Source: Bureau of Meteorology

TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 59

Issued at 5:58 am WST on Wednesday 25 March 2026
Headline:

Tropical Cyclone Narelle has redeveloped into a tropical cyclone and is moving away from the Kimberley coast.
Areas Affected:
Warning Zone

Cape Leveque to south of Beagle Bay, and Bidyadanga to Mardie, including Port Hedland and Karratha.
Watch Zone

Mardie to Cape Cuvier, including Onslow, Exmouth and Coral Bay.
Cancelled Zone

None.
Details of Tropical Cyclone Narelle 34U at 5:00 am AWST:

Intensity: Category 1, sustained winds near the centre of 75 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 100 kilometres per hour.

Location: within 35 kilometres of 16.9 degrees South 120.8 degrees East, estimated to be 195 kilometres northwest of Broome and 445 kilometres north northeast of Port Hedland.

Movement: west southwest at 23 kilometres per hour.

Tropical Cyclone Narelle has redeveloped into a Category 1 tropical cyclone.

Narelle will continue moving to the west southwest, roughly parallel to the Pilbara coast during today and Thursday, and is forecast to reach severe (category 3) intensity late Wednesday or early Thursday. During this time gales may extend to the coast while Narelle remains over waters to the north of the Pilbara.

Later on Thursday and during Friday, Narelle will turn towards the south, likely passing close to the North West Cape. During this time impacts may extend to the inland western Pilbara and along the Ningaloo coast. Narelle will move to the south southeast during Friday and Saturday, with impacts extending along the Gascoyne coast and expected as far south as the Lower West on the weekend.
Hazards:

GALES with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS to 90 km/h are possible in coastal parts of the Dampier Peninsula north of Broome overnight, including Beagle Bay and Cape Leveque, before gradually easing during Wednesday morning as Narelle moves further away from the west Kimberley coast. A Severe Weather Warning for showers with damaging wind gusts is in place over parts of far west Kimberley.

GALES with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS to 100 km/h may develop along the coast between Bidyadanga and De Grey during Wednesday morning. Gales are forecast to extend further west along the Pilbara coast to Port Hedland and Karratha later Wednesday. GALES with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS to 120 km/h may develop west to Exmouth during Thursday afternoon and extend further south to Cape Cuvier by Friday morning.

DESTRUCTIVE WIND GUSTS to 140 km/h may develop on the Pilbara coast near Karratha late Wednesday or early Thursday, extending to Exmouth during Thursday, and to Coral Bay by early Friday.

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

Tides will be higher than normal between Port Hedland and North West Cape. LARGE WAVES may produce MINOR FLOODING of low-lying coastal areas.
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.

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