Warnings

Tropical Cyclone Warning: NT border to east of Kalumburu Mon 24 Nov 2025

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 50 
Issued at 08:56 AM WST on Monday 24 November 2025

Headline: 
Severe Tropical Cyclone Fina remains at category 4 intensity as it begins to impact the northeast Kimberley coast.

Areas Affected: 
Warning zone: NT/WA Border to east of Kalumburu.

Watch zone: None.

Cancelled zone: None.

Details of Severe Tropical Cyclone Fina 02U at 8:00 am AWST:
Intensity: Category 4, sustained winds near the centre of 185 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 260 kilometres per hour.
 Location: within 20 kilometres of 13.9 degrees South 128.2 degrees East, estimated to be 75 kilometres northeast of Berkeley River Mouth and 175 kilometres east northeast of Kalumburu.
 Movement: west southwest at 8 kilometres per hour.
 Fina remains a category 4 cyclone as it tracks west across the southern Joseph Bonaparte Gulf away from the Northern Territory. Fina has begun to affect the northeast Kimberley coast near Berkeley River Mouth. Fina is forecast to cross the northeast Kimberley coast this afternoon or evening as a category 3 system.
 The very destructive core of severe tropical cyclone Fina is forecast to cross the coast most likely between King George River Mouth and Berkeley River Mouth later this afternoon.

Hazards:
GALES with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS to 120 km/h are occurring along the coast between King George River Mouth and the WA/NT Border early morning, extending inland to the east of Kalumburu later today. DESTRUCTIVE WIND GUSTS to 155 km/h are expected to develop along the northeast Kimberley coast, including King George River Mouth and Berkeley River Mouth later this morning. VERY DESTRUCTIVE WIND GUSTS to 185 km/h may develop over the coastal areas between King George River Mouth and Berkeley River Mouth this afternoon as Fina approaches the coast. HEAVY to LOCALLY INTENSE RAINFALL, which may lead to FLASH FLOODING, is developing about the northeast Kimberley coast and is expected to then ease later on Tuesday. Coastal residents between King George River Mouth and the WA/NT Border may see tides rise above the normal high tide mark during today. LARGE WAVES may produce MINOR FLOODING of low-lying coastal areas.

Recommended Action:
Western Australia DFES advises to 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