West Australians have been urged to reconsider their intrastate travel plans this weekend as the remnants of a rare, out-of-season cyclone hurtle towards the state.An unusually large part of Western Australia is expected to be affectedTropical Cyclone Mangga will impact the Cocos Keeling Islands today before heading towards the north-west of WA and tracking down the west coast.
The Bureau of Meteorology said the system was likely to weaken to below cyclone intensity when it reached Australia, but it would still be considered a once-in-a-decade storm, producing wind gusts up to 130 kilometres per hour and heavy rainfall. The severe weather is expected to hit the upper part of the west coast on Sunday morning and extend down the coast during the day to reach the Perth metropolitan area and the south coast during Sunday afternoon and evening
"The weather situation is really complex as a tropical system interacts with a cold front and one or two low pressure systems are likely to develop and impact the west coast during Sunday," BOM WA manager James Ashley said."Normally the tropical systems are done and dusted by the middle or late May.West Australians are being urged to prepare for a powerful storm that is set to hit on Sunday.
Areas west of a line from Karratha to Esperance are likely to be affected during Sunday with the worst conditions expected near the coast."We're expecting a broad area of wind gusts up to 100kph across that western half of the state and the most dangerous winds with gusts around 130kph are possible in areas close to where any low pressure systems form," Mr Ashley said.
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