if the system maintains intensity. Heavy rainfall is likely in the west Pilbara during Friday, but is not expected to extend very far inland. Details of Tropical Cyclone Hubert at 11:00 pm WST. Location of centre : relocated within 55 kilometres of Latitude 19.6 South Longitude 115.2 East. Recent movement : South southwest at 16 kilometres per hour. Central Pressure : 975 hPa. Maximum wind gusts : 140 kilometres per hour near the centre. Severity category : 2. The next advice will be issued at 3am WST Friday. http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tc-bin/tc_home2...&DISPLAY=Latest

IDW24100 BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY WESTERN AUSTRALIA REGIONAL OFFICE Media: The Emergency Warning Signal should NOT be used with this warning. PRIORITY TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 1 Issued at 3:10 am WST on Thursday, 6 April 2006 BY THE BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE PERTH A CYCLONE WATCH is now current for a category 1 cyclone for the coastal areas between Mardie and Coral Bay. At 2:00 am WST Tropical Cyclone HUBERT was estimated to be 390 kilometres north northwest of Karratha and 535 kilometres north northeast of Exmouth and moving south southwest at 13 kilometres per hour. Gales are not expected to develop in coastal areas today but gales could develop later on Friday as the cyclone moves further to the south southwest. Details of Tropical Cyclone Hubert at 2:00 am WST. Location of centre : within 70 kilometres of Latitude 17.4 South Longitude 115.8 East. Recent movement : South southwest at 13 kilometres per hour. Central Pressure : 988 hPa. Maximum wind gusts : 90 kilometres per hour near the centre. Severity category : 1. may just get a cat 3 out of this one

picture of the event from space http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHa...E-21351_lrg.jpg

IDW10800 BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY WESTERN AUSTRALIA REGIONAL OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE OUTLOOK FOR NORTHWESTERN AUSTRALIA Issued at 1:42pm WST on Wednesday the 5th of April 2006 For the area between LONGITUDES 110 - 129 EAST Shipping Warnings [iDW23100] are current for a developing tropical low, located near 15.5S 116.5E at 8am WST Wednesday, please refer to latest warning. There is no need for TC Advices at this stage. No other tropical cyclones are expected to develop within the next three days. Full details available from Bureau of Meteorology web site, visit www.bom.gov.au. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21S.NONAME http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/htdocs_dyn/tc_p...06.06040506.gif http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/htdocs_dyn/tc_p...1165E.100pc.jpg http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic/real-tim...s/xxirgms5w.GIF

shiping forcast IDW23100 40:3:1:24:16S115E999:11:00 SECURITE HIGH SEAS WEATHER WARNING FOR METAREA 10 ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE PERTH AT 1802UTC 4 APRIL 2006 GALE WARNING FOR THE WESTERN AREA Please be aware, wind gusts can be a further 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height. SITUATION At 1800UTC tropical low located within 30 nautical miles of Latitude fourteen decimal six degrees South [14.6S] Longitude one hundred and fifteen decimal three degrees East [115.3E] Recent movement : slowly south. Maximum winds : 30 knots. Central pressure: 998hPa. Note: The low is expected to move erratically over the next 12 to 24 hours and then begin moving south or southwestwards once it has developed further. AREA AFFECTED Within 60 nautical miles of the centre extending to within 100 nautical miles in western quadrants. FORECAST Low may develop into a tropical cyclone in the next 18 to 24 hours causing clockwise winds 30/40 knots, rough to very rough seas and moderate swell. At 0600 UTC 05 April: Within 50 nautical miles of 15.4 South 115.2 East Central pressure 994 hPa. Winds to 30 knots near centre. At 1800 UTC 05 April: Within 80 nautical miles of 16.4 South 114.9 East Central pressure 988 hPa. Winds to 40 knots near centre. Next warning issued by 0100 UTC 05 April 2006. WEATHER PERTH we should by now get a daily forcast in the uk keeps us on our toes we need to look out for summet forming here in the uk around october

yup mate 93s looks well formed almost looks like a mirror image ATM IMO if they colide then storm of all this season for WA looks like the last major storm for aus carnt see any more but 94s is still looking good for further development

