Source: Bureau of Meteorology

Issued at 2:44 am WST on Saturday 12 April 2025

Headline:
Tropical cyclone expected to develop in the Timor Sea later today.

Areas Affected:
Warning Zone
None.

Watch Zone
Cockatoo Island to Berkeley River Mouth.

Cancelled Zone
None.

Details of Tropical Low 29U at 2:00 am AWST:
Intensity: Tropical Low, sustained winds near the centre of 65 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 95 kilometres per hour.

Location: within 55 kilometres of 10.4 degrees South 128.3 degrees East, estimated to be 360 kilometres northwest of Darwin and 255 kilometres west northwest of Pirlangimpi.

Movement: southwest at 16 kilometres per hour.

Tropical Low 29U is located to the northwest of Darwin and is moving southwest. It is expected to develop into a tropical cyclone later today.

29U will continue moving southwest across the Timor Sea over the weekend. It is expected to pass to the north of the Kimberley coast during Sunday. Increased wind and wave impacts are expected along the Kimberley coast from later today.

Hazards:
Gales with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS could develop between Kuri Bay and Berkeley River Mouth on Saturday night or early Sunday, if the track shifts further south than the current forecast.

Gales with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS could develop between Kuri Bay and Cockatoo Island during Sunday, only if the track shifts further southwards than the current forecast.

HEAVY RAINFALL may develop along the coastal areas between Kuri Bay and Berkeley River Mouth, tonight or on Sunday, as 29U moves past the Kimberley coast on Sunday morning.

As the system moves past, tides between Kuri Bay and Berkeley River Mouth may rise above the normal high tide mark, but the sea level should not exceed the highest tide of the year.

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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