An area of low pressure north of Australia continues to slowly organized andcould become a tropical cyclone during the day Monday.The area of low pressure is located over the Arafura Sea, northeast ofDarwin, Australia. Environmental conditions appear favor for this system tocontinue to organize and should become a tropical cyclone during the day Mondayas the steering currents take the system toward the west-northwest.
Locally heavy rain and gusty winds will impact portions of eastern Indonesiaearly this week as the system moves into the Banda Sea. Rough seas will alsocause mariners problems through at least the middle of the week.
The storm is expected to weaken by the middle of the week as strong windsbegin to pull the system in different directions.
Story by AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist Rob Miller