APRIL:- as we all now know cold start up northern areas with milder conditions the further south you go but wind chill will be the main factor up to the 7/8th of april with odd non heavy snow fall to scotland as the sun has its way temp wise. B4 more unsettled conditions arive with a slightly milder feel. things will settle down around the 15/17th when i belive we will be in a milder less windy pattern 17th to 26th of april we will see a spell of very mild weather that will bring on the first of the thunderstorms at least a week b4 last years main start in may. south east will get its top-up of rain 27th/to the 30th unsettled conditions MAY:- unsettledstart with the odd wet day for the first week. turning milder towards the second week with some slightly above average temps possably up to 18/21c with the chance of the odd isolated thunderstorm. 3rd week we will see the start of the storm season with storms being reported in the midlands southwards with at least 2 tornado reports b4 the week is out. end the month with unsettled but mild conditions windy at times with the odd thundery activity doted about JUNE:- first 2 weeks some very active storms from the midlands up to yorkshire with above temps some non home grown storms further south as this is my first ever atempt at a forcast we will see how it goes

first one you can see the hail just under the cloud

96w.invest has died away quickley 94s.invest looks to be weakening rapidly as for 93s.invest looks to be getting stronger 93S.INVEST http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/htdocs_dyn/tc_p...1129E.100pc.jpg

IDW10800 BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY WESTERN AUSTRALIA REGIONAL OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE OUTLOOK FOR NORTHWESTERN AUSTRALIA Issued at 1:08pm WST on Monday the 3rd of April 2006 For the area between LONGITUDES 110 - 129 EAST A tropical low, 1002hPa, was located at noon WST Monday near 14.5S 115.0E and an active monsoon trough extends east to 12S 129E. The low is likely to be in an increasingly favourable environment for further development on Wednesday and Thursday. The low is expected to be slow moving in the next two days and then its most likely movement is towards the south southwest. DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL Tuesday: low Wednesday: high Thursday: high ** NOTE: Development potential is an estimate of the probability of ** ** tropical cyclone development within a 24 hour period. ** ** LOW = 10% or less MODERATE = 20-40% HIGH = 50% or more **

96w.invest http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tc-bin/tc_home2...&DISPLAY=Latest 93s.invest http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tc-bin/tc_home2...&DISPLAY=Latest 94s.invest http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tc-bin/tc_home2...&DISPLAY=Latest yet more activity to keep an eye on could one of these produce yet another cat 5?

IDW24200 BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY WESTERN AUSTRALIA REGIONAL OFFICE Media: The Emergency Warning Signal should NOT be used with this warning. TOP PRIORITY TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 61 Issued at 11:40 am WST on Friday, 31 March 2006 BY THE BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE PERTH Ex-Tropical Cyclone Glenda has weakened below tropical cyclone intensity and the CYCLONE WARNING for coastal areas of the Gascoyne between Carnarvon and Wooramel Roadhouse, extending to inland parts of the western Gascoyne has been CANCELLED. At 11am WST EX-TROPICAL CYCLONE GLENDA was 250 kilometres south southeast of Exmouth and 170 kilometres northeast of Carnarvon and was moving south at 22 kilometres per hour. Damaging winds are no longer expected from this system, however squally showers and thunderstorms are expected during the afternoon in the Gascoyne, extending to the eastern parts of the South West Land Division and Goldfields late today and overnight. Widespread heavy rain is possible in the southern Gascoyne, eastern parts of the South West Land Division and the Goldfields later today and overnight. Details of EX-Tropical Cyclone Glenda at 11am WST Friday. Location of centre : within 50 kilometres of Latitude 24 South Longitude 115 East. Recent movement : south at 22 kilometres per hour. Central Pressure : 994 hPa. Maximum wind gusts : 80 kilometres per hour. Severity Category : Tropical Low news story and links to pics and video http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,18664774-2,00.html

