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As issued by Bureau of Meteorology:

Severe Thunderstorm Alerts: (Check date and time)

IDQ21033
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

Cancellation of Severe Thunderstorm Warning
For people in Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, North West, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, Capricornia and Maranoa and Warrego Forecast Districts.

Issued at 2:05 am Tuesday, 11 March 2025.

Severe thunderstorms are no longer present in the state.

Weather Situation: Slow-moving storms in an extremely moist atmosphere have weakened to sub-severe levels in the Central Highlands & Coalfields. The thunderstorms in the North West have mostly dissipated.

Severe thunderstorms are no longer occurring in QUEENSLAND.

The immediate threat of severe thunderstorms has passed, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings will be issued if necessary.

Emergency services advise people to:
* Never drive, walk, play or ride through floodwater. It is dangerous.
* Stay away from storm water drains.
* Stay away from fallen powerlines.
* Drive slowly and never drive through floodwaters. If the road is flooded or damaged, go another way.
* For storm help, call the SES on 132 500 or download the free SES Assistance QLD app.

Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureau's website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and emergency services would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.

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Severe Thunderstorm Area Information: (Check date and time)

IDQ21035
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

Cancellation of Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Southeast Queensland
For people in Toowoomba and Lockyer Valley Council Areas.

Issued at 12:21 pm Monday, 10 March 2025.

Locally intense rainfall has currently eased with heavy falls continuing over parts of southeast QLD.

Very dangerous thunderstorms are no longer occurring over southeast QLD.

The immediate threat of very dangerous thunderstorms has passed. The situation will continue to be monitored closely and further very dangerous thunderstorm warnings will be issued, if necessary. A separate Severe Weather Warning for heavy rainfall, locally intense rainfall remains current over Southeast Coast and parts of Wide Bay and Burnett and Darling Downs and Granite Belt Forecast Districts. Please refer to http://www.bom.gov.au/warnings/

141 mm WAS RECORDED AT BAROON BOAT RAMP ALERT IN THE 3 HOURS TO 3:37 AM.

112 mm was recorded at Maleny Alert in the 3 hours to 3:46 am.

71mm was recorded at Yandina in the hours to 2:00 am.

98 mm was recorded at Rosalie (Baroona Rd) in the 3 hours to 11:43 pm.

147 mm WAS RECORDED AT KINGSHOLME (MONTEGO HILLS) IN THE 3 HOURS TO 8:54 PM.

Qld. Current Cyclone Situation: (Updated Hourly)

IDQ20023
Australian Bureau of Meteorology
Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre

Media: The Standard Emergency Warning Signal should NOT be used with this
warning.

PRIORITY

TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 49
Issued at 6:00 am EST on Saturday 8 March 2025

Headline:
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred lies off Bribie Island and is moving slowly north.
It is expected to cross the mainland coast between Maroochydore and Bribie
Island during the morning.

Areas Affected:
Warning zone: None.

Watch zone: None.

Cancelled zone: Noosa to Brisbane.

Details of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred 22U at 6:00 am AEST [7:00 am AEDT]:
Intensity: Tropical Low, sustained winds near the centre of 55 kilometres per
hour with wind gusts to 85 kilometres per hour.
Location: within 20 kilometres of 26.9 degrees South 153.3 degrees East,
estimated to be 65 kilometres north northeast of Brisbane and 40 kilometres
south southeast of Maroochydore.
Movement: northwest at 9 kilometres per hour.

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred lies off Bribie Island and is moving slowly north.
Gales are no longer occurring over coastal or island locations. It is expected
to move towards and cross the mainland coast this morning, with winds weakening
further as it moves inland.

Despite its weakening, heavy rainfall is likely to continue over southeast
Queensland and northeast New South Wales during the weekend.

Hazards:
HEAVY RAINFALL is expected to continue over southeast Queensland and northeast
New South Wales during the weekend. HEAVY to locally INTENSE RAINFALL which may
lead to DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING may occur over coastal
and adjacent inland areas of southeast Queensland as Ex-Alfred moves inland
during today. Separate Severe Weather Warning, Flood Watches, and Flood
Warnings are current for southeast Queensland and northeast New South Wales.

ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES are no longer occurring along the coastal areas, but are
expected to be higher than normal over the weekend. However, DAMAGING SURF may
continue with significant beach erosion for the open beaches between Noosa and
Ballina during the weekend. Separate Coastal Hazard and Hazardous Surf warnings
are current for southeast Queensland and New South Wales coasts.

Gales with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS are no longer occurring near Ex-Alfred's centre
or over offshore areas. Refer to a separate Severe Weather Warning for
possibility of DAMAGING WIND GUSTS about elevated terrain, along the southern
border ranges during today.

Refer to associated warnings for Queensland and New South Wales at
http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/warnings.

Recommended Action:
For emergency assistance call the Queensland State Emergency Service (SES) on
132 500 (for assistance with storm damage, rising flood water, fallen trees on
buildings or roof damage).

Next Advice:
No further advices will be issued for this system.

This warning is also available through TV and Radio Broadcasts; the Bureau's
website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 210.  The Bureau and the State
Emergency Service would appreciate this warning being broadcast regularly.

A map showing the track of the cyclone is available at:
http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone

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IDQP0005
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre

TROPICAL CYCLONE TECHNICAL BULLETIN - EAST COAST:

IDQ20018
TROPICAL CYCLONE TECHNICAL BULLETIN: AUSTRALIA - EASTERN REGION
Issued by AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE
at: 0644 UTC 08/03/2025
Name: Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred
Identifier: 22U
Data At: 0600 UTC
Latitude: 26.9S
Longitude: 153.3E
Location Accuracy: within 10nm (20 km)
Movement Towards: west (270 deg)
Speed of Movement: 1 knots (2 km/h)
Maximum 10-Minute Wind: 25 knots (45 km/h)
Maximum 3-Second Wind Gust: 45 knots (85 km/h)
Central Pressure: 1000 hPa
Radius of 34-knot winds NE quadrant:
Radius of 34-knot winds SE quadrant:
Radius of 34-knot winds SW quadrant:
Radius of 34-knot winds NW quadrant:
Radius of 48-knot winds NE quadrant:
Radius of 48-knot winds SE quadrant:
Radius of 48-knot winds SW quadrant:
Radius of 48-knot winds NW quadrant:
Radius of 64-knot winds:   nm (  km)
Radius of Maximum Winds:   nm (  km)
Dvorak Intensity Code: T1.0/1.5/W1.5/24HRS STT:W0.5/06HRS
Pressure of outermost isobar: 1006 hPa
Radius of outermost closed isobar: 50 nm (95 km)
FORECAST DATA
Date/Time    : Location    : Loc. Accuracy: Max Wind   : Central Pressure
(UTC)        : degrees     :      nm  (km): knots(km/h): hPa
+06:  08/1200: 26.8S 152.6E:     025 (040):  025  (045): 1001
+12:  08/1800: 27.0S 151.4E:     035 (070):  020  (035): 1005
+18:  09/0000: 27.4S 150.4E:     050 (090):  020  (035): 1005
+24:  09/0600:             :              :            :
+36:  09/1800:             :              :            :
+48:  10/0600:             :              :            :
+60:  10/1800:             :              :            :
+72:  11/0600:             :              :            :
+96:  12/0600:             :              :            :
+120: 13/0600:             :              :            :
REMARKS:
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred lies off Bribie Island and is very slow moving. It
is expected to cross the mainland coast between Maroochydore and Caboolture
this evening.

Gales associated with the circulation have eased, however, synoptically
enhanced gales with a large high pressure system to the south are occurring
along the northern Byron coast and southern Gold Coast coastal waters. The
morning ASCAT pass at 2303 UTC confirmed gales in this area.

Position is based on radar imagery and surface observations with good
confidence. Dvorak analysis: DT unable to be obtained. MET is 1.5 based on a 24
hour W trend PT is 1.0. FT is 1.0 with CI held at 1.5. Analysed intensity is
set at 25 knots based primarily on nearby surface observations.

