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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tropical Cyclone Advice For Western Australia
Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre
Media: The Standard Emergency Warning Signal should NOT be used with this warning.
PRIORITY
TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 19
Issued at 02:45 AM WST on Thursday 17 April 2025
Headline:
Severe Tropical Cyclone Errol to move towards the west Kimberley coast.
Areas Affected:
Warning zone: None.
Watch zone: Kuri Bay to Broome, not including Broome.
Cancelled zone: None.
Details of Severe Tropical Cyclone Errol 29U at 2:00 am AWST:
Intensity: Category 4, sustained winds near the centre of 185 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 260 kilometres per hour.
Location: within 20 kilometres of 14.7 degrees South 118.8 degrees East, estimated to be 510 kilometres northwest of Broome and 535 kilometres west northwest of Cockatoo Island.
Movement: south at 7 kilometres per hour.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Errol is Category 4 and moving slowly south. It will turn to the east southeast during Thursday morning, taking it towards the west Kimberley coast.
Errol is expected to start weakening quickly during today, decreasing in strength to Category 2 during Friday, then to Category 1 early Saturday and below tropical cyclone strength as it nears the west Kimberley coast on Saturday.
Hazards:
Gales with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS may develop between Cockatoo Island and Beagle Bay during Friday, and may extend to Kuri Bay during Saturday morning. Gales with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS could extend southwards from Beagle Bay to Broome, only if the track shifts slightly south of its current forecast. DESTRUCTIVE WIND GUSTS of up to 130 kilometres per hour may develop between Cockatoo Island to Beagle Bay later Friday, but only if Errol moves faster than forecast. Isolated HEAVY RAINFALL may develop between Kuri Bay and Broome during Friday and persist during Saturday morning as Errol moves closer to and crosses the west Kimberley coast. Tides may rise above the normal high tide mark, but sea levels 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.
Cyclone advices and DFES Alerts are available by dialling 13 DFES (13 3337)
A map showing the track of the cyclone is available at:
http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone
Tropical Cyclone Advice For Western Australia
Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre
Media: The Standard Emergency Warning Signal should NOT be used with this warning.
PRIORITY
TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 19
Issued at 02:45 AM WST on Thursday 17 April 2025
Headline:
Severe Tropical Cyclone Errol to move towards the west Kimberley coast.
Areas Affected:
Warning zone: None.
Watch zone: Kuri Bay to Broome, not including Broome.
Cancelled zone: None.
Details of Severe Tropical Cyclone Errol 29U at 2:00 am AWST:
Intensity: Category 4, sustained winds near the centre of 185 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 260 kilometres per hour.
Location: within 20 kilometres of 14.7 degrees South 118.8 degrees East, estimated to be 510 kilometres northwest of Broome and 535 kilometres west northwest of Cockatoo Island.
Movement: south at 7 kilometres per hour.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Errol is Category 4 and moving slowly south. It will turn to the east southeast during Thursday morning, taking it towards the west Kimberley coast.
Errol is expected to start weakening quickly during today, decreasing in strength to Category 2 during Friday, then to Category 1 early Saturday and below tropical cyclone strength as it nears the west Kimberley coast on Saturday.
Hazards:
Gales with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS may develop between Cockatoo Island and Beagle Bay during Friday, and may extend to Kuri Bay during Saturday morning. Gales with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS could extend southwards from Beagle Bay to Broome, only if the track shifts slightly south of its current forecast. DESTRUCTIVE WIND GUSTS of up to 130 kilometres per hour may develop between Cockatoo Island to Beagle Bay later Friday, but only if Errol moves faster than forecast. Isolated HEAVY RAINFALL may develop between Kuri Bay and Broome during Friday and persist during Saturday morning as Errol moves closer to and crosses the west Kimberley coast. Tides may rise above the normal high tide mark, but sea levels 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.
Cyclone advices and DFES Alerts are available by dialling 13 DFES (13 3337)
A map showing the track of the cyclone is available at:
http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone
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