Yeah Ron I saw that early outlook and wondered if they were getting a little excited :)

Looking forward to some rain, something has to give soon.


Yeah 28 they burned the whole library, shameful that some faceless button pusher can just do that with no accountability.




Cheers

EDIT to add now have a cyclone watch.

TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 1
Issued at 4:35 pm EST on Saturday 8 January 2022

Headline:
Cyclone Watch declared for far north Queensland for a developing tropical low in the northern Coral Sea.

Areas Affected:
Warning Zone
None.

Watch Zone
Cape Grenville to Cape Tribulation, including Cooktown.

Cancelled Zone
None.

Details of Tropical Low at 4:00 pm AEST [3:30 pm ACST]:
Intensity: Tropical Low, sustained winds near the centre of 45 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 85 kilometres per hour.

Location: within 85 kilometres of 12.8 degrees South 147.8 degrees East, estimated to be 405 kilometres northeast of Cooktown and 515 kilometres east northeast of Coen.

Movement: south southeast at 11 kilometres per hour.

The tropical low is currently moving slowly southeast in the northern Coral Sea. It is expected to start moving to the west on Sunday, possibly crossing the far north Queensland coast later on Monday or Tuesday between Cooktown and Lockhart River. There is a chance it develops into a tropical cyclone before reaching the coast.

The tropical low is expected to continue moving west into the Gulf of Carpentaria on Tuesday or Wednesday where is likely to quickly strengthen.



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