Alfred is expected to move westward and over the mainland coast this evening,
being steered by a high in the Tasman Sea. Alfred is expected to cause heavy
rain areas over southeast Queensland and northeast New South Wales during the
weekend.

This will be the final Technical Bulletin for Alfred.

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There will be no further bulletins for this system unless it reintensifies.

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N.T. Current Cyclone Situation: (Updated Hourly)

 IDDP0002
 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
 Northern Territory
 Darwin Regional Forecasting Centre

TROPICAL CYCLONE TECHNICAL BULLETIN - NORTH COAST:

IDD20020
TROPICAL CYCLONE TECHNICAL BULLETIN: AUSTRALIA - NORTHERN REGION
Issued by AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE
at: 1845 UTC 18/03/2024
Name: Tropical Cyclone Megan
Identifier: 09U
Data At: 1800 UTC
Latitude: 16.5S
Longitude: 136.6E
Location Accuracy: within 25nm (45 km)
Movement Towards: south southwest (213 deg)
Speed of Movement: 4 knots (7 km/h)
Maximum 10-Minute Wind: 40 knots (75 km/h)
Maximum 3-Second Wind Gust: 55 knots (100 km/h)
Central Pressure: 989 hPa
Radius of 34-knot winds NE quadrant: 50 nm (95 km)
Radius of 34-knot winds SE quadrant: 25 nm (45 km)
Radius of 34-knot winds SW quadrant: 25 nm (45 km)
Radius of 34-knot winds NW quadrant: 40 nm (75 km)
Radius of 48-knot winds NE quadrant:
Radius of 48-knot winds SE quadrant:
Radius of 48-knot winds SW quadrant:
Radius of 48-knot winds NW quadrant:
Radius of 64-knot winds:  nm ( km)
Radius of Maximum Winds: 25 nm (45 km)
Dvorak Intensity Code:
Pressure of outermost isobar: 1002 hPa
Radius of outermost closed isobar: 180 nm (335 km)
FORECAST DATA
Date/Time    : Location    : Loc. Accuracy: Max Wind   : Central Pressure
(UTC)        : degrees     :      nm  (km): knots(km/h): hPa
+06:  19/0000: 16.9S 136.3E:     040 (070):  030  (055):  992
+12:  19/0600: 17.2S 136.0E:     050 (090):  030  (055):  993
+18:  19/1200: 17.4S 135.5E:     055 (100):  030  (055):  994
+24:  19/1800: 17.4S 134.9E:     060 (110):  030  (055):  995
+36:  20/0600: 17.3S 133.6E:     075 (140):  025  (045):  997
+48:  20/1800: 17.2S 132.0E:     090 (170):  025  (045):  998
+60:  21/0600: 17.0S 130.4E:     120 (225):  020  (035): 1000
+72:  21/1800: 16.7S 129.2E:     145 (270):  020  (035):  999
+96:  22/1800: 16.6S 127.1E:     185 (340):  020  (035):  999
+120: 23/1800: 16.6S 125.8E:     200 (370):  020  (035):  998
REMARKS:
Severe Tropical Cyclone Megan at category 3 (75 kn) intensity made landfall at
0600 UTC on the southwestern Gulf of Carpentaria coast.

Megan continues to weaken as it tracks inland of the Gulf of Carpentaria coast,
though the low level centre position is becoming more uncertain as the cloud
signature loses coherence. Position is based on proximal surface observations,
peripheral radar data, and extrapolation.

Dvorak analysis is now not applicable with the centre over land, with most
objective guidance similar. Intensity is now estimated to be at around 40 knots
based on an inland decay model. All surrounding observation sites are no longer
showing gale force winds as the system tracks further inland.

The system is expected to be downgraded to a tropical low during this morning
before it tracks west through the Northern Territory over the next few days
under the influence of a mid-level ridge to the south. Heavy rainfall will
accompany the low as it tracks over northern Australia in the following days.

The low may approach the Kimberley coast late in the week, but
reintensification over water is not expected in the next 7 days.

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There will be no further bulletins for this system unless it reintensifies.

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