Details of Tropical Low 30U at 3:30 pm ACST:
Intensity: tropical low, sustained winds near the centre of 55 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 85 kilometres per hour.
Location: within 30 kilometres of 12.6 degrees South, 141.2 degrees East , 75 kilometres west of Weipa and 480 kilometres east of Nhulunbuy .
Movement: south southeast at 7 kilometres per hour .
Tropical Low 30U is currently moving slowly south near the western Cape York Peninsula coast. It is forecast to turn westwards tonight and move back across the Gulf of Carpentaria on Sunday and Monday.
There is a moderate chance the that 30U will develop into a tropical cyclone during Sunday or Monday, but it will most likely remain a tropical low. Gales are forecast to develop on the southern side of the system from Sunday morning, but they should not affect the western coast of Cape York Peninsula.
30U will pass close to the northeast Top End coast late on Monday, before moving northwest into the Arafura Sea, where it is likely to persist for most of next week.
