Damaging windsHeavy rainPossible floodingPossible disruption to essential supplies like electricity, water, and gas
ACTION STATEMENTS:
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ADVICE TO THE PUBLIC:
Intensity
Category 2, sustained winds near the centre of 95 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 130 kilometres per hour.
Location
Within 35 kilometres of 9.8 degrees South 133.2 degrees East, estimated to be 380 kilometres northeast of Darwin and 160 kilometres north northeast of Minjilang.
Movement
Tropical Cyclone Fina, a category 2 system and is slowly moving south. It is expected to continue on this track today, before turning southwest during Friday. Fina is expected to approach the Cobourg Peninsula and Tiwi Islands late on Friday, and continue moving southwest through the Van Diemen Gulf on Saturday.
Fina is forecast to maintain category 2 intensity in the coming days, however there remains a slight possibility that it could reach category 3 intensity late on Friday or early Saturday as it moves into the Van Diemen Gulf.
Hazards
GALES with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS to 120 km/h may develop over the Cobourg Peninsula between Cape Don and Warruwi tonight, possibly extending between Milikapiti and Maningrida on Friday morning. Gales are expected to extend further west to include the Tiwi Islands during late Friday and from Darwin east to Gunbalanya during Saturday. Gales may extend further southwest to Bachelor and Daly River Mouth late on Saturday.
Locally HEAVY RAINFALL which may lead to FLASH FLOODING is possible along coastal areas between the Tiwi Islands and Maningrida from Friday, extending to the coast and nearby inland across the western Top End including Darwin on Saturday.
A Flood Watch is current for areas across the northwest Top End. Tides may be higher than normal about the Tiwi Islands and between Cape Hotham and Maningrida on high tides over the next few days. Coastal residents on the Tiwi Islands, and between Cape Hotham and Maningrida are specifically warned of a DANGEROUS STORM TIDE as the cyclone centre crosses the coast during Friday and Saturday. Tides are likely to rise significantly above the normal high tide, with DAMAGING WAVES and DANGEROUS FLOODING.
Safety advice
NTES advises people in the Tiwi Islands and areas between Daly River Mouth and Gunbalanya, including Darwin and Batchelor, should consider what action they will need to take if the cyclone threat increases.
