There is also a moderate change of a tropical cyclone forming off the Qld
north tropical coast on Tuesday.
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ10810.shtml
note that the probability of a TC has been downgraded....
TROPICAL CYCLONE OUTLOOK
for the Coral Sea West of Longitude 160 East
Issued at 2:30pm on Sunday the 17th of February 2008
An active monsoon trough extends across the Coral Sea roughly from Cardwell
to New Caledonia. A low is forecast to develop on this trough around 155E
on Monday and deepen while moving south as it interacts with an upper
trough on Tuesday.
This system has a low probability of developing into a tropical cyclone
within the outlook period.
The likelihood for tropical cyclone development during the next few days
is:
Monday - Low
Tuesday - Low
Wednesday - Low