HURAKAN wrote:TC INGRID HAS EXPLODED, THIS IS EXPLOSIVE CYCLOGENESIS AT ITS BEST. THE SYSTEM IS TAKING REALLY GOOD ADVANTAGE OF THE WARM WATERS OF THE TIMOR SEA.[/i][/b]

Wasn't that strong when I looked just this morning. Almost gone round in a complete circle now.
Different time zone to Brisbane, only just worked out that was GMT+11.

Now GMT+ 10 1/2 . Strange that the timezones differ with both latitude and longitude.
http://www.worldtimezone.com/time-australia24.htm
IDDP0002
BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
Northern Territory Region
Darwin Regional Forecasting Centre
TOP PRIORITY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING
TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 39
Issued by the BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY, DARWIN
at 12:00 am CST Saturday 12 March 2005
A CYCLONE WARNING is now current for coastal and island communities
between CROKER ISLAND and ALYANGULA, including NHULUNBUY.
A CYCLONE WATCH extends west to DARWIN, including the TIWI ISLANDS.
At 11.30pm CST SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE INGRID CATEGORY 4 was centred in the Gulf
of Carpentaria about 65 kilometres east of NHULUNBUY and 140 kilometres south
southeast of CAPE WESSEL, moving west northwest at 20 kilometres per hour
towards NHULUNBUY. This very dangerous cyclone is continuing to intensify.
VERY DESTRUCTIVE WINDS with gusts to 230 kilometres per hour are expected
to affect the coast near NHULUNBUY in the next three hours, and extend to ELCHO
ISLAND early in the morning.
GALES with gusts to 120 kilometres per hour are currently developing on the
coast between ALYANGULA and NHULUNBUY and will extend along the north coast to
CROKER ISLAND by Saturday evening.
GALES may extend further to the west, including DARWIN and the TIWI ISLANDS, by
Sunday afternoon.
DANGEROUSLY HIGH TIDES could cause EXTENSIVE FLOODING at the coast between CAPE
SHIELD and GOULBURN ISLAND with higher than usual tides west to CROKER ISLAND.
HEAVY RAIN may cause localised flooding and significant river and stream rises
in the northern TOP END.
Details of SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE INGRID at 11.30 pm CST:
. Centre located near...... 12.1 degrees South 137.4 degrees East
. Location accuracy........ within 20 kilometres
. Recent movement.......... towards the west northwest at 20 km/h
. Wind gusts near centre... 230 kilometres per hour intensifying
. Intensity................ CATEGORY 4
. Central pressure......... 955 hectoPascals
REPEATING: The VERY DESTRUCTIVE core of SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE INGRID is
expected to affect the coast near NHULUNBUY in the next three hours.
The NEXT ADVICE will be issued at 1 am CST.
This advice is available on telephone NT-1300 659 211
DARWIN Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre