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IDQ21033
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

Cancellation of Severe Thunderstorm Warning
For people in Gulf Country Forecast District.

Issued at 11:02 am Saturday, 7 March 2026.

Severe thunderstorms that produced heavy rainfall over the Gulf Country earlier this morning have eased.

Weather Situation: Slow moving thunderstorms embedded within the monsoon trough over the Gulf Country produced heavy rainfall earlier this morning.

This warning is now cancelled. Further thunderstorms are expected along the monsoon trough through the Gulf Country which may require severe thunderstorm warnings for heavy rainfall to be issued, most likely Saturday evening and overnight into Sunday.

A Severe Weather Warning for heavy rainfall is current for parts of Gulf Country, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, North West, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, Wide Bay and Burnett, Maranoa and Warrego, Darling Downs and Granite Belt and Southeast Coast Forecast Districts at time of issue. Please check https://www.bom.gov.au/weather-and-climate/warnings-and-alerts for more information.

133 mm was recorded at Burke Development Road (Lower Walker Creek) in the 6 hours to 7:45 am.

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.


Other warnings may be current.

Check https://www.bom.gov.au/weather-and-climate/warnings-and-alerts. Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and emergency services would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.


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IDQ21035
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

Cancellation of Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Southeast Queensland
For people in Gympie, Scenic Rim, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Noosa Council Areas.

Issued at 8:46 pm Thursday, 12 February 2026.

Heavy rainfall has temporarily eased.

Severe thunderstorms are no longer affecting the Southeast Queensland area (east of Dalby from Rainbow Beach to Stanthorpe). This warning is now cancelled.

A Severe Weather Warning is current for heavy rainfall across parts of southeast Queensland developing this evening. See latest information at https://www.bom.gov.au/weather-and-climate/warnings-and-alerts.

If intense rainfall is forecast or observed, a Detailed Severe Thunderstorm Warning will be issued.

65 MM WAS RECORDED AT ROUND MOUNTAIN IN THE 30 MINUTES TO 7:07 PM.

75.2 MM WAS RECORDED AT GREEN PIGEON (NSW) IN THE 60 MINUTES TO 7:54 PM.

49 mm was recorded at Ocean View in the 30 minutes to 6:44 pm.

53 mm was recorded at Mt Mee in the 30 minutes to 6:43 pm.

39 mm was recorded at Mooga Hills in the 30 minutes to 4:20 pm.

46 mm was recorded at Tara Lagoon in the 30 minutes to 3:27 pm.

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.


A more general severe thunderstorm warning remains current for parts of the Central Highlands and Coalfields, Capricornia and Wide Bay and Burnett districts. Other warnings may be current.

Check https://www.bom.gov.au/weather-and-climate/warnings-and-alerts. Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and emergency services would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.


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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 5
Issued at 10:43 am EST on Thursday 5 March 2026

Headline:
Decreasing chance of a tropical cyclone forming near the North Tropical Coast,
but impacts still expected.

Areas Affected:
Warning zone: None.

Watch zone: None.

Cancelled zone: Cooktown to Palm Island, including Port Douglas, Cairns,
Innisfail and Palm Island.

Details of Tropical Low 29U at 10:00 am AEST:
Intensity: Tropical Low, sustained winds near the centre of 55 kilometres per
hour with wind gusts to 85 kilometres per hour.
Location: within 35 kilometres of 15.7 degrees South 148.9 degrees East,
estimated to be 360 kilometres east northeast of Cairns and 420 kilometres
northeast of Cardwell.
Movement: southwest at 20 kilometres per hour.

Tropical Low 29U is in the Coral Sea to the northwest of Willis Island. It is
expected to move to the southwest today, and cross between Cairns and
Townsville during Friday.

The likelihood of Tropical Low 29U developing into a tropical cyclone before it
makes landfall has decreased, however impacts are still expected.

Hazards:
A Severe Weather Warning is current in parts of Peninsula and North Tropical
Coast and Tablelands Forecast Districts. Communities may experience significant
impacts even at some distance from where the system is forecast to make
landfall.

A Flood Watch is current for northern and far northern catchments.

Recommended Action:
- People between Cooktown and Palm Island, including Port Douglas, Cairns and
Innisfail, stay informed by checking your local government  s Disaster
Dashboards for the latest updates.

