cyclone Glenda

squid · Unread post by **squid** » Mon 27/03/2006 22:51

here we go again didnt take long to gain cat 2 status

TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 22
Issued at 5:55 pm WST on Monday, 27 March 2006
BY THE BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE PERTH

A CYCLONE WARNING is current for a CATEGORY 2 CYCLONE for coastal and island
areas between Mitchell Plateau and Bidyadanga. A CYCLONE WATCH extends south to
Whim Creek.

At 5pm WST TROPICAL CYCLONE GLENDA was estimated to be
125 kilometres north northeast of Cape Leveque and
225 kilometres north northwest of Derby
and was moving west southwest at 13 kilometres per hour.

Gales with gusts to 130 kilometres per hour may develop in coastal parts between
Mitchell Plateau and Cape Leveque tonight, extending south to Bidyadanga during
Tuesday.

Tides will be higher than expected between Mitchell Plateau and Cape Leveque.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected through the Kimberley with heavy falls
possible in western coastal parts. Refer to current flood warnings for more
information.

Details of the TROPICAL CYCLONE GLENDA at 5pm WST Monday.
Location of centre : within 40 kilometres of
Latitude 15.3 South Longitude 123.2 East.
Recent movement : West southwest at 13 kilometres per hour.
Central Pressure : 980 hPa.
Maximum wind gusts : 130 kilometres per hour.

FESA-State Emergency Service advises of the following community alerts:
BLUE ALERT: People in or near the communities of Mitchell Plateau, Kuri Bay, One
Arm Point, Beagle Bay, Lombadina, Djarindjin and Broome should commence taking
precautions.

squid · Unread post by **squid** » Tue 28/03/2006 01:05

now cat 3

A CYCLONE WARNING is current for a CATEGORY 3 CYCLONE for coastal and island
areas between Kuri Bay and Bidyadanga. A CYCLONE WATCH extends south to Whim
Creek.
The CYCLONE WARNING between Mitchell Plateau and Kuri Bay has been cancelled.

At 8pm WST SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE GLENDA was estimated to be
110 kilometres north of Cape Leveque and
220 kilometres north northwest of Derby
and was moving west southwest at 10 kilometres per hour.

Gales with gusts to 130 kilometres per hour may develop in coastal parts between
Kuri Bay and Cape Leveque overnight, possibly extending south to Bidyadanga
during Tuesday.

Tides will be higher than expected between Kuri Bay and Cape Leveque.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected through the Kimberley with heavy falls
possible in western coastal parts. Refer to current flood warnings for more
information.

Details of the TROPICAL CYCLONE GLENDA at 8pm WST Monday.
Location of centre : within 40 kilometres of
Latitude 15.4 South Longitude 123.0 East.
Recent movement : West southwest at 10 kilometres per hour.
Central Pressure : 970 hPa.
Maximum wind gusts : 175 kilometres per hour.

FESA-State Emergency Service advises of the following community alerts:
BLUE ALERT: People in or near the communities of Mitchell Plateau, Kuri Bay, One
Arm Point, Beagle Bay, Lombadina, Djarindjin and Broome should commence taking
precautions.

squid · Unread post by **squid** » Tue 28/03/2006 16:04

now cat 4

TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 28
Issued at 11:55 am WST on Tuesday, 28 March 2006
BY THE BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE PERTH

A CYCLONE WARNING is current for a CATEGORY 4 CYCLONE for coastal and island
areas between Cape Leveque and Bidyadanga. A CYCLONE WATCH extends along the
Northwest coast to Exmouth.

At 11am WST SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE GLENDA was estimated to be
180 kilometres west northwest of Cape Leveque and
260 kilometres north northwest of Broome
and was moving west southwest at 11 kilometres per hour.

Gales with gusts to 120 kilometres per hour are possible in coastal parts
between Cape Leveque and Beagle Bay for the next few hours.
Should the cyclone take a more southwesterly track then gales with gusts to 120
kilometres per hour may extend south to Bidyadanga during the day.

The cyclone is expected to move roughly parallel to the coast for the next 24 to
36 hours and continue to intensify. Communities in the central and western
Pilbara should be aware that SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE GLENDA is likely to be near
the coast in 48 to 72 hours time.

Details of SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE GLENDA at 11am WST Tuesday.
Location of centre : within 40 kilometres of
Latitude 15.8 South Longitude 121.4 East.
Recent movement : West southwest at 11 kilometres per hour.
Central Pressure : 940 hPa.
Maximum wind gusts : 235 kilometres per hour.
Severity Category : 4

FESA-State Emergency Service advises of the following community alerts:
BLUE ALERT: People in or near the communities of Cape Leveque, One Arm Point,
Beagle Bay, Lombadina, Djarindjin, Broome and Bidyadanga should commence taking
precautions.

Matt Townsend · Unread post by **Matt Townsend** » Tue 28/03/2006 20:35

Look like she going to category 5!!!!

