Source: Bureau of Meteorology

ROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 38
Issued at 2:43 pm WST on Sunday 22 March 2026

Headline:
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle moving west across the NT, likely to redevelop off the west Kimberley coast early this week.

Areas Affected:
Warning Zone
Kalumburu to the WA/NT Border.

Watch Zone
Beagle Bay to west of Kalumburu.

Cancelled Zone
None.

Details of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle 34U at 2:00 pm AWST:
Intensity: Tropical Low, sustained winds near the centre of 55 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 85 kilometres per hour.

Location: within 45 kilometres of 13.7 degrees South 133.0 degrees East, estimated to be 115 kilometres northeast of Katherine and 560 kilometres east northeast of Wyndham.

Movement: west at 24 kilometres per hour.

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle will continue tracking west across the Top End on Sunday as a well defined tropical low. A Severe Weather Warning is current for heavy, locally intense rainfall and damaging wind gusts affecting the NT.

During Monday the low is expected to move over the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf and gales may redevelop to the north of the centre. These gales may impact the northeast Kimberley coast, however there is only a low chance of the system redeveloping into a tropical cyclone at this time. The passage of the low across the north Kimberley is likely to be accompanied by heavy rainfall.

During Tuesday Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle is forecast to move offshore of the west Kimberely coast and has a high chance of redeveloping into a tropical cyclone with a risk of coastal gales between Beagle Bay and west of Kalumburu. It is likely to be located to the north of the Pilbara coast and moving west southwest by mid-week.

Hazards:
HEAVY RAINFALL which may lead to FLASH FLOODING is likely to develop across the north Kimberley during Monday.

GALES with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS to 90 km/h may develop along the coast between Kalumburu and the WA/NT border during Monday as the low moves west.

GALES with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS to 100 km/h may develop along the coast between Beagle Bay and west of Kalumburu during Tuesday.

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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