- For cyclone preparedness and safety advice, visit the Get Ready Queensland
website www.getready.qld.gov.au

- For non-life threatening emergency assistance contact State Emergency
Services (SES) online via the SES Assistance QLD App (Apple, Android), online
132500.qld.gov.au, or call 132 500 from anywhere in Queensland.

Next Advice:
No further advices will be issued for this system. Refer to Severe Weather
Warning.

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

IDQ20018
TROPICAL CYCLONE TECHNICAL BULLETIN: AUSTRALIA - EASTERN REGION
Issued by AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE
at: 1259 UTC 05/03/2026
Name: Tropical Low
Identifier: 29U
Data At: 1200 UTC
Latitude: 16.2S
Longitude: 147.0E
Location Accuracy: within 25nm (45 km)
Movement Towards: west southwest (258 deg)
Speed of Movement: 5 knots (9 km/h)
Maximum 10-Minute Wind: 35 knots (65 km/h)
Maximum 3-Second Wind Gust: 50 knots (95 km/h)
Central Pressure: 994 hPa
Radius of 34-knot winds NE quadrant: 60 nm (110 km)
Radius of 34-knot winds SE quadrant: 60 nm (110 km)
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/W0.5/24HRS STT:S0.0/06HRS
Pressure of outermost isobar: 1002 hPa
Radius of outermost closed isobar: 100 nm (185 km)
FORECAST DATA
Date/Time    : Location    : Loc. Accuracy: Max Wind   : Central Pressure
(UTC)        : degrees     :      nm  (km): knots(km/h): hPa
+06:  05/1800: 16.4S 146.6E:     045 (080):  035  (065):  994
+12:  06/0000: 17.0S 146.4E:     055 (100):  035  (065):  994
+18:  06/0600: 18.0S 145.6E:     060 (115):  030  (055):  999
+24:  06/1200: 18.8S 144.8E:     070 (130):  025  (045): 1002
+36:  07/0000: 20.3S 143.4E:     110 (200):  025  (045): 1001
+48:  07/1200: 21.1S 142.8E:     145 (265):  020  (035): 1002
+60:  08/0000: 22.1S 143.8E:     150 (280):  020  (035): 1003
+72:  08/1200:             :              :            :
+96:  09/1200:             :              :            :
+120: 10/1200:             :              :            :
REMARKS:
Tropical Low 29U unlikely to develop prior to crossing the coast.

There is low confidence in the position due to there being no visible imagery,
no microwave imagery, radar is not helpful and the cloud signature is not
clear.

Dvorak analysis is FT/CI of 1.0/1.5 based on MET/PAT, and holding CI 0.5 higher
while weakening. Dvorak is not considered a good indicator of true intensity
for the current situation. Objective intensity estimates at 1100 UTC (1 minute
means): ADT 34 kn, AiDT 33 kn, D-PRINT 32 kn, DMINT (0902 UTC) 27 kn. Intensity
has been set to 35 knots with gales in the eastern quadrants.

CIMSS upper wind analysis has persisted with easterly low to high level shear
of around 10 knots during Thursday. The system however is still showing clear
signs of being adversely impacted by wind shear with the deep convection
displaced to the west of the low level centre. Guidance indicates mid-level
shear is present, with the 500hPa circulation displaced to the north of the low
level one. The low level structure remains elongated and numerical guidance
generally maintains this. Other environmental factors are relatively
favourable, with SSTs high at 29-30C and good low level forcing from the
southeasterlies and monsoonal westerlies, but even with the shear diminishing,
the system would take some time to develop into a tropical cyclone from its
current disorganised state and the likelihood of it becoming a tropical cyclone
prior to crossing the Queensland coast is low.

A mid-level ridge extending from mainland Australia into the western Coral Sea
is expected to be the main steering influence, and there is broad agreement
across all numerical guidance on a southwesterly track, with most guidance
suggesting landfall on the northeast Queensland coast on Friday.

