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17:30 AEST on Monday 9 December 2013 | Cloud/surface composite, Australia
Infrared image courtesy of the Japan Meteorological Agency. Blue Marble surface image courtesy of NASA.
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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
National Meteorological and Oceanographic Centre
Satellite Notes for the 0600UTC chart on 9 December 2013
Issued at 6:43 pm EDT Monday on 09 December 2013
Moisture is feeding into the Pilbara region of Western Australia from a weak tropical low to the west of Christmas Island. The cloud band then extends across Western Australia and South Australia to the southeast of the continent. Isolated thunderstorms can be seen embedded within the cloud band over parts of Western Australia, central Australia and eastern Victoria.
Furthern isolated thunderstorms over northern WA are related to a broad area of low pressure.
Low level cloud lies over southern coastal regions of South Australia and Victoria within a moist southerly airstream. A cold front and its associated cloud band is approaching southeastern states.