Source: Bureau of Meteorology

Issued at 8:42 pm WST on Sunday 9 February 2025

Headline:
Developing tropical low off the north Kimberley coast may strengthen to a tropical cyclone on Tuesday.

Areas Affected:
Warning Zone
None.

Watch Zone
Cape Leveque to De Grey, including Broome.

Cancelled Zone
Cockatoo Island to Cape Leveque.

Details of Tropical Low 18U at 8:00 pm AWST:
Intensity: Tropical Low, sustained winds near the centre of 35 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 85 kilometres per hour.

Location: within 75 kilometres of 14.8 degrees South 123.4 degrees East, estimated to be 370 kilometres north northeast of Broome and 140 kilometres west northwest of Kuri Bay.

Movement: slow moving.

A tropical low (18U) is slowly forming near the north Kimberley coast. The low is forecast to move southwest off the Kimberley coast and develop, potentially reaching cyclone intensity on Tuesday. The system is then forecast to move further to the southwest towards the Pilbara coast while strengthening further.

Hazards:
Gales with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS to 100 kilometres per hour may develop near the Kimberley coast between Cape Leveque and Beagle Bay from Tuesday morning, if the system moves further south than forecast. These DAMAGING WIND GUSTS may extend further towards Broome and Bidyadanga during Tuesday and to De Grey on Tuesday night.

Locally heavy falls are possible near the Kimberley coast between Cape Leveque and Broome from Monday afternoon, potentially becoming more widespread and shifting to the coast between Beagle Bay and De Grey during Tuesday.

Abnormally high tides are possible tonight and Monday between Kuri Bay and Cape Leveque, extending further south to Broome and Bidyadanga on Tuesday. The sea level should not exceed the highest tide of the year around the Kimberley coast.

Recommended Action:
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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