Source: Bureau of Meteorology

Issued at 11:51 am WST on Saturday 12 April 2025

Headline:
Tropical cyclone expected to develop in the Timor Sea later today.

Areas Affected:
Warning Zone
King George River Mouth to Kuri Bay .

Watch Zone
Kuri Bay to Cockatoo Island.

Cancelled Zone
None.

Details of Tropical Low 29U at 11:00 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 55 kilometres of 11.3 degrees South 127.4 degrees East, estimated to be 340 kilometres north northeast of Kalumburu and 400 kilometres west northwest of Darwin.

Movement: southwest at 15 kilometres per hour.

Tropical Low 29U is located to the north northeast of Kalumburu and is moving southwest. It is expected to develop into a tropical cyclone later today.

29U will continue moving southwest across the Timor Sea during the weekend. It is expected to pass to the north of the Kimberley coast during Sunday before taking a more westward track away from the Kimberley coast on Monday. Increased wind and wave impacts are possible along the north and northwest Kimberley coast from later today and overnight tonight.

Hazards:
Gales with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS could develop between coastal locations between King George River Mouth and Mitchell Plateau Saturday night or early Sunday morning, and west to Kuri Bay later Sunday morning, if the track shifts further south, closer to the Kimberley coast.

Gales with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS could develop along coastal locations between Kuri Bay and Cockatoo Island later Sunday, only if the track shifts further southwards, closer to the Kimberley coast

HEAVY RAINFALL may develop along the coastal areas between King George River Mouth and Kuri Bay, tonight or on Sunday, as 29U moves past the Kimberley coast on Sunday morning.

As the system moves past, tides between King George River Mouth and Kuri Bay may rise above the normal high tide mark, but the sea level should not exceed the highest tide of the year.

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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