CYCLONE DATA
BOM CYCLONE SCALE
Cat Wind Gusts
1 34-47 kt
63-87 km/h
49-67 kt
91-125 km/h
2 48-63 kt
88-117 km/h
68-89 kt
126-164 km/h
3 64-85 kt
118-159 km/h
90-121 kt
165-224 km/h
4 86-107 kt
160-200km/h
122-151 kt
225-279 km/h
5 >107 kt
>200 km/h
>151 kt
>279 km/h
ADJUSTED HURRICANE SCALE
Winds are 10 min avg
unlike NHC 1 min avg
Cat Wind Gusts
1 57-70 kt
106-130 km/h
81-99 kt
149-184 km/h
2 75-84 kt
139-156 km/h
105-118 kt
195-218 km/h
3 88-97 kt
163-180 km/h
124-136 kt
230-253 km/h
4 101-119 kt
187-220km/h
143-168 kt
264-310 km/h
5 >123 kt
>228 km/h
>174kt
>321 km/h
EMERGENCY INFO
Western Australia
28storms.com Cyclone Tracking
Gulf of Carpentaria Low Inland

Posted: March 19, 2012 at 6:35 AM Darwin, AUS Time

Overnight, the Tropical Low in the Gulf of Carpentaria drifted south. Without a more northerly progression, the low will not be able to take advantage of the warm Gulf waters. Reliable models show a southerly drift continuing over the next 24 hours, which will highly lessen the odds of cyclone classification. This is good news, but the threat of heavy rainfall near the low will continue for the next couple days. This feature will still be monitored.

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SOUTH PACIFIC DATA
TORNADO SCALE
EF Winds Km/h Strength
0 105-137 Gale
1 138-177 Weak
2 178-217 Strong
3 218-266 Severe
4 267-322 Devastating
5 322+ Incredible
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