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Saturday, December 12, 2009

Australia issuing warnings on active tropical low


An active tropical low has been moving along the northwest coast of Australia. The Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology is issuing warnings that this system is becoming more organized and intensifying

The system is expected to increase to a level 1 cyclone by 7 pm local time Sunday night and reach level 2 twelve hours later before making landfall along the Kimberly coast. Gale warnings have been issued from the WA/NT border to the Mitchell Plateau. A Gale watch is in place from Mitchell Plateau to Kuri Bay.

The storm, which will be named Tropical Cyclone Lawrence, is expected to move westward across the Timor Sea and strengthen.


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