Destructive windsTorrential rainDangerous flooding, waves and storm tidePossible disruption to essential supplies like electricity, water and gas
ACTION STATEMENTS:
Enact your household emergency plan nowPrepare your property now - secure loose itemsStay informed by following SecureNT on Facebook or listen to ABC Local RadioMonitor conditions via [http://www.bom.gov.au/nt/warnings]For emergency service in floods, storms or cyclones call 132 500In a life threatening situation call 000Take extra care on the roads, visit here for latest road conditions
ADVICE TO THE PUBLIC:
Intensity
Category 1, sustained winds near the centre of 75 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 100 kilometres per hour.
Location
within 35 kilometres of 10.1 degrees South 133.2 degrees East, estimated to be 360 kilometres northeast of Darwin and 135 kilometres north northeast of Minjilang.
Movement
Tropical Cyclone Fina, a category 1 cyclone, is moving slowly south and is expected to strengthen to a category 2 system whilst tracking southwest during Friday.
Fina is forecast to further intensify to a severe tropical cyclone during Sunday afternoon in the southern Timor Sea. There continues to remain a chance that it could reach achieve category 3 intensity earlier, during late 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 to 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 Batchelor and Daly River Mouth late on Saturday.
DESTRUCTIVE WIND GUSTS to 155km/h may develop between Cape Don and Warruwi on Friday as the system nears the coast, extending to the Tiwi Islands early Saturday and possibly to Darwin later on Saturday.
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.
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 near and between Milikapiti and Maningrida should immediately commence or continue preparations, especially securing boats and property, using available daylight hours. NTES advises people elsewhere about 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.
For cyclone preparedness and safety advice, visit the Secure NT website ( www.securent.nt.gov.au here). For emergency assistance call the Northern Territory Emergency Service (NTES) on 132 500 (for assistance with storm damage, rising flood water, fallen trees on buildings or roof damage).
