Port prepares for tropical low

19 Jan 2021 / Port Hedland, Australia

Tropical Low 08U is currently predicted to make landfall in the vicinity of Port Hedland as early as Friday morning (22 January). The port is now at Cyclone Alert Stage 2 – Prepare .

AT 0800 hours local time today (19 January), Tropical Low 08U was located North West of Darwin in approximate position 10.9S, 127.6E. It is expected to continue to move in a West-SouthWesterly direction and is predicted to take a more southerly track from Thursday.

The low is expected to intensify to a category 3 tropical cyclone.

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