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13 Feb 2025 / Pilbara Coast, Australia
Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia is intensifying rapidly and expected to reach Category 5 intensity today (13 February). It is expected to bring very destructive winds and very heavy rain to the Pilbara coast.
The Warning Zone covers Bidyadanga to Dampier, including Port Hedland, Karratha and Dampier, extending inland to Marble Bar. The Watch Zone covers Dampier to Mardie and inland areas to Nullagine and Tom Price.
Zelia has sustained winds near the centre of 185km per hour with wind gusts to 260km per hour. It is forecast to remain slow moving to the north of Port Hedland today before moving south to the coast on Friday.
The very destructive inner core of the cyclone will most likely cross the coast between Karratha and De Grey (near Port Hedland) on Friday afternoon or night, although a later crossing further west is possible. Heavy rainfall is expected on the coast during the next couple of days and falls will be intense near and to the east of the centre of the cyclone as it crosses the coast.
Gales with damaging wind gusts to 120km per hour are developing near the coastal fringe between De Grey and Whim Creek, including Port Hedland. Gales may extend later today to other areas along the coast between Bidyadanga and Dampier, including Karratha.
Destructive wind gusts of up to 160km per hour may develop for coastal and island areas between Whim Creek to Wallal Downs including Port Hedland later tonight as Zelia moves closer to the coast.
Very destructive wind gusts of up to 290km per hour are likely close to the centre of the cyclone as it crosses the coast.
The port of Port Hedland was closed at 1800 hours yesterday (12 February) and the status is being re-assessed regularly.
The ports of Port Walcott and Cape Preston are at ‘Clear’ stage, Barrow Island is at ‘Prepare’ stage, and Onslow at ‘Monitor’ stage.
For further details and updates, as well as information about operations in Australia, contact GAC Australia at [email protected]