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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre
Media: The Standard Emergency Warning Signal should NOT be used with this
warning.
PRIORITY
TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 1
Issued at 2:54 pm WST on Thursday 26 December 2013
A Cyclone WATCH has been declared for a developing tropical low for coastal
areas from Troughton Island to Sandfire Roadhouse.
At 2:00 pm WST a Tropical Low was estimated to be
570 kilometres north of Broome and
920 kilometres north northeast of Port Hedland and
moving southwest at 8 kilometres per hour parallel to the coast.
The tropical system previously located in the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf has
developed a new surface centre well to the north of Broome. The system is
expected to move roughly parallel to the coast over the next 48 to 72 hours,
and is likely to develop into a tropical cyclone on Saturday.
Gales with gusts to 100 kilometres per hour may develop on the coast between
Troughton Island and Bidyadanga during Saturday.
DFES State Emergency Service (SES) advises that there are no community alerts
at present.
People needing SES assistance can call 132 500. In a life threatening situation
call 000. For more safety tips visit www.dfes.wa.gov.au
Details of the Tropical Low at 2:00 pm WST:
.Centre located near...... 12.8 degrees South 122.4 degrees East
.Location accuracy........ within 165 kilometres
.Recent movement.......... towards the southwest at 8 kilometres per hour
.Wind gusts near centre... 85 kilometres per hour
.Severity category........ below cyclone intensity
.Central pressure......... 1002 hectoPascals
The next advice will be issued by 9:00 pm WST Thursday 26 December.
Cyclone advices and State Emergency Service Community Alerts are available by
dialling 1300 659 210
A map showing the track of the cyclone is available at:
http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone