SIO: GRANT - Tropical Cyclone 03U

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93S INVEST 251211 0000 12.0S 117.0E SHEM 15 1009

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Isn’t this now Tropical Low 03U per BOM and Tropical Cyclone 09S per JTWC and forecast to strengthen over the weekend as it moves west southwest?

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Intensity
tropical low, sustained winds near the centre of 55 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 85 kilometres per hour

Location
within 45 kilometres of 12.4 degrees South, 105.7 degrees East, 215 kilometres south of Christmas Island and 970 kilometres east of Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Movement
west at 11 kilometres per hour

Tropical Low 03U is located over the Indian Ocean to the south of Christmas Island. It is moving westwards and is forecast to strengthen over the weekend and early next week over open waters.

Hazards

03U is passing south of Christmas Island. Heavy rainfall is occurring on the island but no direct wind impacts are expected. 03U is forecast to move close to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands mid next week.

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 https://x.com/BOM_au/status/2003273785441390686

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Tropical Cyclone Grant (03U) has formed, and will pass close to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands later on Christmas Eve or during Christmas Day.

Warning zone
None.

Watch zone
Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

Cancelled zone
None.

Details of Tropical Cyclone Grant 03U at 6:30 am CCT:

Intensity
Category 1, sustained winds near the centre of 65 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 95 kilometres per hour.

Location
within 35 kilometres of 12.8 degrees South 100.4 degrees East, estimated to be 395 kilometres east of Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

Movement
west at 7 kilometres per hour.

Tropical Cyclone Grant is located over the Indian Ocean, to the east of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. It is forecast to move towards the west, and pass close to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands later on Wednesday (Christmas Eve) or during Thursday (Christmas Day). It is expected to be at category 2 intensity as it passes by the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

Hazards

GALES with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS to 100km/h could develop at the Cocos (Keeling) Islands from as early as Wednesday afternoon, but more likely on Thursday. If the destructive core of Tropical Cyclone Grant passes close to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands then a period of DESTRUCTIVE WIND GUSTS to 130 km/h are possible, most likely during Thursday.

HEAVY RAINFALL which may lead to FLASH FLOODING is possible from late Wednesday.

Tides may rise above the normal high tide mark on the Wednesday and Thursday evening high tides, with LARGE WAVES and MINOR FLOODING of low-lying coastal areas and strong currents in the lagoon.