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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
Darwin Regional Forecasting Centre
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Media: The Standard Emergency Warning Signal should NOT be used with this
warning.
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING
TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 39 Issued by the BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY, DARWIN
at 5:00 am CST [5:30 am EST] Friday 29 January 2010A Cyclone WARNING is current for coastal and island communities from Cape Shield
in the NT to Gilbert River Mouth in Queensland, including Groote Eylandt and
Mornington Island.
A Cyclone WATCH continues for coastal and island communities from Gilbert RIver
Mouth to Pormpuraaw.
At 3:30 am CST [4:00 am EST] Ex-Tropical Cyclone Olga was estimated to be 55
kilometres west of Borroloola and
245 kilometres south southwest of Alyangula, and was near stationary.
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Olga is forecast to move slowly offshore during Friday where
it is expected to redevelop into a tropical cyclone late Friday or early
Saturday. .....
.se espera reforzamiento el viernes por la noche o sabado por la mañanaGALES with gusts to 110 kilometres per hour are expected to develop between Port
Roper and Gilbert River Mouth late Friday or early Saturday. GALES with gusts to
110 kilometres per hour may develop between Cape Shield and Port Roper late
Friday or early Saturday if the low takes a more northerly track.
GALES are not expected between Gilbert River Mouth and Pormpuraaw within the
next 24 hours. However, GALES may develop Saturday afternoon.
HEAVY RAIN may lead to significant stream rises and flooding of low-lying areas
in the Roper-McArthur and Arnhem Districts.
ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES could cause SERIOUS FLOODING at the Northern Territory
coast and adjacent islands between Port McArthur and the Queensland Border
today.
ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES are occurring along the Queensland Gulf of Carpentaria
coast and adjacent islands and are expected to exceed the high water mark at
high tide over the next few days.
People between Gilbert RIver Mouth in Queensland and Cape Shield in the Northern
Territory, including Groote Eylandt and Mornington Island, should take
precautions and listen to the next advice at 8 am CST [8:30 am EST]. If you are
unsure about precautions to be taken, information is available from your local
government or local State Emergency Service.
Details of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Olga at 3:30 am CST [4:00 am EST]:
.Centre located near...... 16.0 degrees South 135.8 degrees East
.Location accuracy........ within 95 kilometres
.Recent movement..........
near stationary.Wind gusts near centre... 85 kilometres per hour
.Severity category........ below cyclone intensity
.Central pressure.........
993 hectoPascals
