A low pressure lies over north west Australia near the Kimberley Plateau at Saint Georges Ranges. Presently it is throwing up winds of 65 kph in the adjoining seas. But it has not been declared a cyclone. The reason? Firstly it lies inland, so it will not intensify. Secondly it is a borderline cyclone. It has just attained speeds of 65 kph, but only in the sea. Inland they drop drastically to about 30 kph. Hardly cyclone standards. Now if this system had remained over the Indian Ocean it would have been a raging storm.
Anyway.
Anyway.
Nevertheless this system will bring water to some of the most driest areas of Australia. That is welcome. In the next few days it will move in a SSE direction until it reaches Adelaide in South Australia on January 12, 2015. Just draw a line connecting Adelaide and Derby. All these areas will receive rains. The region between Great sandy Desert and Tanami Desert, Macdonnell Ranges (Alice Springs), Ayers Rock, eastern Victorian Desert and of course the part of Southern Australia around Adelaide.
Another potential cyclone that will not bloom is the 'low' bobbing around in the Coral Sea near Cooktown, Queensland. It will meander around that part of coastal Australia till January 12, 2015. It may flare up briefly throwing winds of about 70 kph in some parts its periphery but it will perhaps not be christened and honored as a tropical storm. But it will bring rains to the entire eastern coast of Queensland.
The upcoming storm that hovers near Papua New Guinea will not disappoint. It is going to intensify into a tropical storm on January 11, 2015 after it leaves the shores of Guinea and head south into the Pacific. It will affect Vanuatu and New Caledonia on January 13. Cyclone Lam, perhaps?
Another potential cyclone that will not bloom is the 'low' bobbing around in the Coral Sea near Cooktown, Queensland. It will meander around that part of coastal Australia till January 12, 2015. It may flare up briefly throwing winds of about 70 kph in some parts its periphery but it will perhaps not be christened and honored as a tropical storm. But it will bring rains to the entire eastern coast of Queensland.
The upcoming storm that hovers near Papua New Guinea will not disappoint. It is going to intensify into a tropical storm on January 11, 2015 after it leaves the shores of Guinea and head south into the Pacific. It will affect Vanuatu and New Caledonia on January 13. Cyclone Lam, perhaps?
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