PRIORITY TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 2
Issued by the Bureau of Meteorology, Brisbane
Issued at 10:32am on Saturday the 18th of March 2006
A Cyclone WATCH has been issued for coastal and island communitiesbetween Cape Tribulation and Proserpine.
At 10am, Tropical Cyclone Larry, Category 2, was centred near latitude 17.2 south longitude 156.6 east, which is 1150 kilometres east of Cairns. Tropical Cyclone Larry is expected to intensify further and move in a westerly direction over the weekend at about 25 km/h.
Tropical Cyclone Larry is expected to affect coastal and island areas between Cape Tribulation and Proserpine early Monday morning.
People living between Cape Tribulation and Proserpine should consider actions they will need to take if the cyclone threat increases and listen to the next advice. If you are unsure about actions to be taken, information is availablefrom your local government or local State Emergency Service.The next advice will be issued at 5pm EST Saturday.
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