Source: Bureau of Meteorology

Issued at 6:58 pm WST on Friday 27 March 2026
Headline:

Tropical Cyclone Narelle is located inland to the southeast of Carnarvon and weakening.
Areas Affected:

Warning Zone
Coral Bay to Jurien Bay, including Carnarvon, Denham and Geraldton, and extending inland to Murchison and Dalwallinu.

Watch Zone
None.

Cancelled Zone
None.

Details of Tropical Cyclone Narelle 34U at 7:00 pm AWST:

Intensity: Category 2, sustained winds near the centre of 110 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 155 kilometres per hour.

Location: within 30 kilometres of 25.2 degrees South 114.3 degrees East, estimated to be 75 kilometres east southeast of Carnarvon and 110 kilometres northeast of Denham.

Movement: south southeast at 36 kilometres per hour.

Narelle lies over the Gascoyne southeast of Carnarvon and is weakening as it moves quickly south-southeast.

On Saturday, the system is expected to continue tracking quickly south-southeast over land while weakening further. Impacts will extend into the Central West, before spreading further inland and south across the South West Land Division. The strongest winds are expected to remain on the eastern side of the system.
Hazards:

DESTRUCTIVE WIND GUSTS in excess of 125 km/h extend from Minilya Roadhouse to Overlander Roadhouse and inland to Gascoyne Junction. DESTRUCTIVE WIND GUSTS in excess of 125 km/h are expected to extend south and may reach inland parts of the Central West and adjacent western Gascoyne overnight, and possibly as far south as Morawa early Saturday morning.

GALES with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS to 120 km/h are occurring in coastal areas between Coral Bay and south of Overlander Roadhouse and adjacent inland areas to Murchison. Gales will extend south to Kalbarri and inland overnight, and south to Jurien Bay and inland to Dalwallinu during early Saturday morning.

HEAVY RAINFALL which may lead to FLASH FLOODING is possible over western parts of the Pilbara, Gascoyne and Central West overnight. Areas of INTENSE RAINFALL that may lead to SEVERE FLASH FLOODING are possible through central and southern parts of the Gascoyne overnight.

Tides between Exmouth and Denham are likely to rise above the normal high tide mark with LARGE WAVES and MINOR FLOODING of low-lying coastal areas.

A Severe Weather Warning is also current for damaging to locally destructive winds and heavy rainfall on Saturday across much of southwest WA east of Perth and northeast of Albany.
Recommended Action:

DFES advises:

Ensure you know what to do in a cyclone. For the latest DFES community alerts and warnings visit www.emergency.wa.gov.au or download the Emergency WA app.

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