There is more uncertainty regarding the position of Gabrielle beyond the weekend. While it should have weakened back to a category two system by the time it reaches Norfolk Island, Gabrielle will still be strong enough to produce destructive gale force winds, abnormally high tides and heavy rain this weekend. Severe tropical cyclone Gabrielle will continue to move towards the southeast over the few couple of days, taking it on a path between Australia and New Caledonia towards Norfolk Island.Īt this stage, Gabrielle is expected to pass very close to Norfolk Island on Saturday evening. Image: Enhanced infrared satellite image showing Severe Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle between Australia and New Caledonia at 10am AEST on Friday, February 10. Gabrielle’s peak average wind speed on Wednesday morning was estimated to be around 120 km/h near the system’s core. Gabrielle first became a tropical cyclone on Wednesday this week and has since gained strength while drifting towards the south and southeast over the last 48 hours.Īt 8am AEST on Friday, February 10, Gabielle had become a category three severe tropical cyclone, located roughly 1410 kilometres northwest of Norfolk Island and 620 kilometres northeast of Bundaberg.Ĭategory three is the first of three severe tropical cyclone categories on the five-tiered Australian scale, reserved only for systems whose peak sustained wind speeds are in excess of 117 km/h. Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle has been upgraded to a category three severe tropical cyclone over the Coral Sea as it heads towards Norfolk Island. , 2:28AM UTC Gabrielle upgraded to severe tropical cyclone off QLD coast The longer wave period and easterly direction will also enhance beach erosion across exposed locations. Hazardous Surf Warnings are currently in place for coasts between Fraser Island Coast and Macquarie Coast for today and tomorrow, with the risk of further extension southwards from Monday onwards. By Wednesday, the bulk of the swell will have hit our coastline, and a gradual easing trend will commence into the remainder of the working week. A southerly wind change will push into southern and central NSW on Sunday, and reach into southeast Queensland and northern NSW on Monday and Tuesday, bringing more opportune conditions for the more sheltered point breaks of the region. While the swell will be there, surfing conditions will be a little less promising, with weak winds in the mornings, and seabreezes adding texture to the points in the afternoon for more northern locations. Wave Watch III significant wave heights on Saturday evening showing large and broad swell generated by Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle. Surf size should reach 6-8 feet from Sunday over southeast Queensland and northern NSW, and 4-6 feet later on Sunday and into Monday further south into NSW. Surf conditions will be powerful with a longer swell period of 13-15 seconds, leading to sometimes deceivingly calm conditions. Swell from this system will spread across the Basin and filter into the east coast, bringing wave heights of 2.5-3 metres. Significant wave heights reaching 10-12 metres are likely near the centre of this system, with a broader and more widespread field of 4-6 metres waves over much of the Coral Sea and Tasman Sea this weekend (image below). Satellite imagery showing Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle on Saturday morning, with modelled 10m winds showing a broad and long fetch of easterly gales pointing towards eastern Australia. These winds are generating large swell heading towards southeast Queensland and NSW. Large surf generated from Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle is filling into the coastlines of southeast QLD and NSW this weekend.Ĭategory two Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle is now 1160km east of the Gold Coast, with a broad swathe of the upper Tasman Sea blowing easterly gales directed towards the eastern seaboard (see image below). Today, 12:26AM UTC Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle brings pumping surf
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