TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 48
Issued at 6:10 am WST on Sunday 30 January 2011
The Cyclone WARNING for coastal areas from Jurien Bay to Albany, including
Perth, Mandurah, Bunbury and Busselton has been CANCELLED.
At 5:00 am WST Tropical Cyclone Bianca, Category 1 was estimated to be
435 kilometres west northwest of Perth moving east southeast at 23 kilometres
per hour.
Bianca is rapidly weakening and is expected to be below cyclone intensity today
before it reaches the coast.
However, tides between Jurien Bay and Dunsborough will be higher than normal
and are likely to rise above the highest astronomical tide level on Sunday
evening. ROUGH SEAS, DANGEROUS SURF, COASTAL EROSION and FLOODING of LOW LYING
COASTAL AREAS are possible. Please refer to the Severe Weather Warning
[IDW28001] for further information.
Heavy rainfall is expected south of a line Bunbury to Albany this morning
however extensive flooding is not expected.
Please refer to Fire Weather Warning [IDW30000] for further information
regarding the Very High to Severe Fire Dangers near the west coast north of
Bunbury and through the Central Wheat Belt.
Details of Tropical Cyclone Bianca at 5:00 am WST:
.Centre located near...... 31.1 degrees South 111.4 degrees East
.Location accuracy........ within 55 kilometres
.Recent movement.......... towards the east southeast at 23 kilometres per hour
.Wind gusts near centre... 100 kilometres per hour
.Severity category........ 1
.Central pressure......... 990 hectoPascals
No further advices will be issued for this system.
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/cyclone
