Warnings

Tropical Cyclone Watch Broome to Cockatoo Island, including Derby. Sun 28 Dec 2025

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tropical Cyclone Advice 
Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre

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PRIORITY 

TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 1 
Issued at 02:40 PM WST on Sunday 28 December 2025

Headline: 
Tropical Low 08U to develop into a tropical cyclone, and approach the west Kimberley coast during Tuesday.

Areas Affected: 
Warning zone: None.

Watch zone: Broome to Cockatoo Island, including Derby.

Cancelled zone: None.

Details of Tropical Low 08U at 2:00 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 30 kilometres of 13.1 degrees South 119.5 degrees East, estimated to be 620 kilometres north northwest of Broome and 650 kilometres northwest of Derby.
 Movement: south at 9 kilometres per hour.
 Tropical Low 08U is currently located well northwest of the Kimberley coast and is strengthening as it drifts southward.
 It is forecast to develop into a tropical cyclone Monday morning and turn to the southeast, towards the western Kimberley coast. It is forecast to maintain this track through Tuesday and into Wednesday.
 From late Tuesday, atmospheric conditions become unfavourable for the system to develop further, and 08U may be weakening as it approaches the western Kimberley coast Tuesday night or Wednesday.

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