Source: Bureau of Meteorology

Issued at 2:55 pm WST on Thursday 27 March 2025
Headline:

Tropical Cyclone risk for the northwest Kimberley coast, between Mitchell Plateau and Beagle Bay.
Areas Affected:
Warning Zone

None.
Watch Zone

Mitchell Plateau to Beagle Bay, including Derby .
Cancelled Zone

None.
Details of Tropical Low 28U 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 35 kilometres of 13.8 degrees South 121.8 degrees East, estimated to be 350 kilometres west northwest of Kuri Bay and 440 kilometres north northwest of Derby.

Movement: east northeast at 7 kilometres per hour.

Tropical low 28U is developing to the northwest of the Kimberley. It is expected to strengthen before crossing the Kimberley coast either Friday night or Saturday morning, most likely between Kuri Bay and Beagle Bay. There is now a High risk on Friday and early Saturday that 28U could develop into a tropical cyclone. By Sunday, 28U is likely to be over land and weakening.
Hazards:

Gales with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS to 100 kilometres per hour likely in coastal areas between Kuri Bay and Beagle Bay during Friday evening and Saturday morning.

HEAVY RAINFALL which may lead to FLASH FLOODING is possible in parts of the northern and western Kimberley from Friday, extending further inland during the weekend.
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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