Weatherzone, By: Ben Domensino, 05/02/2013
Tropical Cyclone Zane weakened to a tropical low overnight, although will still cause showers, thunderstorms and strong winds over Cape York Peninsula today. After intensifying into a category two tropical cyclone earlier this week, Zane weakened during Wednesday as it moved into a region of strong wind shear, causing the system to lose its structure.
At 3am EST today, the ex-tropical cyclone was estimated to be 160 kilometres east of Lockhart River and moving towards the QLD coast at 17 km/h. The low will continue to weaken as it moves from east to west across the QLD Peninsula today, triggering gusty showers and isolated thunderstorms. The heaviest rainfall will occur along the eastern coast, between about Cooktown and Lockhart, where 20-40mm is possible.
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