A heads up possibly for the Queensland coast for...

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    A heads up possibly for the Queensland coast for spring/summer/cyclone season?

    we shall see

    ''Beryl has found an environment with very warm ocean waters for this time of year,

    ''Beryl is now the earliest Category 4 hurricane on record in the Atlantic Ocean and the only Category 4 storm ever recorded in the month of June.''

    The early timing of the season’s first hurricane is unusual, given the average date for the first hurricane is August 11.

    Beryl is the earliest major hurricane – defined as one that is Category 3 or higher – in the Atlantic in 58 years. The storm’s rapid intensification is very unusual this early into hurricane season, according to Brennan. It’s rare for tropical systems to form in the central Atlantic east of the Lesser Antilles in June, particularly strong ones, with only a handful having done so, according to NOAA records.

    Beryl isn’t just early for this hurricane season: It is now the Atlantic Ocean’s third-earliest major hurricane. The earliest was Hurricane Alma on June 8, 1966, followed by Hurricane Audrey, which reached major hurricane status on June 27, 1957.
    The storm has already set the record for the easternmost hurricane to form in the Tropical Atlantic in June, beating a previous record set in 1933.


    This year, however, the Atlantic basin has seen above normal water temperatures and a lack of wind shear due to the transition from El Niño season to La Niña season, both of which are fuel for tropical development.
    Beryl has found an environment with very warm ocean waters for this time of year,” Brennan said.''


    https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/30/weather/hurricane-beryl-barbados-caribbean-sunday/index.html
 
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