Source: Bureau of Meteorology

TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 45

Issued at 11:57 am WST on Monday 23 March 2026
Headline:

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle moving across the north Kimberley today and tonight, likely to redevelop over waters west of the Kimberley early on Wednesday.
Areas Affected:
Warning Zone

None.
Watch Zone

Beagle Bay to Kuri Bay.
Cancelled Zone

Kuri Bay to the WA/NT Border.
Details of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle 34U at 11:00 am AWST:

Intensity: Tropical Low, sustained winds near the centre of 55 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 85 kilometres per hour.

Location: within 35 kilometres of 14.1 degrees South 128.7 degrees East, estimated to be 90 kilometres west of Wadeye and 165 kilometres north northeast of Wyndham.

Movement: west at 22 kilometres per hour.

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle is located over the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf and will move across north Kimberely later today and tonight as a well-defined tropical low. The system is not expected to develop into a tropical cyclone during today or tonight, however a Severe Weather Warning is current for heavy rainfall and damaging wind gusts for remaining parts of the north Kimberley.

The system moves offshore from the north Kimberly coast during Tuesday. As the system moves offshore gales may redevelop to the north of the centre and impact exposed coastal areas of the northeast Kimberley coast west of Kuri Bay. This risk of gales is expected to extend to Beagle Bay by Tuesday evening.

Further ahead Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle is forecast to continue with a west southwest track and intensify. The system is expected to be the north of the Pilbara coast during Wednesday, and there is a High chance of redeveloping into a tropical cyclone by early Wednesday morning.
Hazards:

HEAVY RAINFALL which may lead to FLASH FLOODING is likely to develop across the north Kimberley during today and continue into Tuesday morning.

GALES with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS to 90 km/h may develop along the coast between Beagle Bay and Kuri Bay during Tuesday as the system moves offshore of the west Kimberley coast.
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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