Cyclone Gabrielle path

2023 - 2 - 10

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Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle intensifies on path to Norfolk Island and ... (The Guardian)

Weather system predicted to intensify to category three, with winds of up to 224km/h.

“This is very likely to bring the cyclone near or over Norfolk Island during Saturday and Sunday.” [New Zealand](https://www.theguardian.com/world/newzealand) between Sunday and Tuesday. [Norfolk residents are bracing](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/08/norfolk-island-tropical-cyclone-warning-queensland-coast) for gusts of up to 140km/h, heavy rain and abnormally high tides and large waves.

Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle's path: Live map shows latest position as ... (New Zealand Herald)

Large waves and a storm surge are expected to affect northern and eastern coastlines.

People are being warned to stock at least three days’ worth of supplies, including medication, water and food. “Have a plan. The MetService has today issued a heavy rain watch for 71 hours - almost three days - for Northland and Auckland north of Whangaparāoa as the storm approaches.

Cyclone Gabrielle is on the way (Live Sail Die)

Marine conditions can be disrupted for a time after the initial cyclone has passed through. Check your local marine weather forecast before heading back onto ...

Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle 'speeding up' off Queensland coast as ... (ABC News)

Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle has intensified to a category three system as it heads to Norfolk Island but is expected to remain well away from the mainland.

Ready to go, should the power come down," he said. “Check your leg ropes and string attachments because a few have busted fins out and broken ropes because the force of the water has been a bit different to the past few months," he said. "It [the cyclone] is likely to increase in speed over the next 24 to 48 hours as it moves over the central and southern Coral Sea. "It is one of the things that we are pushing for Norfolk Island," she said. "We are making preparations for wind gusts between 120 and 140 kilometres an hour over the island, which is higher than the highest wind gusts we have ever recorded here," Mr Plant said. It is expected to remain well off the Queensland coast but has picked up speed as it heads towards the island, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.

Cyclone Gabrielle slides back closer to Auckland, with gusts of ... (Stuff.co.nz)

The MetService national forecast, issued on Thursday February 9, 2023, shows settled weather for coming days, followed by severe weather as Cyclone Gabrielle ...

[three days of supplies](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/weather-news/300803468/cyclone-gabrielle-this-is-what-you-need-in-your-three-days-of-emergency-supplies) together in case they are stuck at home due to flooding and slips. [Twenty-one evacuation centres](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300803039/21-evacuation-centres-to-open-in-auckland-as-cyclone-gabrielle-descends) will open in Auckland in case of mass displacement. [the region’s state of emergency](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300798550/i-dropped-the-ball-auckland-mayor-apologises-as-he-extends-state-of-emergency) for another week ahead of Gabrielle making land. [Coromandel extends state of emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle approaches](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/weather-news/300802857/coromandel-extends-state-of-emergency-as-cyclone-gabrielle-approaches?rm=a) [killing four people](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300794810/body-of-man-located-in-onewhero-four-confirmed-dead-in-auckland-floods). [Cyclone Gabrielle could hammer Coromandel with up to 300mm of rain in 24 hours](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/weather-news/300802599/cyclone-gabrielle-could-hammer-coromandel-with-up-to-300mm-of-rain-in-24-hours?rm=a) [Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle set to barrel toward New Zealand](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300801825/tropical-cyclone-gabrielle-set-to-barrel-toward-new-zealand?rm=a) Severe Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle now at category three intensity as it heads towards Norfolk Island where a warning is current for a potential category two impact for Saturday and Sunday.— Bureau of Meteorology, Queensland (@BOM_Qld) A heavy rain watch is in place for Northland and Auckland from 1am Sunday, with MetService also implementing heavy rain watches for Coromandel and Gisborne later in the day. [Cyclone Gabrielle](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/weather-news/300802599/cyclone-gabrielle-could-hammer-coromandel-with-up-to-300mm-of-rain-in-24-hours) has intensified into a category 3 severe tropical cyclone and has tracked back slightly west, towards Auckland – but the Coromandel will still be hit the worst, forecasters say. On Friday, Gabrielle is off the coast of Queensland in the Coral Sea and is moving southeast towards Aotearoa. - Cyclone Gabrielle is heading towards Aotearoa and the first effects are expected to be felt in Northland on Sunday.

Norfolk Island braces for a direct hit from cyclone (Brisbane Times)

Teams of military and emergency personnel will be deployed to respond to the isolated territory of Norfolk Island as it waits to be struck by Cyclone ...

If they choose to leave the island, then the last flight will be leaving fairly shortly,” Watt said on Friday. “The centre of the cyclone is likely to pass very close to Norfolk Island on Saturday evening,” the BOM said in its advice to island residents. Teams of military and emergency personnel will be deployed to respond to the isolated territory of Norfolk Island as it waits to be struck by Cyclone Gabrielle.