Update on the 63rd Palacszuck-led disaster.
"Jasper has weakened to a Category 1 system and may weaken further during Monday".
No doubt this Cyclone has been defeated by Premier Anastasia, she yet again saves QLD from disaster!
Is there anything this superwoman cannot defeat?TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 3
Issued at 4:46 am EST on Monday 11 December 2023
Headline:
Tropical Cyclone Jasper moving westwards towards the Far North Queensland coast. Crossing the coast during Wednesday as a category 2 system.
Areas Affected:
Warning Zone
None.
Watch Zone
Cape Melville to Townsville, including Cairns.
Cancelled Zone
None.
Details of Tropical Cyclone Jasper at 4:00 am AEST [3:30 am ACST]:
Intensity: Category 1, sustained winds near the centre of 85 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 120 kilometres per hour.
Location: within 45 kilometres of 17.4 degrees South 151.4 degrees East, estimated to be 600 kilometres east of Cairns and 530 kilometres east northeast of Townsville.
Movement: west at 20 kilometres per hour.
Tropical Cyclone Jasper, has weakened into a category 1 system and may weaken slightly further during Monday as it tracks in a general westwards direction. Jasper is forecast to re-intensify during Tuesday as it approaches the coast. The system is now forecast to cross as a category 2 system as it makes landfall during Wednesday, most likely between Cape Flattery and Cardwell. Jasper will weaken as it moves inland during Thursday towards the Gulf of Carpentaria. If the system is slower and crosses overnight Wednesday or Thursday, a slim chance remains of a severe category 3 crossing.
Hazards:
DAMAGING WINDS of 90 km/h are expected to develop along the Queensland coast between Cooktown and Cardwell, including Cairns from Tuesday. DAMAGING WINDS of 90 km/hr may extend as far south as Townsville or as far north as Cape Melville depending on the movement of Jasper. A separate severe weather warning is current for damaging winds for the coast between Ayr and Mackay.
HEAVY RAINFALL is expected to develop along the coast from late Tuesday, extending inland during Wednesday. A flood watch is current for the North Tropical Coast, parts of the Cape York Peninsula and Gulf Country.
As the cyclone approaches the coast, a STORM TIDE is expected between Cooktown and Townsville. 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.
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