TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 6 Issued at 4:00 pm WDT on Saturday, 29 December 2007
BY THE BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE PERTH
A Cyclone WARNING continues for coastal areas from Exmouth to Port Hedland. The
cyclone WARNING from Port Hedland to Wallal has been cancelled.
A Cyclone WATCH extends south to Coral Bay and inland to Nanutarra. The Cyclone
WATCH from Wallal to Broome has been cancelled.
At 3:00 pm WDT Tropical Cyclone Melanie, Category 2 was estimated to be
400 kilometres north northwest of Port Hedland and
405 kilometres north of Karratha and
moving southwest at 14 kilometres per hour.
Tropical Cyclone Melanie has taken a southwesterly track over the last six hours
and the threat to areas east of Port Hedland has eased. Although the system
could remain offshore and may not make a coastal crossing there is still a
potential for gales with gusts to 120 kilometres per hour in coastal communities
west of Port Hedland on Sunday. Significant rainfall accumulation is unlikely,
but is still possible west of Mardie.
Details of Tropical Cyclone Melanie at 3:00 pm WDT:
Centre located near...... 17.1 degrees South 116.9 degrees East
Location accuracy........ within 75 kilometres
Recent movement.......... towards the southwest at 14 kilometres per hour
Wind gusts near centre... 150 kilometres per hour
Severity category........ 2
Central pressure......... 966 hectoPascalsFESA-State Emergency Service advises that there are no community alerts at
present.
Residents of coastal and adjacent inland communities between Port Hedland and
Coral Bay should listen for the next advice.
The next advice will be issued by 7:00 pm WDT Saturday 29 December.
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
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