Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tropical Cyclone Advice For Western Australia
Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre
Media: The Standard Emergency Warning Signal should NOT be used with this warning.
PRIORITY
TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 12
Issued at 02:47 AM WST on Tuesday 11 February 2025
Headline:
Tropical low (18U) off the northwest Kimberley developing slowing and moving southwest.
Areas Affected:
Warning zone: None.
Watch zone: Cape Leveque to Port Hedland, including Broome.
Cancelled zone: None.
Details of Tropical Low 18U at 2:00 am AWST:
Intensity: Tropical Low, sustained winds near the centre of 45 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 85 kilometres per hour.
Location: within 75 kilometres of 15.7 degrees South 120.9 degrees East, estimated to be 290 kilometres north northwest of Broome and 230 kilometres west northwest of Cape Leveque.
Movement: southwest at 9 kilometres per hour.
A tropical low (18U) to the northwest of the Kimberley coast is expected to move south and slowly develop over the next few days. It is expected to approach the coast as a significant system later in the week. There is high uncertainty regarding its forecast intensity and track from mid-week.
Hazards:
Gales with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS to 100 kilometres per hour may develop along the coast between Cape Leveque and Port Hedland during Wednesday or Thursday. Locally heavy falls may develop along the coast between Cape Leveque and Port Hedland during Wednesday or Thursday. The slow movement of the system as it approaches the coast may result in very high falls near the track. Refer to Flood Watch for further information. Abnormally high tides are possible between Cape Leveque and Port Hedland on Wednesday but sea levels should not exceed the highest tide of the year. Higher tides may occur as the system nears the coast.
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
Forecast
Mitchell Plateau (14.879°S, 125.9165°E, 344m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds N/NE 15 to 25 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 29 to 36.
Forecast for Mitchell Plateau (14.879°S, 125.9165°E, 344m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary Minimum 24° 24° 24° 24° 23° 23° 23° Maximum 28° 29° 29° 28° 29° 29° 31° Chance of rain 80% 90% 90% 90% 80% 80% 70% Likely amount 5-10mm 5-10mm 5-10mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 22
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(km/h)Wind direction NNE N N N NNW NNW NNW NW WNW WNW WNW WNW W WNW Relative humidity 85% 81% 83% 77% 82% 79% 83% 80% 81% 74% 83% 67% 77% 60% Dew point 24°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 22°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Mitchell Plateau (14.879°S, 125.9165°E, 344m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:07am WST 5:30am WST 6:08pm WST 6:31pm WST 5:23pm WST 4:01am WST Waxing gibbous
Full moon Feb 13 Last quarter Feb 21 New moon Feb 28 First quarter Mar 07 -
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