Forecast

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tropical Cyclone Advice
Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre

Media: The Standard Emergency Warning Signal should NOT be used with this warning.

PRIORITY

TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 3
Issued at 02:46 AM WST on Friday 06 February 2026

Headline:
Tropical Low 21U is expected to develop off the north Pilbara coast.

Areas Affected:
Warning zone: None.

Watch zone: Onslow to De Grey, including Port Hedland, Karratha and Barrow Island.

Cancelled zone: None.

Details of Tropical Low 21U at 2:00 am AWST:
Intensity: Tropical Low, sustained winds near the centre of 35 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 85 kilometres per hour.
Location: within 45 kilometres of 17.7 degrees South 122.6 degrees East, estimated to be 50 kilometres northeast of Broome and 510 kilometres northeast of Port Hedland.
Movement: west at 21 kilometres per hour.
Tropical Low 21U is located over the western Kimberley and is moving to the west. It is expected to move offshore of the Kimberley coast during today. Once offshore, 21U is expected to develop over waters off the Pilbara coast, becoming a category 1 tropical cyclone during Saturday.
Over the weekend, 21U is forecast to move in a general west southwest direction, remaining parallel to the Pilbara coast. From later Sunday, 21U is expected to begin weakening as it takes a more southerly track towards the far west Pilbara coast or northern Gascoyne coast.

Hazards:
GALES with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS to 120 km/h are possible for coastal parts between De Grey and Onslow during Saturday and early Sunday.
Widespread moderate to locally HEAVY RAINFALL which may lead to FLASH FLOODING is possible from later tonight for the Pilbara coast.
Tides between Exmouth and Wickham are likely to rise above the normal high tide mark on Saturday and Sunday and LARGE WAVES may produce MINOR FLOODING of low-lying coastal areas.

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.

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 Friday 06 February 2026
for the period until midnight WST Saturday 07 February 2026

Wind Warnings for Friday 06 February
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Perth Local Waters, West Kimberley Coast, Pilbara Coast East, Ningaloo Coast, Gascoyne Coast, Geraldton Coast, Lancelin Coast, Perth Coast, Bunbury Geographe Coast and Leeuwin Coast

Wind Warnings for Saturday 07 February
Gale Warning for the following areas:
West Kimberley Coast, Pilbara Coast East and Pilbara Coast West
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Perth Local Waters, 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 Friday.
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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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