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Two looming cyclones off WA set to create rare weather phenomenon known as Fujiwhara Effect
A rare weather phenomenon is developing off the West Australian coast as two brewing cyclones look set to interact this week.
Key points:
- Cyclone Seroja and another tropical low are expected to interact off WA
- The rare weather phenomenon is known as the Fujiwhara Effect
- The interaction makes forecasting the paths of cyclones difficult
Tropical Cyclone Seroja, currently sitting several hundred kilometres north-west of Broome, was named earlier this week and is tracking south-west over open waters.
Meanwhile, a second tropical low has now formed nearby, expected to strengthen to cyclone intensity as early as tomorrow.
With the two systems on path to interact with each other, a phenomenon known as the Fujiwhara Effect will likely occur,…
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