Tropical Cyclone Tiffany is threatening the Far North Coast of Queensland, Australia, while the tropical depression slamming parts of Fiji has strengthened to a category 1 Tropical Cyclone and has been named Cody according to the Fiji Meteorological Service.

Published 3 years ago

Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology reports that Tropical Cyclone Tiffany (Category 1) has rapidly developed in the last 24 hours and will continue to intensify as it approaches the far north Queensland coast, making landfall between Cooktown and Lockhart River.

Timing of landfall will depend on whether Tiffany moves south or north of Cape Melville. 

After weakening over land, the system is then expected to continue moving west into the Gulf of Carpentaria on Tuesday and re-intensify quickly as it moves towards the Northern Territory coast. A severe tropical cyclone coastal impact on the NT coast is possible on Wednesday or Thursday.

Gale force winds with gusts to 110 km/h are expected to develop between Cape Tribulation and Coen including Cooktown early Monday January 10 as Tiffany approaches the coast. Destructive wind gusts to 130 km/h are possible near the system centre on Monday as it approaches the coast. Gales may extend north to Cape Grenville including Lockhart River later on Monday.  Heavy rain is expected to accompany the system as it moves across Cape York Peninsula.

Tropical Depression Near Fiji

Tropical depression TD03F was located about 300 kilometres west-southwest of Viwa and 340 kilometres west of Nadi at 6am on Sunday January 9 and was moving east towards Fiji at about 15 kilometres per hour according to the Fiji Meterological Service.

The centre was expected to pass about 225 kilometres southwest of Viwa at 6pm Sunday and about 190 kilometres southwest of Nadi at midnight.

Based on the intensity forecast, the system was expected to be elevated to Category 1 during its passage.

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Related Links:

Australian Bureau of Meteorology Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre – TC Tiffany

Fiji Meteorological Service Tropical Depression Forecast Map

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