Source: Bureau of Meteorology

Issued at 8:56 am WST on Thursday 22 February 2024
Headline:

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln expected to re-develop, impacts for the west Pilbara and northern Gascoyne coast Friday and Saturday.
Areas Affected:
Warning Zone

None.
Watch Zone

Roebourne to Minilya Roadhouse including Karratha, Dampier, Onslow and Exmouth.
Cancelled Zone

None.
Details of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln 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 55 kilometres of 16.1 degrees South 120.6 degrees East, estimated to be 270 kilometres northwest of Broome and 650 kilometres northeast of Karratha.

Movement: west at 18 kilometres per hour.

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln is offshore from the west Kimberley coast. The system will move to the west southwest and develop, likely reaching tropical cyclone intensity overnight Thursday. It will then turn to the southwest towards the far west Pilbara coast while developing further. On Saturday the system is most likely to cross the far west Pilbara or upper Gascoyne coast and weaken as it moves inland on Sunday.
Hazards:

GALES with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS of 100 km/h will possibly develop Friday morning between Roebourne to Cape Preston if the system tracks further south than expected.

The risk of GALES with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS of 100 km/h extends west to between Cape Preston to Ningaloo from Friday evening, and they become more likely during Saturday. There is also a risk of GALES with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS of 100km/hr extending to between Ningaloo and Minilya Roadhouse late Friday evening and continuing into Saturday. DESTRUCTIVE WIND GUSTS to 140 km/h are also possible near the centre of the system on Saturday.

HEAVY RAINFALL is likely to be confined to near the path of the cyclone, developing about the western Pilbara as the cyclone approaches the coast from late Friday, and then spreading southwards into the western Gascoyne as the system moves south on Saturday.

Tides near the path of the system are likely to rise above the normal high tide mark on Friday and Saturday with very rough seas and flooding of low-lying coastal areas.
Recommended Action:

DFES advises of the following community alerts:

Blue Alert: People in or near coastal communities Roebourne to Minilya Roadhouse need to prepare for cyclonic weather and organise an emergency kit including first aid kit, torch portable radio, food and water

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