15/0825 UTC 13.7S 127.3E T6.5/6.5 INGRID -- South Indian Ocean
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BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
Northern Territory Region
Darwin Regional Forecasting Centre
TOP PRIORITY
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING
TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 76
Issued by the BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY, DARWIN
at 5:00 pm CST [3:30 pm WST] Tuesday 15 March 2005
A CYCLONE WARNING is now current for coastal and island communities between The
NORTHERN TERRITORY BORDER and KURI BAY in Western Australia, including WYNDHAM,
and extending inland to DRYSDALE RIVER STATION.
The CYCLONE WARNING between PORT KEATS and the NORTHERN TERRITORY BORDER has
been cancelled.
At 2:30 pm WST [4:00pm CST] SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE INGRID, CATEGORY 5, was
located in the Timor Sea, about 160 kilometres northeast of KALUMBURU and 260
kilometres north northwest of WYNDHAM in Western Australia, moving southwest at
10 kilometres per hour.
The VERY DESTRUCTIVE CORE of SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE INGRID, with gusts to 285
kilometres per hour, is expected to cross the coast north or northeast of
KALUMBURU this evening, extending further inland tonight and gradually
weakening. VERY DESTRUCTIVE WINDS are likely to reach KALUMBURU early Wednesday
morning.
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS with gusts to 160 kilometres per hour are expected to affect
the coast between TRUSCOTT and the BERKELEY RIVER MOUTH in the next few hours,
extending further inland this evening.
GALES with gusts to 120 kilometres per hour are starting to affect the coast
between MITCHELL PLATEAU and WYNDHAM, and will extend inland towards DRYSDALE
RIVER STATION tonight and early on Wednesday.
Gales may extend further southwest to KURI BAY on Wednesday morning if INGRID
takes a more westerly track.
DANGEROUSLY HIGH TIDES could cause EXTENSIVE FLOODING at the coast between
TRUSCOTT and BERKELEY RIVER MOUTH tonight.
HEAVY RAIN may cause flooding of low lying areas and significant river and
stream rises in the north and east KIMBERLEY.
Details of SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE INGRID at 2:30 pm WST [4:00pm CST]:
. Centre located near...... 13.2 degrees South 127.6 degrees East
. Location accuracy........ within 20 kilometres
. Recent movement.......... towards the southwest at 10 km/h
.
Wind gusts near centre... 285 kilometres per hour
. Intensity................ CATEGORY 5
. Central pressure......... 935 hectoPascals
REPEATING: The VERY DESTRUCTIVE CORE of SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE INGRID, with
gusts to 320 kilometres per hour, is expected to cross the coast north or
northeast of KALUMBURU this evening, extending further inland tonight and
gradually weakening. VERY DESTRUCTIVE WINDS are expected to reach KALUMBURU
early Wednesday morning.
The NEXT ADVICE will be issued at 6:30 pm WST [8 pm CST].
This advice is available on telephone WA-1300 659 210 and NT-1300 659 211.
MEDIA: The following message is only for broadcast for areas in Western
Australia.
The WA State Emergency Service advises the following community alerts:
RED ALERT: on the coast between Wyndham and Troughton Island, including
Kalumburu, Wyndham, Troughton Island and Oombulgurri.
YELLOW ALERT: on the coast between the NT Border and Wyndham and between
Troughton Island and Mitchell Plateau, including the Mitchell Plateau.
DARWIN Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre
