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TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 47
Issued at 05:42 PM WST on Monday 23 March 2026

Headline:
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle moving across the north Kimberley tonight and Tuesday, likely to redevelop over waters west of the Kimberley late Tuesday or early Wednesday.

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

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

Cancelled zone: None.

Details of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle 34U at 5:00 pm AWST:
Intensity: Tropical Low, sustained winds near the centre of 55 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 85 kilometres per hour.
Location: within 35 kilometres of 14.7 degrees South 127.7 degrees East, estimated to be 100 kilometres north northwest of Wyndham and 690 kilometres east northeast of Broome.
Movement: west southwest at 19 kilometres per hour.
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle has moved over land in the northeast Kimberley coast, north northwest of Wyndham. It is expected to move west southwest across the north Kimberley tonight, and a Severe Weather Warning is current for heavy rainfall and damaging wind gusts for parts of the north Kimberley.
The system moves offshore from the northwest Kimberley coast during Tuesday. Gales may develop to the north of the system and impact exposed coastal areas of the northwest Kimberley coast west of Kuri Bay, extending to Beagle Bay by Tuesday evening.
From Wednesday, the system will continue moving to the west southwest, parallel to the Pilbara coast. There is a High chance of redevelopment into a tropical cyclone by early Wednesday, and it is forecast to reach severe (category 3) intensity by Wednesday evening. While the system is likely to over waters to the north of the Pilbara during Wednesday, gales may develop along the Pilbara coast.
Longer term the system is expected to take a more southerly track and may impact western parts of WA, however there is significant uncertainty in which parts will be impacted.

Hazards:
HEAVY RAINFALL which may lead to FLASH FLOODING is likely across the north Kimberley tonight and on Tuesday morning.
GALES with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS to 90 km/h may develop along the coast between Kuri Bay and Beagle Bay during Tuesday. Gales in this area are expected to ease by Wednesday morning, as the system move 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