IDW24200 BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY WESTERN AUSTRALIA REGIONAL OFFICE Media: Transmitters serving the area of the western Pilbara are requested to sound the Standard Emergency Warning Signal before broadcasting the following warning. TOP PRIORITY TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 58 Issued at 3:10 am WST on Friday, 31 March 2006 BY THE BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE PERTH A CYCLONE WARNING is now current for a CATEGORY 2 CYCLONE for coastal areas between Onslow and Geraldton and across inland western Pilbara and Gascoyne and far northern Central West district. The CYCLONE WARNING for areas between Onslow and Mardie has been cancelled. The CYCLONE WATCH for areas between Geraldton and Jurien Bay has been cancelled. At 2am WST TROPICAL CYCLONE GLENDA was 70 kilometres to the south southwest of Onslow and 75 kilometres east southeast of Exmouth and was moving south southwest at 14 kilometres per hour. TROPICAL CYCLONE GLENDA is expected to move further inland and gradually weaken during Friday and Saturday. Destructive winds with gusts to 150 kilometres an hour are expected to the south and southwest of the cyclone centre this morning. Gales with gusts to 100 kilometres per hour are possible over an area extending between Onslow and Geraldton and inland to western parts of the Pilbara, Gascoyne and the Central West district during Friday and early Saturday. Widespread heavy rain and flooding are likely in the western Pilbara and western Gascoyne over the next few days. Details of TROPICAL CYCLONE GLENDA at 2am WST Friday. Location of centre : within 35 kilometres of Latitude 22.2 South Longitude 114.8 East. Recent movement : south southwest at 14 kilometres per hour. Central Pressure : 975 hPa. Maximum wind gusts : 150 kilometres per hour. Severity Category : 2 FESA-State Emergency Service advises of the following alerts: RED ALERT: People in or near the communities of Onslow, Mardie, Pannawonica, and Nanutarra should move to shelter. YELLOW ALERT: People in or near the communities of Coral Bay should commence action in preparation for the possibility of destructive winds. BLUE ALERT: People in other communities between Coral Bay and Carnarvon, including Carnarvon, should start taking precautions. ALL CLEAR WITH CAUTION: People in the communities of Exmouth, Port Samson, Wickham, Roebourne, Karratha, Dampier, Whim Creek, Tom Price and Paraburdoo. http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic/real-tim...s/xxirgms5w.GIF

video of the event http://video.msn.com/v/en-gb/v.htm?g=67587...=s73&f=34/64&p=

IDW24200 BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY WESTERN AUSTRALIA REGIONAL OFFICE Media: Transmitters serving the area between Roebourne and Onslow are requested to sound the Standard Emergency Warning Signal before broadcasting the following warning. TOP PRIORITY TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 57 Issued at 11:55 pm WST on Thursday, 30 March 2006 BY THE BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE PERTH A CYCLONE WARNING is now current for a SEVERE CATEGORY 3 CYCLONE for coastal areas between Mardie and Kalbarri and inland to Mount Augustus and includes inland parts of the western Pilbara district. A CYCLONE WATCH extends south to Jurien Bay and inland to Yalgoo, and includes inland parts of the Gascoyne and Central West districts. At 12 Midnight WST SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE GLENDA was 45 kilometres to the southwest of Onslow and 70 kilometres east of Exmouth and was moving southwest at 14 kilometres per hour. The eye of SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE GLENDA has moved to the southwest of Onslow and winds have moderated rapidly at Onslow. Gales with gusts to 100 kilometres per hour are occurring on the coast between Mardie and Exmouth. Very destructive winds with gusts to 170 kilometres an hour are expected to the south and southwest of the cyclone centre for the next few hours. Destructive winds with gusts to 125 kilometres per hour will extend southward though the western Pilbara at first on Friday morning as the system moves further south and weakens. Widespread heavy rain and flooding are likely in the western Pilbara and western Gascoyne over the next few days. Details of SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE GLENDA at 12 midnight WST Thursday. Location of centre : within 20 kilometres of Latitude 21.9 South Longitude 114.8 East. Recent movement : southwest at 14 kilometres per hour. Central Pressure : 970 hPa. Maximum wind gusts : 170 kilometres per hour. Severity Category : 3 FESA-State Emergency Service advises of the following alerts: RED ALERT: People in or near the communities of Onslow, Mardie, Pannawonica, and Nanutarra should move to shelter. YELLOW ALERT: People in or near the communities of Exmouth and Coral Bay should commence action in preparation for the possibility of destructive winds. BLUE ALERT: People in other communities between Coral Bay and Carnarvon, including Carnarvon, should start taking precautions. ALL CLEAR WITH CAUTION: People in the communities of Port Samson, Wickham, Roebourne, Karratha, Dampier, Whim Creek, Tom Price and Paraburdoo.

