The severe cyclone Alfred brings dangerous waves and high tides

The severe tropical cyclone Alfred (category 3) is on the Coral Sea near the coast of Queensland this Saturday before moving away from the coast during Sunday and Monday.

Image: An infrared satellite loop of four hours in the early hours of Saturday morning, March 1, which shows the severe tropical cyclone Alfred east of QLD.

Despite the uncertainty on the track of this system in the mid -week, Alfred is approaching the coast this weekend, and it is likely that they are the severe coastal risks for the southeast of Queensland and the northeast of Nueva Wales del Sur.

According to the birth, “a large and powerful oriental waves are developed to potentially harmful, as well as the abnormally high tides are developing on Queensland’s exposed beaches in the center and south from later today, and possibly north of Nueva Nueva del Sur South from Sunday or Monday.”

Image: Significant prognosis of height and direction (feet) on the coast of Queensland at 10 pm AES on Saturday, March 1, according to ECMWF.

As Felix Levesque explained hereThe direction of this waves, combined with its size, is very rare for this region.

In addition, the lunar phase can also contribute to significant coastal erosion and potentially coastal flood to beaches and locations that are not accustomed to these large waves. This is because today is a new moon, and during a new moon, the gravitational forces of the moon and the sun align, both pulling in the same direction. It means that the combined gravitational attraction of the moon and the sun causes the ocean to abult more than usual, resulting in higher high tides, increasing the risk of coastal flooding and the strongest currents.

See the latest warnings to obtain the most up -to -date information and be sure to stay in Weatherzone News feeding on the weekend and the new week to obtain more Alfred TC updates.

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