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 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 towards the south. It is expected to continue on a southward 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 Dieman Gulf.
Hazards
DESTRUCTIVE WIND GUSTS to 155km/h may develop between Cape Don and Warruwi from Friday as the system nears the coast, extending to the Tiwi Islands early Saturday and possibly to Darwin later 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 near and between Milikapiti and Maningrida should immediately commence or continue preparations, especially securing boats and property, using available daylight hours.
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).