IDW24200 BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY WESTERN AUSTRALIA REGIONAL OFFICE Media: The Emergency Warning Signal should NOT be used with this warning. TOP PRIORITY TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 40 Issued at 2:55 am WST on Thursday, 30 March 2006 BY THE BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE PERTH A CYCLONE WARNING is now current for a SEVERE CATEGORY 4 CYCLONE for coastal areas between De Grey and Minilya Roadhouse, extending inland to Tom Price, Paraburdoo and Mount Augustus. A CYCLONE WATCH extends south to Billabong Roadhouse and inland to Cue. At 2am WST SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE GLENDA was estimated to be 260 kilometres northwest of Port Hedland and 215 kilometres north of Karratha and 355 kilometres north northeast of Onslow and was moving west southwest at 17 kilometres per hour. Very dangerous SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE GLENDA is expected to cross the coast between Exmouth and Karratha, most likely Thursday afternoon or night. Gales with gusts to 100 kilometres per hour are expected to develop on the Pilbara coast this morning. As the cyclone approaches on Thursday, destructive winds with gusts to 130 kilometres per hour are forecast, becoming very destructive with gusts to 265 kilometres an hour near the cyclone centre as it crosses the coast. Very destructive winds will extend to inland parts of the western Pilbara on Thursday night and Friday as the system moves further south. Residents between Karratha and Onslow are specifically warned of the potential of a very dangerous storm tide as the cyclone centre crosses the coast. Tides are likely to rise significantly above the normal high tide mark with very dangerous flooding and damaging waves. Widespread heavy rain and flooding are likely in the western Pilbara and western Gascoyne over the next few days. Details of SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE GLENDA at 2am WST Thursday. Location of centre : within 30 kilometres of Latitude 18.8 South Longitude 116.7 East. Recent movement : West southwest at 17 kilometres per hour. Central Pressure : 925 hPa. Maximum wind gusts : 265 kilometres per hour. Severity Category : 4 sat image http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic/real-tim...s/xxirgms5w.GIF

IDW24200 BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY WESTERN AUSTRALIA REGIONAL OFFICE Media: The Emergency Warning Signal should NOT be used with this warning. TOP PRIORITY TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 38 Issued at 9:05 pm WST on Wednesday, 29 March 2006 BY THE BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE PERTH A CYCLONE WARNING is now current for a SEVERE CATEGORY 4 CYCLONE for coastal areas between De Grey and Minilya Roadhouse, extending inland to Tom Price, Paraburdoo and Mount Augustus. A CYCLONE WATCH extends south to Billabong Roadhouse and inland to Cue. At 8Pm WST SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE GLENDA was estimated to be 255 kilometres north northwest of Port Hedland and 280 kilometres north northeast of Karratha and 445 kilometres northeast of Onslow and was moving southwest at 15 kilometres per hour. Very dangerous SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE GLENDA is expected to cross the coast between Exmouth and Karratha, most likely Thursday afternoon or night. Gales with gusts to 100 kilometres per hour are expected to develop on the Pilbara coast this evening. As the cyclone approaches on Thursday, destructive winds with gusts to 130 kilometres per hour are forecast, becoming very destructive with gusts to 265 kilometres an hour near the cyclone centre as it crosses the coast. Very destructive winds will extend to inland parts of the western Pilbara on Thursday night as the system moves further south. Residents of Karratha and Onslow are specifically warned of the potential of a very dangerous storm tide as the cyclone centre crosses the coast. Tides are likely to rise significantly above the normal high tide mark with very dangerous flooding and damaging waves. Widespread heavy rain and flooding are likely in the western Pilbara and western Gascoyne over the next few days. Details of SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE GLENDA at 8Pm WST Wednesday. Location of centre : within 30 kilometres of Latitude 18.3 South Longitude 117.5 East. Recent movement : Southwest at 15 kilometres per hour. Central Pressure : 920 hPa. Maximum wind gusts : 265 kilometres per hour. Severity Category : 4 FESA-State Emergency Service advises of the following alerts: YELLOW ALERT: People in or near the communities of Point Samson, Wickham, Roebourne, Karratha and Dampier should commence action in preparation for the possibility of destructive winds. BLUE ALERT: People in or near communities between De Grey and Mardie including Port Hedland, South Hedland, Whim Creek, Pannawonica, Onslow and Exmouth should start taking precautions.

