24 Nov 2025
LOCATION/S: Wadeye to south of Daly River Mouth in the Northern Territory and also NT/WA Border to east of Kalumburu in Western Australia.
ALERT LEVEL: Watch and Act - There is a heightened level of threat. Conditions are changing and you need to start taking action now to protect you and your family. Please note there are multiple alerts for this weather system.
RISKS FACED BY PEOPLE IN THE AREA:
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 4, sustained winds near the centre of 165 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 230 kilometres per hour.
Location:
Within 20 kilometres of 13.5 degrees South 129.0 degrees East, estimated to be 180 kilometres west southwest of Dundee Beach and 165 kilometres northeast of Berkeley River Mouth.
Movement:
Southwest at 10 kilometres per hour.
Fina remains a small, category 4 cyclone. It is slowly tracking southwest with its destructive core remaining offshore from the western Top End.
Fina is forecast to remain a severe tropical cyclone overnight Sunday as it moves southwest through the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf. Fina is expected to take a more westerly track towards the northeast Kimberley coast during Monday, weakening rapidly as it does so. The cyclone is likely to cross the coast between the NT/WA Border and Troughton Island late Monday or early Tuesday.
Although Fina is forecast to weaken rapidly as it approaches land, Category 2 impacts remain possible along the northeast Kimberley coast during Monday. Fina is likely to weaken quickly below cyclone strength once it has crossed the coast.
Hazards:
GALES with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS to 120 km/h may develop between south of Daly River Mouth to Wadeye overnight tonight, but only if Fina takes a more southerly track.
GALES may extend to coastal parts of the northeast Kimberley in WA from Monday morning, between King George River Mouth and the WA/NT Border. Gales may extend east of Kalumburu overnight Monday into Tuesday as the quickly weakening system moves inland.
HEAVY to LOCALLY INTENSE RAINFALL, which may lead to FLASH FLOODING, about the coastal areas south of Daly River Mouth to Wadeye, then extending to the northeast Kimberley coast later on Monday. Refer to the adjacent Severe Weather Warning for heavy rainfall over the northwest Top End.
Safety advice
NTES advises people between Daly River Mouth and Wadeye 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 ( https://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).
For residents in Western Australia DFES advises to ensure you know what to do in a cyclone. For the latest DFES community alerts and warnings visit www.emergency.wa.gov.au here or download the Emergency WA app.
