Source: Bureau of Meteorology

Issued at 8:47 am WST on Sunday 9 February 2025

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

Areas Affected:
Warning Zone
None.

Watch Zone
Cockatoo Island to De Grey, including Broome.

Cancelled Zone
None.

Details of Tropical Low 18U at 8:00 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 14.7 degrees South 123.3 degrees East, estimated to be 380 kilometres north northeast of Broome and 160 kilometres northwest of Kuri Bay.

Movement: west southwest at 14 kilometres per hour.

A tropical low (18U) is forming near the north Kimberley coast. The low is forecast to move southwest off the Kimberley coast and develop, potentially reaching cyclone intensity on 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 Monday afternoon, possibly extending further towards Broome and Bidyadanga during Monday evening and to De Grey on Tuesday.

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

Abnormally high tides are possible from Sunday night between Kuri Bay and Cape Leveque, extending further south to Bidyadanga on Monday evening 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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