leaving most things on now a days you use more power in standby than it being on but with advances in tecnology comes greater safty most things now a days have a safty cut off

IDW24200 BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY WESTERN AUSTRALIA REGIONAL OFFICE Media: The Emergency Warning Signal should NOT be used with this warning. TOP PRIORITY TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 33 Issued at 5:55 am WST on Wednesday, 29 March 2006 BY THE BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE PERTH A CYCLONE WARNING is now current for a CATEGORY 5 CYCLONE for coastal areas between Pardoo and Mardie. A CYCLONE WATCH extends from Mardie to Coral Bay and the inland western Pilbara and adjacent Gascoyne. At 5am WST SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE GLENDA was estimated to be 350 kilometres north of Port Hedland and 460 kilometres north northeast of Karratha and was moving west southwest at 15 kilometres per hour. Communities along the Pilbara coast should be aware that SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE GLENDA is expected to approach the coast later today and during Thursday. Gales with gusts to 125 kilometres per hour may develop along the Pilbara coast between Pardoo and Mardie overnight, extending west to Exmouth during Thursday. Residents of the central and west Pilbara coast are warned of the risk of very destructive winds with gusts exceeding 200 kilometres per hour during Thursday as this very dangerous cyclone nears the coast. Details of SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE GLENDA at 5am WST Wednesday. Location of centre : within 30 kilometres of Latitude 17.2 South Longitude 119.1 East. Recent movement : West southwest at 15 kilometres per hour. Central Pressure : 910 hPa. Maximum wind gusts : 300 kilometres per hour. Severity Category : 5 FESA-State Emergency Service advises of the following alerts: Blue alert: People in or near coastal communities between Pardoo and Mardie including Port Hedland, South Hedland, Whim Creek, Point Samson, Wickham, Roebourne, Karratha and Dampier should start taking precautions. from the latest look out barrow island looks to hit land at a cat 5 so precautions definatly need to be taken

IDW24200 BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY WESTERN AUSTRALIA REGIONAL OFFICE Media: The Emergency Warning Signal should NOT be used with this warning. TOP PRIORITY TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 32 Issued at 3:25 am WST on Wednesday, 29 March 2006 BY THE BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE PERTH A CYCLONE WARNING is now current for a CATEGORY 5 CYCLONE for coastal areas between Pardoo and Mardie. A CYCLONE WATCH extends from Mardie to Coral Bay and the inland western Pilbara and adjacent Gascoyne. The CYCLONE WARNING between Wallal and Pardoo has been cancelled. At 2am WST SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE GLENDA was estimated to be 310 kilometres west northwest of Broome and 380 kilometres north northeast of Port Hedland and was moving west southwest at 17 kilometres per hour. Communities along the Pilbara coast should be aware that SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE GLENDA is expected to approach the coast later on Wednesday and during Thursday. Gales with gusts to 125 kilometres per hour may develop along the Pilbara coast between Pardoo and Mardie as early as Wednesday night but more likely early on Thursday morning, extending west to Exmouth during Thursday. Residents of the central and west Pilbara coast are warned of the risk of very destructive winds with wind gusts exceeding 200 kilometres per hour developing during Thursday as this very dangerous cyclone nears the coast. Details of SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE GLENDA at 2am WST Wednesday. Location of centre : within 30 kilometres of Latitude 17.0 South Longitude 119.5 East. Recent movement : West southwest at 17 kilometres per hour. Central Pressure : 910 hPa. Maximum wind gusts : 300 kilometres per hour. Severity Category : 5 sat image http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic/real-tim...s/xxirgms5w.GIF

