Intense Tropical Cyclone GLENDA heading for Barrow Island (W.A.)

[Up2Late]

(That's Western Australia)

Does anyone live there? Or is it just the home to 24 known species or subspecies that occur only on Barrow Island and 400+ oil wells? <http://www.rescuebarrowisland.org.au/About_Barrow/About%20Barrow%20Island.htm>

Here's the storm track. <http://tsr.mssl.ucl.ac.uk/tracker/dynamic/200620S.html>

This is the 48 hour track map (It is self-updating)



NOTE: This is Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, that's a Category 5 on the Tropical Cyclone SEVERITY scale used by the AUSTRALIAN Bureau of Meteorology: <http://www.bom.gov.au/info/cyclone/#severity>

<http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/warnings.shtml>

<http://tsr.mssl.ucl.ac.uk/tracker/dynamic/200620S_4H.html>

(Cross-post from the Australia Country Forum): <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=199&topic_id=1350&mesg_id=1350>

[Up2Late]

1. UPDATE: Major Change in forecast and landfall

<http://tsr.mssl.ucl.ac.uk/tracker/dynamic/200620S_2H.html>

(This is the 24 hour storm track forecast, this map is self updating)


Note: Though this is less intense than it was a few hours ago, it is still a Cat 3 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale, that's a Category 5 on the Tropical Cyclone SEVERITY scale used by the
AUSTRALIAN Bureau of Meteorology:
<http://www.bom.gov.au/info/cyclone/#severity>

(This is the current storm Wind Field and storm track, this also updates it's self)


<http://tsr.mssl.ucl.ac.uk/tracker/dynamic/200620S_0H.html>

[KoKo]

2. Wow....love this post with all the data tracking....thanks!

Is this the time of year for cyclones in Australia? They just had a big one. Are they increasing in numbers or is this typical?

[Up2Late]

3. They are at the peak of "Tropical Cyclone" season right now.

From Wikipedia: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane>

In the Southern Hemisphere, tropical cyclone activity begins in late October and ends in May. Southern Hemisphere activity peaks in mid-February to early March.

[Up2Late]

4. kick n/t

:kick:

[countryjake]

5. Thanks for the update!