Posted by HurricaneCX on 3/7/2009, 10:42 pm, in reply to "Cat 5"

That's cat 5 for the Australian scale though right? --Previous Message-- : : : : : : : : : : http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/mtsat/flt/t1/loop-ft.html : : : TOP PRIORITY FOR : TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 21 : Issued by the Bureau of Meteorology, : Brisbane : Issued at 10:47am on Sunday the 8th of March : 2009 : : A Cyclone WARNING remains current for : coastal and island communities from Bowen : to Bundaberg. A Cyclone WATCH remains : current for coastal and island communities : from Bundaberg to Tewantin. : : Severe Tropical Cyclone Hamish, a CATEGORY 5 : CYCLONE, is located off the north : Queensland coast and at 10:00 am EST was : estimated to be 175 kilometres : northeast of Mackay and 335 kilometres north : of Yeppoon, moving south southeast : at 19 kilometres per hour. : : Severe Tropical Cyclone Hamish poses a very : significant threat to coastal and : island communities between Bowen and : Bundaberg. The cyclone is expected to : maintain a south-southeast track parallel to : the coast during the next 24 to 48 : hours. : : Damaging wind gusts are expected to affect : coastal and island communities : between Bowen and Bundaberg during the next : 24 hours. : : Destructive winds are expected to affect : exposed coastal and island communities : between Mackay and Gladstone during the next : 24 hours. : : Damaging winds are not expected to develop : about coastal and island communities : between Bundaberg and Tewantin during the : next 24 hours, however they may : develop within 48 hours. : : As the cyclone moves to the south-southeast, : sea levels are expected to be : elevated above the normal tide along the : coastline south of the cyclone. Large : waves may produce minor flooding along the : foreshore. People living in areas : likely to be affected by this flooding : should take measures to protect their : property as much as possible and be prepared : to help their neighbours. : : Heavy rainbands associated with Severe : Tropical Cyclone Hamish are likely to : cause some flooding in smaller coastal : rivers and streams between Mackay and : Yeppoon during today and into Monday. Heavy : rainfalls are likely to affect the : coastal streams between Yeppoon to : Maryborough during Monday and Tuesday. A : separate Flood Warning has been issued for : these areas. : : : Details of Severe Tropical Cyclone Hamish at : 10:00 am EST: : .Centre located near...... 20.1 degrees : South 150.5 degrees East : .Location accuracy........ within 28 : kilometres : .Recent movement.......... towards the south : southeast at 19 kilometres per hour : .Wind gusts near centre... 295 kilometres : per hour : .Severity category........ 5 : .Central pressure......... 925 hectoPascals : : People between Bowen and Bundaberg should : immediately commence or continue : preparations, especially securing boats and : property. : : : : : : : : :