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TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 12
Issued at 01:09 AM CST on Friday 21 November 2025

Headline:
Tropical Cyclone Fina is slowly moving south, with impacts for the Northern Territory from early Friday morning.

Areas Affected:
Warning zone: Milikapiti to Maningrida, including the Cobourg Peninsula, Minjilang and Warruwi.

Watch zone: Daly River Mouth to Gunbalanya, including Dundee Beach, Darwin, Batchelor, Pirlangimpi and Wurrumiyanga about the Tiwi Islands.

Cancelled zone: None.

Details of Tropical Cyclone Fina 02U at 12:30 am ACST:
Intensity: Category 1, sustained winds near the centre of 75 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 100 kilometres per hour.
Location: within 35 kilometres of 10.2 degrees South 133.2 degrees East, estimated to be 355 kilometres northeast of Darwin and 125 kilometres north northeast of Minjilang.
Movement: slow moving.
Tropical Cyclone Fina, currently a category 1 cyclone, is moving slowly south and is expected to strengthen to a category 2 system whilst tracking southwest during Friday.
Late Friday, Fina is forecast to approach the Cobourg Peninsula and Tiwi Islands before continuing southwest through the Van Diemen Gulf on Saturday.
Fina is forecast to further intensify to a severe tropical cyclone during Sunday afternoon in the southern Timor Sea. There continues to remain a chance that it could reach achieve category 3 intensity earlier, during late Friday or early Saturday as it moves into the Van Diemen Gulf.

Hazards:
GALES with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS to 120 km/h may develop over the Cobourg Peninsula between Cape Don and Warruwi Friday morning, possibly extending to between Milikapiti and Maningrida. Gales are expected to extend further west to include the Tiwi Islands during late Friday and from Darwin east to Gunbalanya during Saturday. Gales may extend further southwest to Batchelor and Daly River Mouth late on Saturday. DESTRUCTIVE WIND GUSTS to 155km/h may develop between Cape Don and Warruwi on Friday as the system nears the coast, extending to the Tiwi Islands early Saturday and possibly to Darwin later on Saturday. HEAVY RAINFALL which may lead to FLASH FLOODING is possible along coastal areas between the Tiwi Islands and Maningrida from Friday, extending to the coast and nearby inland across the western Top End including Darwin on Saturday. Coastal residents on the Tiwi Islands, and between Cape Hotham and Maningrida are specifically warned of a DANGEROUS STORM TIDE as the cyclone centre crosses the coast during Friday and Saturday. Tides are likely to rise significantly above the normal high tide, with DAMAGING WAVES and DANGEROUS FLOODING.

Recommended Action:
NTES advises people near and between Milikapiti and Maningrida should immediately commence or continue preparations, especially securing boats and property, using available daylight hours. NTES advises people elsewhere about the Tiwi Islands and areas between Daly River Mouth and Gunbalanya, including Darwin and Batchelor, should consider what action they will need to take if the cyclone threat increases. For cyclone preparedness and safety advice, visit the Secure NT website (www.securent.nt.gov.au). For emergency assistance call the Northern Territory Emergency Service (NTES) on 132 500 (for assistance with storm damage, rising flood water, fallen trees on buildings or roof damage).

Cyclone advices and DFES Alerts are available by dialling 13 DFES (13 3337)

A map showing the track of the cyclone is available at:
http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone

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Issued at 01:09 AM CST on Friday 21 November 2025