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Old 19-03-2009, 03:02   #1
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ANOTHER frikkin Cyclone!

Whoever was the dunce that decided we should pop in here during the cyclone season has just confirmed a low has just turned into a Tropical Low

Quote:
Name: Tropical Low
Identifier: 19U
Data At: 0600 UTC
Latitude: 16.9S
Longitude: 155.0E
Location Accuracy: within 60 nm [110 km]
Movement Towards: south southwest [200 deg]
Speed of Movement: 4 knots [7 km/h]
Maximum 10-Minute Wind: 25 knots [45 km/h]
Maximum 3-Second Wind Gust: 35 knots [65 km/h]
Central Pressure: 999 hPa
Radius of 34-knot winds NE quadrant:
Radius of 34-knot winds SE quadrant:
Radius of 34-knot winds SW quadrant:
Radius of 34-knot winds NW quadrant:
Radius of 48-knot winds NE quadrant:
Radius of 48-knot winds SE quadrant:
Radius of 48-knot winds SW quadrant:
Radius of 48-knot winds NW quadrant:
Radius of 64-knot winds:
Radius of Maximum Winds: n/a
Dvorak Intensity Code: T2.0/2.0/D1.0/12HRS
Pressure of outermost isobar: 1000 hPa
Radius of outermost closed isobar: 90 nm [165 km]
Storm Depth: Shallow
FORECAST DATA
Date/Time : Location : Loc. Accuracy: Max Wind : Central Pressure
[UTC] : degrees : nm [km]: knots[km/h]: hPa
+12: 19/1800: 17.7S 154.2E: 090 [165]: 030 [055]: 995
+24: 20/0600: 17.5S 153.1E: 120 [220]: 030 [055]: 995
+36: 20/1800: 16.8S 152.6E: 150 [280]: 035 [065]: 992
+48: 21/0600: 15.4S 152.2E: 185 [345]: 050 [095]: 984
+60: 21/1800: 14.6S 152.5E: 230 [430]: 060 [110]: 975
+72: 22/0600: 14.6S 154.0E: 290 [535]: 065 [120]: 973
REMARKS:
Irregular vis CDO pattern. DT is 2.0. MET is 1.5. PAT is 2.0. Final T is 2.0.
System expected to be slow moving in a weak steering environment during the next
24 to 48 hours. Slow to average deepening forecast under weak shear.
We already have a Gale Warning:

Central Coast Waters, Bowen to St Lawrence:
A gale warning is current.
Thursday until midnight: S/SE winds 20/33 knots, increasing to 34/40 knots tonight. Seas rising 3 to 4 metres in open waters. Scattered showers.
Friday: SE winds 34/40 knots. Seas 3 to 4 metres in open waters. Scattered showers.
Saturday: SE winds 20/30 knots.
Sunday: SE winds 20/30 knots. Wind strength and direction dependent on low movement and development.
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