Source: Bureau of Meteorology

Issued at 2:47 am WST on Tuesday 11 February 2025

Headline:
Tropical low (18U) off the northwest Kimberley developing slowing and moving southwest.

Areas Affected:
Warning Zone
None.

Watch Zone
Cape Leveque to Port Hedland, including Broome.

Cancelled Zone
None.

Details of Tropical Low 18U at 2:00 am AWST:
Intensity: Tropical Low, sustained winds near the centre of 45 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 85 kilometres per hour.

Location: within 75 kilometres of 15.7 degrees South 120.9 degrees East, estimated to be 290 kilometres north northwest of Broome and 230 kilometres west northwest of Cape Leveque.

Movement: southwest at 9 kilometres per hour.

A tropical low (18U) to the northwest of the Kimberley coast is expected to move south and slowly develop over the next few days. It is expected to approach the coast as a significant system later in the week. There is high uncertainty regarding its forecast intensity and track from mid-week.

Hazards:
Gales with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS to 100 kilometres per hour may develop along the coast between Cape Leveque and Port Hedland during Wednesday or Thursday.

Locally heavy falls may develop along the coast between Cape Leveque and Port Hedland during Wednesday or Thursday. The slow movement of the system as it approaches the coast may result in very high falls near the track. Refer to Flood Watch for further information.

Abnormally high tides are possible between Cape Leveque and Port Hedland on Wednesday but sea levels should not exceed the highest tide of the year. Higher tides may occur as the system nears the coast.

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