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Tropical Cyclone Charlotte |
Queensland Regional Office |
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The monsoon trough was active through the Gulf of Carpentaria during early January. A number of low pressure centres formed along it during the period January 9th-10th, with the centre that eventually became TC Charlotte forming in the central Gulf late on the 10th. The system was named during the late morning on Sunday 11 January. |
| TC Charlotte continued to track slowly to the south-east and crossed the coast near the Gilbert River Mouth during the early morning on Monday 12 January. TC Charlotte then quickly decayed into a rain depression as it moved inland. |
| Heavy rainfall associated with the rain depression and monsoon trough subsequently occurred over the catchments of the already flooded Gulf rivers. |
| Coastal Crossing Details | |
| Crossing time: | Around 0400 EST 12 January 2009 |
| Crossing location: | Around 18 km SSW of Gilbert River Mouth |
| Category when crossing the coast: | 1 |
| Extreme values during cyclone event (estimated) | |
| Note that these values may be changed on the receipt of later information | |
| Maximum Category: | 1 |
| Maximum sustained wind speed: | 85 km/h |
| Maximum wind gust: | 120 km/h |
| Lowest central pressure: | 987 hPa |
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