January 2, 2015: XWF-WEATHER FORECAST Summary: Cyclone Lam To Hit Western Australian On January 7, 2015.

Update: January 2, 2015

• Tropical Cyclone 'Lam' is on. The seas around north Australian coast (Darwin) in Timor Sea are tumultuous. A 'Low' Pressure area will form in a day or two which will turn into Lam on January 7. Lam will make landfall near the western Australian coast at Hedland and then traverse through Western Australia.
• Lam will prove a boon for the parched desert regions in Western Australia as it will bring heavy rains. The accompanying winds will be less than welcome to the mining industry.
• Another cyclone 'Linda' may form in the Gulf of Carpentaria around January 10, 2015. It may cross over into the Coral Sea.
• A Depression (97S) in the Mozambique Channel is bringing  and will continue to bring heavy rains to Madagascar for another week.
• Two storms are likely to from in mid-January in the South-West Indian Ocean. One in the Mozambique Channel:  Another in Southern Indian Ocean which is likely to affect Rodrigues Island.