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| As of: | 10:00 AEST, 3 March 00:00 UTC, 3 March | ||
| Location: | 14°42′N 147°42′E / 14.7°N 147.7°E / 14.7; 147.7 (Tropical Cyclone Niran) ± 20 nmi 295 km (183 mi) ENE Cooktown 335 km (208 mi) NE of Cairns | ||
| Sustained winds: | 55 knots (100 km/h; 65 mph) (10-min mean) 65 knots (120 km/h; 75 mph) (1-min mean) gusting to 70 knots (130 km/h; 80 mph) | ||
| Pressure: | 978 hPa (28.88 inHg) | ||
| Movement: | SW 1 km/h (0 kn; 0 mph) | ||
| See latest official information. | |||
Tropical Cyclone Niran is a currently rapidly-intensifying tropical cyclone located offshore of northeastern Australia. Niran formed from a tropical low in the Coral Sea on 27 February. The tropical low gradually intensified while stalling offshore of Queensland. Niran began quickly intensifying early on 3 March. The tropical cyclone is currently threatening Vanatu.
On 27 February, the BoM noted that a tropical low was developing in the Coral Sea, approximately 270 kilometres (170 mi) to the east of Cairns, and gave the system the identifier 17U.[1] Then the storm meandered around the coast of Queensland in Australia. Then on 1 March, the storm received gale force winds and named as Niran by the next day. At the same time, the BoM upgraded it to a Category 2 equivalent Tropical Cyclone in Australian scale.[citation needed]
As of 00:00 UTC (10:00 AEST) on 3 March, Tropical Cyclone Niran is located within 20 nautical milesof14°42′S 147°42′E / 14.7°S 147.7°E / -14.7; 147.7 (Niran), or about 295 km (183 mi) north-northeast of Cooktown and 335 km (208 mi) northeast of Cairns. Maximum 10-minute sustained winds are at 55 knots (100 km/h; 65 mph), while maximum one-minute sustained winds are at 65 knots (120 km/h; 75 mph), with gusts up to 70 knots (130 km/h; 80 mph). The minimum central barometric pressure is 978 hPa (28.88 inHg). Niran is currently moving towards the southwest at a speed of 1 km/h (0 kn; 0 mph).
For the latest official information, see:
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