Source: Bureau of Meteorology

TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 13
Issued at 2:55 am WST on Saturday 24 January 2026

Headline:
Tropical Cyclone Luana has developed and will intensify further before impacting the northwest Kimberley Coast.

Areas Affected:
Warning Zone
Broome to northeast of Kuri Bay, including Derby and adjacent inland areas.

Watch Zone
Bidyadanga to Broome and adjacent inland area.

Cancelled Zone
None.

Details of Tropical Cyclone Luana 16U at 2:00 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 45 kilometres of 15.8 degrees South 121.2 degrees East, estimated to be 265 kilometres north northwest of Broome and 195 kilometres west northwest of Cape Leveque.

Movement: east southeast at 18 kilometres per hour.

Tropical Cyclone Luana has formed and is forecast to intensify to be a category 2 system prior to making landfall on the northwest Kimberley coast during Saturday. The most likely crossing location is between north of Broome to Cockatoo Island.

After landfall over the Dampier Peninsula, Luana may move back over the waters of King Sound and is forecast to maintain category 2 intensity until subsequent landfall near Derby. It will weaken and be below tropical cyclone strength during Sunday morning after moving inland from Derby.

Hazards:
DESTRUCTIVE WIND GUSTS to 155 km/h may develop near the system centre between Beagle Bay and Cockatoo Island during Saturday as the system approaches and moves over the coast.

GALES with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS to 120 km/h are possible between Beagle Bay and Kuri Bay from early this morning. Gales may extend south to Derby and towards Broome during Saturday and to adjacent inland areas overnight Saturday night. If the system takes a track further west, gales may extend from Broome to Bidyadanga later Saturday.

HEAVY RAINFALL which may lead to FLASH FLOODING is possible for the northwest Kimberley district, including the coast and adjacent inland areas during Saturday.

Coastal residents within King Sound are specifically warned of the potential for a DANGEROUS STORM TIDE as the cyclone passes over the Sound. Tides are likely to rise significantly above the normal high tide, with DAMAGING WAVES and DANGEROUS FLOODING.

Tides will be higher than normal between Beagle Bay and Kuri Bay on Saturday and LARGE WAVES may produce MINOR FLOODING of low-lying coastal areas as the system crosses the 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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