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Tropical cyclone off Australia weakening

Reuters 03/08/2009 13:52
Tropical cyclone off Australia weakening - cyclone - tropical


A tropical cyclone off Australia's northeast coast, with destructive 295 kph (177 mph) winds, was weakening on Monday and not expected to hit the coast, weather officials said.



Evacuations of thousands of people, many tourists from offshore island resorts, had been put on hold to see if the storm would weaken from a category four, the second-highest grading, to a category three.

Cyclone Hamish was travelling in a southeastern track parallel to the coast and predicted to move further out to sea in the next 24 hours, Cyclone warning centre forecaster Tony Auden told local media.

"The path has more shifted out to sea and it's more likely to stay out there now," said Auden.

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