Matt

Manukau heads obs · Tue 28/03/2006 20:45

ECMWF has it going down the coast line to perth and then into and around to the south of australia eventualy

squid · Unread post by **squid** » Tue 28/03/2006 21:05

yes keeping a very close watch on this system

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Tue 28/03/2006 21:36

Latest BOM has it to 905hp by 6am utc now that is very deep

also 145kts in the core

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Cheers
Jason.

squid · Unread post by **squid** » Wed 29/03/2006 01:16

cat 5 now

910 how much lower will she go

TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 30
Issued at 9:10 pm WST on Tuesday, 28 March 2006
BY THE BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE PERTH

A CYCLONE WARNING is now current for a CATEGORY 5 CYCLONE for coastal areas
between Wallal and Mardie.

A CYCLONE WATCH extends from Mardie to Exmouth.

At 8pm WST SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE GLENDA was estimated to be
240 kilometres northwest of Broome and
450 kilometres north northeast of Port Hedland
and was moving southwest at 18 kilometres per hour.

Communities along the Pilbara should be aware that SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE
GLENDA is expected to approach coast later on Wednesday and during Thursday.
Gales with gusts to 125 kilometres per hour may develop along the Pilbara coast
between Wallal and Mardie as early as Wednesday night but more likely early on
Thursday morning. There is the risk of very destructive winds during Thursday as
the cyclone moves closer to the coast.

Details of SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE GLENDA at 8pm WST Tuesday.
Location of centre : within 30 kilometres of
Latitude 16.7 South Longitude 120.4 East.
Recent movement : Southwest at 18 kilometres per hour.
Central Pressure : 910 hPa.
Maximum wind gusts : 300 kilometres per hour.
Severity Category : 5

MaxM · Unread post by **MaxM** » Wed 29/03/2006 02:42

Wow, another whopper!!!! I hope it won't make landfall.

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Wed 29/03/2006 19:45

Perhaps they better start using Cat.6 as it will become blase as they all now cat.5

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Wed 29/03/2006 21:17

TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 36
Issued at 2:45 pm WST on Wednesday, 29 March 2006
BY THE BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE PERTH

A CYCLONE WARNING is now current for a CATEGORY 4 CYCLONE for coastal areas between De Grey and Exmouth and extending to adjacent inland parts. A CYCLONE WATCH extends from Exmouth to Wooramel Roadhouse and includes the inland western Pilbara and western Gascoyne.

At 2pm WST SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE GLENDA was estimated to be
300 kilometres north northwest of Port Hedland and
360 kilometres north northeast of Karratha
and was moving west southwest at 14 kilometres per hour.

Communities along the Pilbara coast should be aware that SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE GLENDA is expected to approach the coast later this afternoon and Thursday. Gales with gusts to 100 kilometres per hour are expected to develop on the Pilbara coast this evening with gusts increasing to 125 kilometres per hour overnight.

Residents of the central and west Pilbara coast are warned of the risk of very
destructive winds with gusts exceeding 250 kilometres per hour during Thursday
close to the centre as this very dangerous cyclone nears the coast.

Details of SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE GLENDA at 2pm WST Wednesday.
Location of centre : within 30 kilometres of
Latitude 17.7 South Longitude 118.0 East.
Recent movement : West southwest at 14 kilometres per hour.
Central Pressure : 920 hPa.
Maximum wind gusts : 265 kilometres per hour.
Severity Category : 4

FESA-State Emergency Service advises of the following alerts:
YELLOW ALERT: People in or near the communities of Point Samson, Wickham, Roebourne, Karratha and Dampier should commence action in preparation for the possibility of destructive winds.
BLUE ALERT: People in or near communities between De Grey and Mardie including Port Hedland, South Hedland, Whim Creek, Pannawonica and Onslow should start taking precautions.

The next advice will be issued at 6pm WST Wednesday.Cyclone advices and State Emergency Service Community Alerts are available by dialling 1300 659 210

A map showing the track of the cyclone is available at:
http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/wa/cyclone

Still CAT 4 and packing a decent punch!!

jrj · Unread post by **jrj** » Thu 30/03/2006 19:24

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW65028 ... 4306.shtml

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Thu 30/03/2006 22:09

Michael wrote:Perhaps they better start using Cat.6 as it will become blase as they all now cat.5

It might not sound silly, but that could be a good idea, espcially as with global warming the TC's, hurricanes etc are becoming stronger

JohnGaul
NZTS

Manukau heads obs · Fri 31/03/2006 06:55

but are they becoming stronger?
or is it just media hype?
there has been plenty of powerful hurricanes through the ages

jrj · Unread post by **jrj** » Fri 31/03/2006 08:04

It's media hype, plus we know everything about them now. Nobody knew how powerful the storms were before satellites etc. unless they suffered a direct hit.

squid · Unread post by **squid** » Fri 31/03/2006 10:22

perth should get sone good rains out of glenda GFS has 2 cyclones in a weeks time

squid · Unread post by **squid** » Fri 31/03/2006 16:59

glenda is dead

squid · Unread post by **squid** » Sat 01/04/2006 12:24

had 10 mm of rain from ex Tc glenda over night with some gusty winds well i guess that is better than nothing roll on the next Tc witch by the looks of things wont be to far away