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 100 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 140 kilometres per hour
Location
Within 30 kilometres of 11.6 degrees South, 131.9 degrees East, 90 kilometres southwest of Minjilang and 145 kilometres northeast of Darwin
Movement
South southwest at 11 kilometres per hour.
Tropical Cyclone Fina, currently a category 2 cyclone, has crossed the Cobourg Peninsula into the Van Dieman Gulf. Fina has been moving south southwest, but very recent motion is to the west southwest, which is expected to continue. This motion takes it to the north of Darwin later today. After passing Darwin, Fina is forecast to further intensify to a severe tropical cyclone on Sunday or early Monday as it moves through the southern Timor Sea. There is a chance that it could reach category 3 intensity during Saturday as it moves through the Van Diemen Gulf.
Hazards
GALES with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS to 120 km/h are occurring over the Cobourg Peninsula between Cape Don and Minjilang and eastern parts of Melville Island. Gales will soon extend to Cape Hotham and Point Stuart. Gales are expected to extend further west to include Darwin during Saturday morning and across the remainder of the Tiwi Islands during Saturday. Gales may extend southwest to Daly River Mouth and Wadeye later on Saturday or overnight into Sunday morning if Fina takes a more southerly track.
HEAVY to LOCALLY INTENSE RAINFALL which may lead to FLASH FLOODING is possible along coastal areas between the Tiwi Islands and Warruwi, extending to the coast and nearby inland areas across the western Top End including Darwin during Saturday and Sunday.
Coastal residents on the Tiwi Islands, and between Cape Hotham and Warruwi 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 on the Tiwi Islands, and between Daly River Mouth to Warruwi, including the Cobourg Peninsula, Darwin and Batchelor, 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).
