Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tropical Cyclone Advice
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TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 10
Issued at 02:50 AM WST on Tuesday 30 December 2025
Headline:
Severe Tropical Cyclone Hayley is forecast to bring severe impacts to the northwest Kimberley coast later today.
Areas Affected:
Warning zone: North of Broome to east of Cockatoo Island, including Dampier Peninsula and Derby.
Watch zone: Inland east of Derby to Kuri Bay.
Cancelled zone: None.
Details of Severe Tropical Cyclone Hayley 08U at 2:00 am AWST:
Intensity: Category 4, sustained winds near the centre of 165 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 230 kilometres per hour.
Location: within 30 kilometres of 16.1 degrees South 120.3 degrees East, estimated to be 280 kilometres west of Cape Leveque and 290 kilometres northwest of Broome.
Movement: southeast at 10 kilometres per hour.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Hayley, category 4, is northwest of the Kimberley coast. Hayley is forecast to move east southeast towards the coast, reaching the northern part of the Dampier Peninsula this evening.
Hayley is likely at its peak strength, and is forecast to start weakening today prior to landfall. However, it is still forecast at category 3 strength prior to landfall.
Hazards:
Recommended Action:
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
Ord River (17.4685°S, 127.9524°E, 300m 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. Heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding possible near the coast during this afternoon and evening. Very Destructive wind gusts exceeding 170 km/h possible in the W depending on movement and development of Severe Tropical Cyclone Hayley. Elsewhere winds NW/SW 15 to 25 km/h increasing to 25 to 35 km/h in the early afternoon then tending NW/NE 25 to 40 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 30 to 38.
Forecast for Ord River (17.4685°S, 127.9524°E, 300m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 27° 26° 25° 26° 25° 26° 27° Maximum 35° 33° 32° 31° 34° 36° 38° Chance of rain 70% 80% 80% 90% 70% 40% 50% Likely amount 5-10mm 20-40mm 5-10mm 10-20mm 5-10mm 5-10mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - 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 11
(km/h)13
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(km/h)Wind direction WSW W NW NE NNE ENE ENE NE SSE ESE SW E SW SSE Relative humidity 57% 45% 61% 56% 68% 57% 70% 59% 65% 48% 55% 40% 52% 33% Dew point 22°C 21°C 22°C 22°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 22°C 23°C 22°C 22°C 20°C 22°C 19°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Ord River (17.4685°S, 127.9524°E, 300m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 4:31am WST 4:55am WST 6:03pm WST 6:27pm WST 1:45pm WST 12:30am WST 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 -
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