The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a tropical cyclone warning for the north coast of the Northern Territory and Western Australia.
Key points:
- A tropical low is moving south towards the coast on the border between the Northern Territory and Western Australia
- The Bureau of Meteorology has warned the low could develop into a tropical cyclone on Friday
- The NT community of Wadeye is being advised to “take action to complete preparations”
A tropical low over the Timor Sea is moving south towards the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, near the border between the NT and WA, according to the BOM.
The low could develop into a tropical cyclone during Friday morning, before making landfall on Friday afternoon or evening.
The warning zone covers Kununurra to Kalumburu in northern WA, including Wyndham.
Kalumburu itself is not in the warning zone.
Dundee Beach, Peppimenarti and Wadeye are in the warning zone in the NT.
The BOM is warning that residents of Wadeye, a remote community, and surrounding areas should “take action to complete preparations”.
Gales with gusts of up to 90 kilometres an hour could develop in the warning zone overnight.
Heavy rainfall is also expected to develop from tonight over the Daly district in the NT, as well as in WA’s east Kimberley and Gregory districts.
More to come.