Source: Bureau of Meteorology

Issued at 8:46 pm WST on Saturday 8 February 2025

Headline:
Developing tropical low near Kimberley coast potentially becoming a tropical cyclone on Monday.

Areas Affected:
Warning Zone
None.

Watch Zone
Cockatoo Island to Bidyadanga, including Broome.

Cancelled Zone
Kuri Bay to Cockatoo Island .

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 65 kilometres of 14.1 degrees South 124.7 degrees East, estimated to be 505 kilometres north northeast of Broome and 155 kilometres north of Kuri Bay.

Movement: west southwest at 9 kilometres per hour.

A tropical low is forming near the north Kimberley coast. The low is forecast to move southwest off the Kimberley coast and develop, potentially reaching cyclone intensity by Monday. The system is then forecast to move further to the southwest towards the Pilbara coast.

Hazards:
Gales with DAMAGING gusts to 100 kilometres per hour may develop near the Kimberley coast between Cockatoo Island and Beagle Bay from early Monday, possibly extending further towards Broome and Bidyadanga during Monday.

Locally heavy falls are possible near the Kimberley coast between Broome and Cockatoo Island from Sunday potentially becoming more widespread on Monday.

Abnormally high tides are possible from Sunday night between Cape Leveque and Kuri Bay, but the sea level should not exceed the highest tide of the year.

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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