Monica lets Darwin off the hookLess than 24-hours after it pummelled the Northern Territory coast with winds in excess of 350 kmh, ex-Cyclone Monica has petered out into a tropical low weather system.
But forecasters warn that it could strengthen again out at sea and return to threaten Western Australia.
"Cyclone Monica was completely downgraded to a tropical low a few hours ago,'' Gordon Jackson, senior meteorologist at Darwin's Bureau of Meteorology told smh.com.au at 4pm.
"The actual system has moved through Darwin as a weak low. We ended up with some rain and some gusty winds. It's moving out to sea now,'' he said.
He said Monica had taken a more southerly course than expected.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/monica-lets-darwin-off-the-hook/2006/04/25/1145861312287.html
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