Ports on Cyclone Watch

05 Feb 2020 / North West Australia

The ports of Broome, Port Hedland, Dampier and Onslow are on Cyclone Watch, as a potential Tropical Cyclone forming off the North West Australian.

According to the Bureau of Meteorology’s Tropical Cyclone Information Bulletin issued at 8:54am WST today (5 February), at 8:00am the tropical low was located near 16.5S 124.0E, 100 km north northeast of Derby and 245 km northeast of Broome, and is moving west at 15 kilometres per hour.

It is expected to track towards the west and move offshore from the northwest Kimberley coast today and develop into a tropical cyclone on Thursday. During Friday, the cyclone is forecast to turn towards the Pilbara coast and intensify before reaching the coast on Saturday.

Scattered heavy rainfall is likely over the northwest Kimberley today. Squally weather is expected over the Dampier Peninsula north of Broome today and early Thursday. Gales are forecast along the Pilbara coast later on Friday ahead of a possible severe cyclone impact on Saturday.

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