9:17 PM Sat 23 Jan 2010 GMT
Tropical Cyclone Olga, central pressure 983hpa was located near 15.9S 147.4E at 1am or 215 kilometres ENE of Port Douglas and moving WNW at 22 kilometres per hour. Tropical Cyclone Olga is currently a Category 2 cyclone. Coastal crossing expected near midday.. (its now suggested that 1600 is a more likely time for a Cooktown coastal crossing.
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Past Cyclone Details
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Warning Zone - Gales within 24 hours
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Watch Zone - Gales from 24 to 48 hours
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Past Location and Intensity Number
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Past Track and Movement
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Current Cyclone Details
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Forecast Cyclone Details
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Very Destructive Winds
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The forecast path shown above is the Bureau's best estimate of the cyclone's future movement and intensity. There is always some uncertainty associated with tropical cyclone forecasting and the grey zone indicates the range of likely tracks of the cyclone centre.
Due to the uncertainty in the future movement, the indicated winds will almost certainly extend to regions outside the rings on this map. The extent of the warning and watch zones reflects this.
Northern Queensland Coastal Waters Forecast IDQ11260 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
Coastal Waters Forecast for Northern Queensland Issued at 4:35 am EST on Sunday 24 January 2010
Valid until midnight Tuesday
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.
IDQ1126005
Warnings
A Storm Force Wind Warning current within 25nm of Cyclone centre.
A Gale Warning current within 80nm of cyclone centre.
A Strong Wind Warning current between Lockhart River and St Lawrence.
Synoptic Situation
Tropical Cyclone Olga, central pressure 983hpa was located near 15.9S 147.4E at
1am or 215 kilometres ENE of Port Douglas and moving WNW at 22 kilometres per
hour. Tropical Cyclone Olga is currently a Category 2 cyclone. Coastal crossing
expected near midday. Monsoon trough extends from the southern Gulf of
Carpentaria to Tropical Cyclone Olga and further NE across the northern Coral
Sea. A high over the western Tasman Sea extended a ridge along the central
Queensland coast.
IDQ1126001
Peninsula Waters, Torres Strait to Cooktown:
Wind warning south of Lockhart River.
Sunday until midnight: North of Lockhart River.. Wind: NW/W 20/25 knots. Sea:
2.3 metres outside the reef and to 1.6 metres inside the reef. Scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms.
South of Lockhart River.. Wind: SW/NW 25/33 knots, increasing to 34/47 knots
over southern waters. Sea: 3 metres outside the reef, increasing to 4 metres in
southern waters. Squally showers, rain areas to the south.
Monday: Wind: NW 20/30 knots.
Tuesday: Wind: NW 15/20 knots.
IDQ1126002
North Tropical Waters, Cooktown to Cardwell:
A wind warning is current.
Sunday until midnight: Wind: Clockwise winds 34/47 knots within 80nm of cyclone
centre otherwise 25/33 knots. Winds increasing to 48/60 knots within 25nm of
cyclone centre. Sea: 3 to 4 metres outside the reef, increasing to 5 to 6 metres
near cyclonic centre. Rain periods, heavy at times.
Monday: Wind: N/NE winds 25/33 knots. Sea: decreasing to 3 metres outside the
reef, 1.8 metres inside the reef. Rain periods.
Tuesday: Wind: N/NE winds 15/25 knots.
IDQ1126003
Tropical Waters, Cardwell to Bowen:
A strong wind warning is current.
Sunday until midnight: Wind: SE 25/33 knots. Sea: 3 metres in open waters.
Swell: 2 metre easterly. Frequent showers.
Monday: Wind: SE/NE 20/25 knots easing to 15/20 knots. Sea: from 2.3 to 1.8
metres in open waters. Swell: 2 metre NE. Showers.
Tuesday: Wind: E/NE 15/20 knots.
IDQ1126004
Central Coast Waters, Bowen to St Lawrence:
A Strong Wind Warning is Current
Sunday until midnight: Wind: SE 20/30 knots. Sea: 3.0 metres in open waters.
Scattered showers.
Monday: Wind: SE/E 20/25 knots decreasing to 15/20 knots. Sea: from 2.3 to 1.7
metres in open waters. Isolated showers.
Tuesday: Wind: SE/E 15/20 knots.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 3:05 pm EST Sunday.
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Davis, TAS
