TC Monica #4: Fanni Beach (Darwin) Webcam available

#181 Postby **P.K.** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:39 am

HIGH SEAS WEATHER WARNING

HIGH SEAS WEATHER WARNING FOR METAREA 10/11
Issued by the AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY, DARWIN
Issued at 0700 UTC 25 APRIL 2006

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.

GALE WARNING FOR NORTHERN AREA

SITUATION
At 0600 UTC Tropical Low 998 hPa centred within 20 nautical miles of 12.3 S
130.7 E moving WESTNORTHWEST at 7 knots. The low may develop into a tropical
cyclone in the next 12-24 hours.

AREA AFFECTED
Within 60 nautical miles of the centre

FORECAST
Clockwise winds 20/25 knots expected to increase to 30/40 knots within 12-24
hours. Rough to very rough seas and rising swell.

1800 UTC 25 Apr: centre within 60 nautical miles of 12.5 S 129.3 E.
994 hPa. Winds to 30 knots near centre.
0600 UTC 26 Apr: centre within 85 nautical miles of 13.2 S 128.3 E.
988 hPa. Winds to 40 knots near centre.

REMARKS
Ships in the general area please transmit 3-hourly weather reports.

DARWIN Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre

Aquawind · #182 Postby **Aquawind** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:43 am

The radar link is here.

http://mirror.bom.gov.au/weather/radar/

Nice to see those pressues high..

#183 Postby **P.K.** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:44 am

CORRECTED TC ADVISORY
DTG: 20060425/0600Z
TCAC: DARWIN
TC: TROPICAL LOW EX-MONICA
NR: 33
PSN: S1218 E13042
MOV: WNW 7KT
C: 998HPA
MAX WIND: 25KT
FCST PSN +6HR: 25/1200 S1218 E12959
FCST MAX WIND +6HR: 30KT
FCST PSN +12HR: 25/1800 S1228 E12918
FCST MAX WIND +12HR: 30KT
FCST PSN +18HR: 26/0000 S1248 E12841
FCST MAX WIND +18HR: 35KT
FCST PSN +24HR: 26/0600 S1312 E12820
FCST MAX WIND +24HR: 40KT
NXT MSG: 20060425/1300Z

#184 Postby **P.K.** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 5:29 am

Gusts up another 5kph.

TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 73
Issued by the BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY, DARWIN
at 8:00 pm CST Tuesday 25 April 2006

A CYCLONE WARNING is current between the DALY RIVER MOUTH and KALUMBURU in
Western Australia.

At 7 pm CST [5:30 pm WST] a TROPICAL LOW [EX-TROPICAL CYCLONE Monica] was
located over the Timor sea about 40 kilometres west northwest of DARWIN and 85
kilometres southeast of CAPE FOURCROY, and has recently been moving west at 6
kilometres per hour. The low is expected to re-intensify into a tropical cyclone
during Wednesday and to start moving southwest at a slightly faster speed
towards the north Kimberley coast.

GALES with gusts to 110 kilometres per hour are expected to develop between the
NT/WA border and KALUMBURU late on Wednesday. However if the cyclone moves in a
more southerly direction, GALES may develop between the DALY RIVER MOUTH and the
NT/WA border late on Wednesday.

There is a possibility of DESTRUCTIVE WINDS with gusts to 150 kilometres per
hour developing between KALUMBURU and the NT/WA BORDER early Thursday.

HEAVY RAIN is expected to cause significant stream rises and flooding of low
lying areas across the TOP END and extending to the northern Kimberley during
Wednesday or Thursday.

Details of EX-TROPICAL CYCLONE Monica at 7 pm CST [5:30 pm WST]:
. Centre located near...... 12.3 degrees South 130.6 degrees East
. Location accuracy........ within 40 kilometres
. Recent movement.......... towards the west at 6 km/h
. Wind gusts near centre... 80 kilometres per hour
. Central pressure......... 998 hectoPascals

REPEATING: A CYCLONE WARNING is now current between DALY RIVER MOUTH and
KALUMBURU in Western Australia.

The next advice will be issued at 11 pm CST [9:30 pm WST].

This advice is available on telephone NT-1300 659 211

DARWIN Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre

#185 Postby **HURAKAN** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 6:44 am

Lock this thread and lets start #5 to receive the new Monica fresh!!

TC Monica #4: Fanni Beach (Darwin) Webcam available

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