Source: Bureau of Meteorology

TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 52

Issued at 9:00 am WST on Tuesday 24 March 2026
Headline:

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle is moving offshore of the west Kimberley coast and is expected to redevelop into a tropical cyclone tonight and move roughly parallel to the Pilbara coast on Wednesday and Thursday.
Areas Affected:
Warning Zone

Beagle Bay to Kuri Bay, and De Grey to Wallal Downs.
Watch Zone

Exmouth to De Grey, including Exmouth, Onslow, Karratha and Port Hedland.
Cancelled Zone

None.
Details of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle 34U at 8:00 am AWST:

Intensity: Tropical Low, sustained winds near the centre of 65 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 95 kilometres per hour.

Location: within 45 kilometres of 15.2 degrees South 124.5 degrees East, estimated to be 30 kilometres north of Kuri Bay and 390 kilometres northeast of Broome.

Movement: west southwest at 20 kilometres per hour.

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle is heading west southwest and moving offshore of the west Kimberley coast. It is forecast to redevelop into a tropical cyclone tonight. A Severe Weather Warning is current in the north Kimberley for damaging winds and possible heavy rainfall.

The system will continue moving to the west southwest, roughly parallel to the Pilbara coast during Wednesday and Thursday, and is forecast to reach severe (category 3) intensity Wednesday night. While Narelle is likely to be over waters well to the north of the Pilbara during Wednesday and Thursday, gales may extend south over the Pilbara coast during this time.

On Friday Narelle is expected to turn south to southeast towards the WA west coast with impacts expected as far south as the Lower West on the weekend.
Hazards:

GALES with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS to 90 km/h may develop along the coast between Kuri Bay and Beagle Bay this morning and gradually ease by Wednesday morning, as the system moves further away from the west Kimberley coast.

GALES with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS to 100 km/h may develop along the coast between Wallal Downs and De Grey during Wednesday, especially if the system takes a track further south. Gales may extend further along the Pilbara coast during later and Thursday morning, possibly reaching Exmouth Thursday afternoon.

Isolated HEAVY RAINFALL which may lead to FLASH FLOODING may occur across parts of the north and west Kimberley today.

Tides will be higher than normal between Port Hedland and North West Cape.
Recommended Action:

DFES advises:

Ensure you know what to do in a cyclone. For the latest DFES community alerts and warnings visit www.emergency.wa.gov.au or download the Emergency WA app.
Next Advice:

The next advice will be issued by 12:00 pm AWST Tuesday 24 March.

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