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2006-04-24 Down Under

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Posted by anon1 2006-04-24 05:23|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 It will just cross the Top End and then go on into the India Ocean. It's the end of the cyclone season. Three or four weeks ago it might have got really cranked up once it passed the NT. It still might.

Posted by phil_b">phil_b 2006-04-24 08:28|| http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/]">[http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/] 2006-04-24 08:28|| Front Page Top

#2 Be well and be safe, anon1. Let us know if we can help.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-04-24 08:46|| 2006-04-24 08:46|| Front Page Top

#3 anon1, be careful and be lucky!

Posted by Desert Blondie 2006-04-24 10:28|| http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com]">[http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com] 2006-04-24 10:28|| Front Page Top

#4 computer models run in the past 12 hours predict the cyclone will weaken and go inland into the Austrailian desert.

http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/sp200623_model.html

Posted by mhw 2006-04-24 12:37|| 2006-04-24 12:37|| Front Page Top

#5 Monica may be 'biggest cyclone ever'

as in suck the chrome off a..

Posted by RD 2006-04-24 13:49|| 2006-04-24 13:49|| Front Page Top

#6 I'm sure the desert could use the rain. Stay safe, anon1 -- our thoughts are with you.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-04-24 14:15|| 2006-04-24 14:15|| Front Page Top

#7 latest observation is the storm has weakened dramatically (about 50 knots peak winds) and it moved inland to about about 13S 133E. It is moving SW deeper into the northern outback.

Posted by mhw 2006-04-24 17:10|| 2006-04-24 17:10|| Front Page Top

#8 Monica loses her punch

"The Bureau of Meteorology said in its 5am bulletin that Monica had weakened significantly from a category five to a category two after crossing the Northern Territory coast."

Posted by Oztralian 2006-04-24 17:43|| 2006-04-24 17:43|| Front Page Top

#9 Same thing happened after she crossed Hillary.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-04-24 17:45|| 2006-04-24 17:45|| Front Page Top

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