Forecast

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

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Severe Weather Warning
for Damaging Winds

for parts of Kimberley district.

Issued at 5:59 am Wednesday, 25 March 2026.

Gusty winds associated with bands of showers around Tropical Cyclone Narelle.

Weather Situation
Fast moving bands of showers around Tropical Cyclone Narelle bring damaging winds to parts of the Kimberley.
DAMAGING WINDS for the following areas:
Kimberley
DAMAGING WINDS gust around 100 km/h associated with passing showers are forecast across the warning area.
Winds are expected to ease below warning thresholds later this morning.
A Tropical Cyclone Advice is also current for this system. Refer to www.bom.gov.au/weather-and-climate/warnings-and-alerts for the latest information.
Locations which may be affected include Broome and Cockatoo Island.

The Department of Fire and Emergency Services advises that people should:
* If outside find safe shelter away from trees, power lines, storm water drains and streams.
* Close your curtains and blinds, and stay inside away from windows.
* Unplug electrical appliances and do not use land line telephones if there is lightning.
* If boating, swimming or surfing leave the water.
* Be alert and watch for hazards on the road such as fallen power lines and loose debris.
* Keep away from flooded drains, rivers, streams and waterways.
* Be careful of fallen trees, damaged buildings and debris.
* Be careful of fallen power lines. They are dangerous and should always be treated as live.
* Assess your home, car and property for damage.
* If damage has occurred take photos and contact your insurance company to organise permanent repairs.
* If your home or property has significant damage, like a badly damaged roof or flooding, call the SES on 132 500.

The next Severe Weather Warning will be issued by 11:00 am AWST Wednesday.
Check https://www.bom.gov.au/weather-and-climate/warnings-and-alerts. Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and Department of Fire and Emergency Services would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

Severe Weather Warning
for Damaging Winds

for parts of Kimberley district.

Issued at 5:59 am Wednesday, 25 March 2026.

Gusty winds associated with bands of showers around Tropical Cyclone Narelle.

Weather Situation
Fast moving bands of showers around Tropical Cyclone Narelle bring damaging winds to parts of the Kimberley.
DAMAGING WINDS for the following areas:
Kimberley
DAMAGING WINDS gust around 100 km/h associated with passing showers are forecast across the warning area.
Winds are expected to ease below warning thresholds later this morning.
A Tropical Cyclone Advice is also current for this system. Refer to www.bom.gov.au/weather-and-climate/warnings-and-alerts for the latest information.
Locations which may be affected include Broome and Cockatoo Island.

The Department of Fire and Emergency Services advises that people should:
* If outside find safe shelter away from trees, power lines, storm water drains and streams.
* Close your curtains and blinds, and stay inside away from windows.
* Unplug electrical appliances and do not use land line telephones if there is lightning.
* If boating, swimming or surfing leave the water.
* Be alert and watch for hazards on the road such as fallen power lines and loose debris.
* Keep away from flooded drains, rivers, streams and waterways.
* Be careful of fallen trees, damaged buildings and debris.
* Be careful of fallen power lines. They are dangerous and should always be treated as live.
* Assess your home, car and property for damage.
* If damage has occurred take photos and contact your insurance company to organise permanent repairs.
* If your home or property has significant damage, like a badly damaged roof or flooding, call the SES on 132 500.

The next Severe Weather Warning will be issued by 11:00 am AWST Wednesday.
Check https://www.bom.gov.au/weather-and-climate/warnings-and-alerts. Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and Department of Fire and Emergency Services would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.

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.

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TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 59
Issued at 05:58 AM WST on Wednesday 25 March 2026

Headline:
Tropical Cyclone Narelle has redeveloped into a tropical cyclone and is moving away from the Kimberley coast.

Areas Affected:
Warning zone: Cape Leveque to south of Beagle Bay, and Bidyadanga to Mardie, including Port Hedland and Karratha.

Watch zone: Mardie to Cape Cuvier, including Onslow, Exmouth and Coral Bay.

Cancelled zone: None.

Details of Tropical Cyclone Narelle 34U at 5:00 am AWST:
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 16.9 degrees South 120.8 degrees East, estimated to be 195 kilometres northwest of Broome and 445 kilometres north northeast of Port Hedland.
Movement: west southwest at 23 kilometres per hour.
Tropical Cyclone Narelle has redeveloped into a Category 1 tropical cyclone.
Narelle will continue moving to the west southwest, roughly parallel to the Pilbara coast during today and Thursday, and is forecast to reach severe (category 3) intensity late Wednesday or early Thursday. During this time gales may extend to the coast while Narelle remains over waters to the north of the Pilbara.
Later on Thursday and during Friday, Narelle will turn towards the south, likely passing close to the North West Cape. During this time impacts may extend to the inland western Pilbara and along the Ningaloo coast. Narelle will move to the south southeast during Friday and Saturday, with impacts extending along the Gascoyne coast and expected as far south as the Lower West on the weekend.