if i remember correctly wilma broke a record from a cat 2 to a cat 5 in 2 1/2 hrs not sure on the fastest from 0 to 5 though mate here is an interesting link http://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/record2005.asp

the eye looks better on this sat image looking like its getting stronger cat 5 soon http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic/real-tim...s/xxirgms5w.GIF

what a season for australia floyd has gone so no point in starting a new thread on glenda looks to skirt the western coastal regions of aus no land threat so far IDW24200 BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY WESTERN AUSTRALIA REGIONAL OFFICE Media: The Emergency Warning Signal should NOT be used with this warning. PRIORITY TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 25 Issued at 2:40 am WST on Tuesday, 28 March 2006 BY THE BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE PERTH A CYCLONE WARNING is current for a CATEGORY 3 CYCLONE for coastal and island areas between Cape Leveque and Bidyadanga. A CYCLONE WATCH extends south to Dampier. At 2am WST SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE GLENDA was estimated to be 120 kilometres north northwest of Cape Leveque and 260 kilometres north of Broome and was moving west southwest at 16 kilometres per hour. Gales with gusts to 120 kilometres per hour are possible in coastal parts between Cape Leveque and Beagle Bay until early morning. The cyclone is expected to move roughly parallel to the coast in the next few days and intensify further. Should the cyclone move closer to the coast than expected, gales with gusts to 120 kilometres per hour may extend south to Bidyadanga during Tuesday and then south to Dampier during Wednesday or the early hours of Thursday. Tides will be higher than normal between Kuri Bay and Cape Leveque. Scattered thunderstorms are expected through the Kimberley with heavy falls possible in western coastal parts. Refer to current flood warnings for more information. Details of the TROPICAL CYCLONE GLENDA at 2am WST Tuesday. Location of centre : within 40 kilometres of Latitude 15.6 South Longitude 122.2 East. Recent movement : West southwest at 16 kilometres per hour. Central Pressure : 965 hPa. Maximum wind gusts : 185 kilometres per hour. FESA-State Emergency Service advises of the following community alerts: BLUE ALERT: People in or near the communities of Mitchell Plateau, Kuri Bay, One Arm Point, Beagle Bay, Lombadina, Djarindjin and Broome should commence taking precautions. The next warning will be issued at 6am WST Tuesday.Cyclone advices and State Emergency Service Community Alerts are available by dialling 1300 659 210 A map showing the track of the cyclone is available at: http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/wa/cyclone 98S.INVEST is another one to watch but will it make land fall? http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/htdocs_dyn/tc_p...1041E.100pc.jpg ANY OF THE MODS would you like to re name this thread to the reast of the southern HEM season as all the tc's atm seem to die out so quick worth one thread atm

i dunno if it has already been said in here but in feb 26th 2006 90L.INVEST was named 90LINVEST.25kts-NAmb-290S-360W southern hem storms so far this year are 99S.INVEST 98S.INVEST 20S.GLENDA 19S.FLOYD 18P.WATI 17P.LARRY 16S.DIWA 15S.EMMA 14S.CARINA 13P.KATE 12S.NONAME 11P.VAIANU 10P.JIM 09S.BOLOETSE 08S.DARYL 07P.URMIL 06P.TAM 05S.CLARE 04S.NONAME 03S.BERTIE 02S.NONAME 01S.NONAME very active season there will the atlantic hold even more a shock this year compared to last year?

as floyd is on the way out looks to be followed up with glenda http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDW24200.txt http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tc-bin/tc_home2...&DISPLAY=Latest