Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tropical Cyclone Advice
Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre
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PRIORITY
TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 2
Issued at 09:09 PM WST on Thursday 05 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 Karratha, Port Hedland and Barrow Island.
Cancelled zone: None.
Details of Tropical Low 21U at 8:00 pm AWST:
Intensity: Tropical Low, sustained winds near the centre of 30 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 85 kilometres per hour.
Location: within 65 kilometres of 17.8 degrees South 123.8 degrees East, estimated to be 165 kilometres east of Broome and 610 kilometres east northeast of Port Hedland.
Movement: west at 25 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 Friday. Once offshore, 21U is expected to develop over waters off the Pilbara coast during the weekend, reaching category 1 strength 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 or Monday, 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 late Friday 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
Forecast
Pardoo (20.1086°S, 119.5798°E, 9m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers in the E, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds E/SE 25 to 40 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to the mid to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 34 to 47.
Forecast for Pardoo (20.1086°S, 119.5798°E, 9m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 30° 27° 27° 28° 27° 28° 28° Maximum 36° 28° 30° 31° 31° 33° 32° Chance of rain 90% 90% 90% 60% 60% 40% 40% Likely amount 20-40mm 40-80mm 10-20mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High 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 21
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(km/h)Wind direction SE E E NE NE NNE N N NW NNW W NW W NNW Relative humidity 50% 63% 87% 84% 82% 75% 76% 71% 72% 68% 75% 63% 71% 63% Dew point 23°C 25°C 25°C 26°C 26°C 26°C 25°C 25°C 24°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 24°C 24°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Pardoo (20.1086°S, 119.5798°E, 9m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:25am WST 5:48am WST 6:43pm WST 7:06pm WST 9:32pm WST 9:32am WST 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 -
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