Situation At: 12AM WST Saturday 2 April 2005
Watch Area: Cocos Islands
Location: 10.0S 103.0E
Recent Movement: Near stationary
Remarks: The low is expected to develop during Saturday and Sunday and move to the west southwest. A cyclone may develop on Sunday causing gales in the Cocos Islands area as the system approaches.
The next threat map will be issued by 7am Saturday.
BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
WESTERN AUSTRALIA REGIONAL OFFICE
Media: The Emergency Warning Signal should NOT be used with this warning.
PRIORITY
TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 3
Issued at 12:35 am WST on Saturday, 2 April 2005
BY THE BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE PERTH
A WATCH is now current for a developing tropical low for the Cocos Islands area.
At midnight WST a weak tropical low was estimated to be 720 kilometres east
northeast of Cocos Island and 300 kilometres west of Christmas Island.
The low is expected to develop during Saturday and Sunday and move to the west
southwest. A cyclone may develop on Sunday possibly causing gales in the Cocos
Islands area as the system approaches.
Details of tropical low at midnight WST.
Location of centre : within 150 kilometres of
Latitude 10 South Longitude 103 East.
Recent movement : near stationary.
Central Pressure : 1002 hPa.
Maximum wind gusts : 80 kilometres per hour near the centre.
Severity category : N/A.
The next advice will be issued at 7:00 am WST Saturday.
-------------------- 2005 ATLANTIC SEASON FINAL FORECAST:
12 TS, 7 H, 3 M.H.
"HAVE A SAFE HURRICANE SEASON"
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