‘Moderate’ chance of cyclone forming in Top End later this week: BOM

THERE is up to a 50 per cent chance of a cyclone forming in the Top End this week, according to the Bureau of Meteorology’s tropical cyclone outlook

THERE is up to a 50 per cent chance of a cyclone forming in the Top End this week, according to the Bureau of Meteorology’s tropical cyclone outlook.

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According to the BoM, a monsoon trough is forming across the northern Gulf of Carpentaria and the Top End following the development of a low about 120km east of Nhulunbuy on Sunday morning.

The low is expected to continue to develop as it moves slowly east or southeast through the Gulf of Carpentaria.

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The likelihood of a tropical cyclone in the Northern Region on Monday is very low, low on Tuesday before becoming “moderate”, or a 20 to 50 per cent chance, on Wednesday.

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