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29 Jan 2021 / North West Australia
More ports are now at Cyclone Alert Stage 1 – Monitor due to the developing Tropical Low 12U affecting the North West Australian coast. This stage involves monitoring the weather system and assessing its likely path and potential impact.
In addition to Port Hedland and Dampier, Yampi Sound, Port Walcott, Varanus Island, Barrow Island, Cape Preston, Onslow and Carnarvon have all declared at ‘Monitor’ stage.
All port facility operators should enact their Cyclone Contingency Plans if not already done so and should ensure that they are in a position to safely vacate ships from their facilities at short notice.
All vessels and Port users should monitor all weather forecasts.
All vessels, port users and port facilities should make themselves familiar with their cyclone response plan and be prepared to fully implement them.
Port terminals and facilities should ensure they are operating within current and expected weather parameters for their facility for the expected weather event, ensuring that vessels are suitably loaded/discharged and vacant from the berths to ensure safe operations in a timely manner.
There is a possibility that cyclone response may include instruction for the port(s) to be “cleared” or “closed” at the direction of the Harbour Master. Vessels should be prepared to either depart the port or head directly to their designated cyclone pen/mooring/berth.
At 1400 hours local time yesterday (28 January), Tropical Low 12U was located over the northern Kimberly in position 15.6S 126.3E, and is predicted to track south westerly and then west south westerly (WSW) from tomorrow, moving offshore from the Kimberly Coast near Broome by Sunday.
The Bureau of Meteorology has indicated that his system has the potential to significantly impact sites through the Pilbara offshore waters and Pilbara coast as a severe tropical cyclone.
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