Hazards:
GALES with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS to 90 km/h are possible in coastal parts of the Dampier Peninsula north of Broome overnight, including Beagle Bay and Cape Leveque, before gradually easing during Wednesday morning as Narelle moves further away from the west Kimberley coast. A Severe Weather Warning for showers with damaging wind gusts is in place over parts of far west Kimberley.
GALES with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS to 100 km/h may develop along the coast between Bidyadanga and De Grey during Wednesday morning. Gales are forecast to extend further west along the Pilbara coast to Port Hedland and Karratha later Wednesday. GALES with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS to 120 km/h may develop west to Exmouth during Thursday afternoon and extend further south to Cape Cuvier by Friday morning.
DESTRUCTIVE WIND GUSTS to 140 km/h may develop on the Pilbara coast near Karratha late Wednesday or early Thursday, extending to Exmouth during Thursday, and to Coral Bay by early Friday.
Isolated HEAVY RAINFALL which may lead to FLASH FLOODING may occur across parts of the north and west Kimberley during Wednesday.
Tides will be higher than normal between Port Hedland and North West Cape. LARGE WAVES may produce MINOR FLOODING of low-lying coastal areas.

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

Tropical Cyclone Technical Bulletin: AUSTRALIA - Western Australia
Issued by Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE
at: 1909 UTC 24/03/2026
Name: Tropical Cyclone Narelle
Identifier: 34U
Data At: 1800 UTC
Latitude: 16.8S
Longitude: 121.4E
Location Accuracy: within 20nm (35 km)
Movement Towards: west southwest (245 deg)
Speed of Movement: 13 knots (24 km/h)
Maximum 10-Minute Wind: 40 knots (75 km/h)
Maximum 3-Second Wind Gust: 55 knots (100 km/h)
Central Pressure: 986 hPa
Radius of 34-knot winds NE quadrant: 100 nm (185 km)
Radius of 34-knot winds SE quadrant: 50 nm (95 km)
Radius of 34-knot winds SW quadrant: 80 nm (150 km)
Radius of 34-knot winds NW quadrant: 80 nm (150 km)
Radius of 48-knot winds NE quadrant:
Radius of 48-knot winds SE quadrant:
Radius of 48-knot winds SW quadrant:
Radius of 48-knot winds NW quadrant:
Radius of 64-knot winds:
Radius of Maximum Winds: 20 nm (35 km)
Dvorak Intensity Code: T2.5/2.5/D0.5/18HRS STT:S0.0/06HRS
Pressure of outermost isobar: 998 hPa
Radius of outermost closed isobar: 140 nm (260 km)

FORECAST DATA
Date/Time : Location : Loc. Accuracy: Max Wind : Central Pressure
(UTC) : degrees : nm (km): knots(km/h): hPa
+06: 25/0000: 17.2S 120.0E: 030 (060): 045 (085): 986
+12: 25/0600: 17.7S 118.9E: 040 (075): 050 (095): 982
+18: 25/1200: 17.9S 117.9E: 040 (075): 055 (100): 978
+24: 25/1800: 18.3S 116.9E: 035 (065): 065 (120): 968
+36: 26/0600: 19.4S 114.9E: 035 (065): 085 (155): 950
+48: 26/1800: 20.7S 113.4E: 045 (085): 095 (175): 940
+60: 27/0600: 23.1S 112.8E: 065 (115): 090 (165): 945
+72: 27/1800: 26.1S 113.6E: 090 (160): 070 (130): 963
+96: 28/1800: 34.5S 119.7E: 165 (300): 030 (055): 989
+120: 29/1800: None None: None (None): None (None): None

REMARKS:
Tropical Cyclone Narelle has redeveloped offshore of the northwest Kimberley coast. Position is estimated using Broome radar with good confidence. Dvorak analysis: DT=2.5 using a curved band pattern with wrap of 0.4. No MET available. FT/CI=2.5. Recent objective guidance: (1-min means): ADT (1800 UTC) 57 kn, AiDT (1800 UTC) 50 kn, DPRINT (1800 UTC) 42 kn. A 1547 OSCAT pass indicated 30-35 knot winds in all quadrants, with a peak of 40 knots south of the centre. Intensity analysed at 40 knots 10-min. Environmental conditions are generally favourable for development. SSTs around 29 30 C persist along Narelle s track off the Pilbara coast but reduce as Narelle turns and tracks south past Exmouth, dropping below 26 C roughly south of Shark Bay. Strong equatorward outflow and upper divergence combine with deep moisture. An upper trough lies a long way to the southwest of Narelle, and may assist Narelle's intensification as it gets closer. Narelle is located on the northwest side of an upper anticyclone, under easterly vertical wind shear (CIMSS analysis at 1200 UTC 12 knots from the east). Narelle forecast to remain in moderate shear over the next few days, however, NWP guidance indicates that this will not significantly inhibit intensification as the system is relatively large and remains pouched in deep moisture. Intensification is expected to continue during Wednesday and Thursday with a period of rapid intensification likely. Peak intensity of category 4 is forecast, but a peak intensity of Category 5 is possible. Narelle is following the northwest side of a mid-level anticyclone to the south, tracking to the west southwest. By Friday the anticyclone moves further east and an approaching upper trough aids in a more southerly then southeasterly path. The most likely scenario is a track down the west coast. Gradual weakening is then expected as the environment starts to become less favourable, however Narelle may remain at severe TC intensity south to the Shark Bay region and at cyclone intensity further south to Geraldton. There is high confidence in this track but timing (speed along the track) remains uncertain.

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