Worldwide Tropical Update: 10 March 2005

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The Storm2K Worldwide Tropical Update for 10 March 2005 at 04Z.

Tropical Cyclone Ingrid (08U/22P) (10/00Z)
Position: 13.0S 143.0E (45 mi E of Aurukun, Australia)
Movement: W at 9 mph
Winds: 50 mph
Pressure: 975 mb / 28.79"
Dvorak Est: Overland

Ingrid continues to weaken as she crosses northern Queensland. Expect Ingrid to immerge over the Gulf of Carpentaria within the next few hours. Expect some slight redevelopment until Ingrid makes landfall in the Northern Territory. Watches and warnings have been posted for parts of Queensland and the Northern Territory – for storm information specific to your area, please monitor products issued by your local weather office.

Currently, the S2K Worldwide Tropical Update’s Alert Page has been activated for TC Ingrid. You can get up-to-date information on Ingrid such as observations, webcams, tracking charts, satellite, etc. from the alert page. Of course, if you have any ideas of additional data that you'd like to see on the alert page, please pass them along to me. Thanks!
http://tropicalupdates.nhcwx.com/alert.htm

Tropical Cyclone Willy (09U/23S) (10/04Z)
Position: 14.3S 116.1E (450 mi N of Port Hedland, Australia)
Movement: WSW at 9 mph
Winds: 55 mph
Pressure: 988 mb / 29.18"
Dvorak Est: T3.0/3.0

Willy continues to develop and this trend is expected to persist for the next few days. At this time, landfall along Western Australia is low, but will be monitored. Regardless, expect a major cyclone within the next few days.

For more information on the aforementioned system(s), to include official advisories from the Regional Specialized Meteorological Centers, go to the Storm2K’s Worldwide Tropical Update website at
http://tropicalupdates.nhcwx.com