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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
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Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre

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TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 51
Issued at 05:41 AM WST on Tuesday 24 March 2026

Headline:
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle is moving offshore of the west Kimberley coast and is expected to redevelop into a tropical cyclone during Tuesday night.

Areas Affected:
Warning zone: Beagle Bay to Kuri Bay.

Watch zone: Cape Preston to Wallal Downs, including Karratha and Port Hedland.

Cancelled zone: None.

Details of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle 34U at 5:00 am AWST:
Intensity: Tropical Low, sustained winds near the centre of 55 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 85 kilometres per hour.
Location: within 55 kilometres of 15.3 degrees South 125.0 degrees East, estimated to be 55 kilometres east northeast of Kuri Bay and 415 kilometres northeast of Broome.
Movement: west southwest at 25 kilometres per hour.
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle is moving offshore of the west Kimberley coast while heading west southwest. A Severe Weather Warning is current in the area for damaging winds and possible heavy rainfall.
The system will continue moving to the west southwest, roughly parallel to the Pilbara coast during today and Wednesday. There is a High chance that it redevelops into a tropical cyclone overnight Tuesday, and it is forecast to reach severe (category 3) intensity by Wednesday evening. While the system is likely to be over waters well to the north of the Pilbara during Wednesday, gales may extend south and over the Pilbara coast.
Longer term, the system is expected to begin turning to the southeast and towards the WA coast late on Thursday or early on Friday. The system is most likely to make landfall over the Central West or Gascoyne coastlines, but may also impact the west Pilbara. There is significant uncertainty as to exactly when are where the system will cross the coast.

Hazards:
Isolated HEAVY RAINFALL which may lead to FLASH FLOODING may occur across parts of the north Kimberley this morning.
GALES with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS to 90 km/h may develop along the coast between Kuri Bay and Beagle Bay from later this morning. Gales in this area are expected to then ease by Wednesday morning, as the system moves further away from the west Kimberley coast.
GALES with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS to 100 km/h may develop along the coast between Wallal Downs and Port Hedland from Wednesday afternoon, especially if the system takes a track further south. Gales may extend further west to Cape Preston (including Karratha) Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

Recommended Action:
DFES advises:
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.

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

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Marine Wind Warning Summary for Western Australia

Issued at 01:01 AM WST on Tuesday 24 March 2026
for the period until midnight WST Wednesday 25 March 2026

Wind Warnings for Tuesday 24 March
Gale Warning for the following areas:
North Kimberley Coast and West Kimberley Coast
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Pilbara Coast West, Ningaloo Coast, Gascoyne Coast, Geraldton Coast, Lancelin Coast, Perth Coast and Bunbury Geographe Coast

Wind Warnings for Wednesday 25 March
Storm Force Wind Warning for the following areas:
West Kimberley Coast and Pilbara Coast East
Gale Warning for the following areas:
Pilbara Coast West
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Ningaloo Coast, Gascoyne Coast, Geraldton Coast, Lancelin Coast, Perth Coast, Bunbury Geographe Coast and Leeuwin Coast

The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 7:01 am WST Tuesday.
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Check the latest Coastal Waters Forecast or Local
Waters Forecast at http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/map.shtml for information on wind,
wave and weather conditions for these coastal zones.
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