cyclone Floyd

squid · Unread post by **squid** » Tue 21/03/2006 14:45

TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION BULLETIN
Issued at 9:00 am WST on Tuesday, 21 March 2006
BY THE BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE PERTH

Tropical Cyclone Floyd [Severity Category 1] was located at 8am WST Tuesday near
12.1S 116.3E, that is 915 kilometres northwest of Broome and moving southwest at
5 kilometres per hour. The cyclone is not expected to affect the coast within
the next 48 hours.

The next advice will be issued at 3am Tuesday

squid · Unread post by **squid** » Tue 21/03/2006 14:49

HIGH SEAS WEATHER WARNING FOR METAREA 10 ISSUED BY THE
AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING
CENTRE PERTH AT 0046UTC 21 MARCH 2006

GALE WARNING FOR THE WESTERN AREA

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.

SITUATION
At 0000UTC Tropical Cyclone Floyd located within 30 nautical miles of
Latitude twelve decimal one South [12.1S]
Longitude one hundred and sixteen decimal three East [116.3E]
Recent movement : SW at 3 knots.
Maximum winds : 35 knots.
Central pressure : 990 hPa.

AREA AFFECTED
Within 90 nautical miles of the centre.

FORECAST
Winds 30/35 knots increasing to 35/45 knots by 22/0000UTC, with rough to very
rough seas and moderate increasing swell.

At 1200UTC 21 March: 12.2 south 115.6 east
Central pressure 988 hPa.
Winds to 40 knots near centre.
At 0000UTC 22 March: 12.5 south 113.8 east
Central pressure 984 hPa.
Winds to 45 knots near centre.

Next warning issued by 0700 UTC 21 March 2006.

WEATHER PERTH

MaxM · Unread post by **MaxM** » Wed 22/03/2006 00:07

So that's the third one within a short period of time...

squid · Unread post by **squid** » Fri 24/03/2006 15:24

TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION BULLETIN
Issued at 8:55 am WST on Friday, 24 March 2006
BY THE BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE PERTH

Severe Tropical Cyclone Floyd [Severity Category 4] was located at 8am WST
Friday near 15.2S 108.1E, that is 980 kilometres
northwest of Exmouth, and moving south southwest at 15 kilometres per hour. The
cyclone is not expected to affect the coast within the next 48 hours.

The next advice will be issued at 3pm WST Friday.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Fri 24/03/2006 20:58

A Danger to Shipping?

JohnGaul
NZTS

squid · Unread post by **squid** » Sat 25/03/2006 23:19

floyd is weakening but still cat 3 first cyclone advice is out

TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 1
Issued at 6:05 pm WST on Saturday, 25 March 2006
BY THE BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE PERTH

A CYCLONE WATCH for a SEVERE CATEGORY 3 CYCLONE is now current for coastal
areas between Mardie and Carnarvon.

At 5pm WST SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE FLOYD was estimated to be
510 kilometres northwest of Exmouth and
770 kilometres north north west of Carnarvon
and was moving east southeast at 18 kilometres per hour.

SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE FLOYD is expected to continue to weaken as it moves
towards the Pilbara coast. Gales are not expected in coastal communities in the
next 24 hours, but may develop within 48 hours if the system does not weaken
sufficiently prior to crossing the Pilbara coastline.

Details of SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE FLOYD at 5pm WST.

Location of centre : within 45 kilometres of
Latitude 18.5 South Longitude 110.8 East.
Recent movement : East southeast at 18 kilometres per hour.
Central Pressure : 955 hPa.
Maximum wind gusts : 205 kilometres per hour near the centre.
Severity category : 3.

The next warning will be issued at 9pm.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sun 26/03/2006 21:42

The next Invest looks more severe and a threat to WA than Floyd

JohnGaul
NZTS

squid · Unread post by **squid** » Sun 26/03/2006 22:57

floyd bye bye maby cat 1 when it makes landfall

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Mon 27/03/2006 22:43

NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:The next Invest looks more severe and a threat to WA than Floyd

JohnGaul
NZTS

Yes it may strike Perth???

JohnGaul
NZTS

squid · Unread post by **squid** » Mon 27/03/2006 22:53

no it is dead now but watching a new one now

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Mon 27/03/2006 22:59

squid wrote:no it is dead now but watching a new one now

I was actually refering to the Invest, (what ever No it was) which is now TC Glenda.
Watch out Perth and cities and towns along the Indian Ocean west coast of WA..

JohnGaul
NZTS

squid · Unread post by **squid** » Tue 28/03/2006 00:31

ahh oks i with ya now