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

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

IDD20020
TROPICAL CYCLONE TECHNICAL BULLETIN: AUSTRALIA - NORTHERN REGION
Issued by AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE
at: 1920 UTC 23/11/2025
Name: Severe Tropical Cyclone Fina
Identifier: 02U
Data At: 1800 UTC
Latitude: 13.7S
Longitude: 128.5E
Location Accuracy: within 10nm (20 km)
Movement Towards: west southwest (249 deg)
Speed of Movement: 4 knots (8 km/h)
Maximum 10-Minute Wind: 100 knots (185 km/h)
Maximum 3-Second Wind Gust: 140 knots (260 km/h)
Central Pressure: 943 hPa
Radius of 34-knot winds NE quadrant: 35 nm (65 km)
Radius of 34-knot winds SE quadrant: 45 nm (85 km)
Radius of 34-knot winds SW quadrant: 55 nm (100 km)
Radius of 34-knot winds NW quadrant: 50 nm (95 km)
Radius of 48-knot winds NE quadrant: 20 nm (35 km)
Radius of 48-knot winds SE quadrant: 40 nm (75 km)
Radius of 48-knot winds SW quadrant: 40 nm (75 km)
Radius of 48-knot winds NW quadrant: 30 nm (55 km)
Radius of 64-knot winds: 25 nm (45 km)
Radius of Maximum Winds: 10 nm (15 km)
Dvorak Intensity Code: T6.0/6.0/D1.0/24HRS STT:D0.5/06HRS
Pressure of outermost isobar: 1003 hPa
Radius of outermost closed isobar: 115 nm (215 km)
FORECAST DATA
Date/Time    : Location    : Loc. Accuracy: Max Wind   : Central Pressure
(UTC)        : degrees     :      nm  (km): knots(km/h): hPa
+06:  24/0000: 13.8S 128.2E:     025 (040):  095  (175):  947
+12:  24/0600: 13.9S 127.9E:     030 (055):  085  (155):  957
+18:  24/1200: 13.9S 127.5E:     040 (070):  075  (140):  966
+24:  24/1800: 13.9S 127.2E:     045 (080):  050  (095):  985
+36:  25/0600: 14.1S 126.6E:     060 (115):  030  (055):  997
+48:  25/1800: 14.4S 126.2E:     080 (145):  025  (045):  999
+60:  26/0600: 15.0S 125.9E:     115 (215):  025  (045): 1000
+72:  26/1800: 15.7S 125.8E:     155 (290):  025  (045): 1000
+96:  27/1800:             :              :            :
+120: 28/1800:             :              :            :
REMARKS:
Severe Tropical Cyclone Fina is a category 4 system and moving towards the
northern WA coastline.

Centre fix is good, based on recent scatterometry satellite and radar data with
Fina displaying a well-defined circular eye.

Intensity is 100 knots based primarily on subjective Dvorak, remaining
resonably consistent with most objective aids and earlier SAR imagery.

Dvorak: 3-hour average DT is 5.5 to 6.0 using an eye pattern, surrounding shade
is CMG with W or B eye and CMG surround. Recently, have seen further warming
and consolidation of the eye suggestive of further intensification, and a
firmer DT estimate of 6.0. MET is 6.0 with a D trend, PAT agrees at 6.0. FT/CI
6.0/6.0  based on 3 hourly DT.

Latest available CIMSS objective guidance (1-min winds) remain somewhat
problematic. For 1730 UTC: ADT 84 kn (CI=4.8), AiDT 100 kn, DPRINT 106 kn,
SATCON 91 kn. ADT seems to have a low bias with a struggle to recognise the eye
pattern/scene, ADT raw T numbers when eye is recognised jump to 6.8 to 7.1.
Overall low confidence in ADT and resultant SATCON.

While fluctuating in its appearance in EIR imagery in the past six hours,
presentation has been more consistent recently. Fina is maintaining its very
compact circulation and solid category 4 strength. Guidance is generally
consistent in Fina continuing on a southwest track across the Joseph Bonaparte
Gulf in the short term taking it towards the northeast Kimberley coast of
Western Australia and is likely to cross the Kimberley coast later Monday or
early Tuesday as a tropical cyclone, however it is expected to be on a
weakening trend as it approaches.

Most models have called for increasing vertical shear over the cyclone during
Monday, however latest available CIMSS shear analysis at 12UTC indicates
northerly shear remaining less than 10 knots. This, coupled with other
supporting factors including warm SST, outflow to the southwest and sufficient
low-level moisture, means that Fina could maintain intensity for the next six
hours or so before weakening begins later on Monday as conditions become less
favourable. Although potentially delayed a little, most guidance still
indicates an increase in vertical shear, and this in combination with dry mid
to upper level air on the northern periphery and eventual land interaction, is
expected to weaken the system relatively quickly. Though Fina is expected to
weaken as it moves westwards during Monday, it is forecast to impact the
northeast Kimberley coast of Western Australia as a severe tropical cyclone and
then weaken quickly over land.

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The next bulletin for this system will be issued by: 24/0130 UTC.

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