
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Tropical Cyclone three-day outlook for the Western Region
Issued at 10:25am WST on Thursday the 14th of January 2010
Valid until midnight WST Sunday
Existing Cyclones in the Western region:
Nil.
Potential Cyclones:
A weak low north of the Pilbara coast is expected to gradually develop in the
next few days as it moves to the west. The low is not expected to produce gales
today or on Friday but may reach cyclone intensity on Saturday or Sunday by
which stage it should be more than 500 km north northwest of Exmouth. It is not
expected to directly impact the coast during the outlook period.
Likelihood of a tropical cyclone being in the Western Region:
Friday :Low
Saturday :Moderate
Sunday :High
NOTES: Development Potential is an estimate of the chance of each system being a
tropical cyclone in the Region for each day.
Very Low: less than 5% Low: 5% - 20%,
Moderate: 20% - 50% High: Over 50%