Australia – Cyclones Nathan and Olwyn

Tropical Cyclone Nathan has significantly slowed and is projected to remain nearly stationary in the Coral Sea off the coast of Cape Melville through late March 12-early March 13 before shifting direction and moving eastward. Nathan continues to strengthen and will probably become a Category 3 storm early March 13. Cyclone warnings have been issued for Lockhart River to Port Douglas.

Tropical Cyclone Olwyn continues to moves southwestward toward northern Western Australia. Meteorologists predict that Olwyn will reach Category 3 strength before making landfall around 0400 March 13 near Exmouth. The storm track will shift slightly south and then southeast as it moves down the western coast of Western Australia, bringing rains as far south as Perth March 14 before dissipating.