Tropical Cyclone Technical Bulletin: AUSTRALIA - Western Australia Issued by Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE at: 1315 UTC 24/01/2026 Name: Tropical Cyclone Luana Identifier: 16U Data At: 1200 UTC Latitude: 17.4S Longitude: 123.1E Location Accuracy: within 10nm (20 km) Movement Towards: southeast (135 deg) Speed of Movement: 7 knots (13 km/h) Maximum 10-Minute Wind: 45 knots (85 km/h) Maximum 3-Second Wind Gust: 65 knots (120 km/h) Central Pressure: 990 hPa Radius of 34-knot winds NE quadrant: 70 nm (130 km) Radius of 34-knot winds SE quadrant: 30 nm (55 km) Radius of 34-knot winds SW quadrant: 50 nm (95 km) Radius of 34-knot winds NW quadrant: 50 nm (95 km) Radius of 48-knot winds NE quadrant: Radius of 48-knot winds SE quadrant: Radius of 48-knot winds SW quadrant: Radius of 48-knot winds NW quadrant: Radius of 64-knot winds: Radius of Maximum Winds: 20 nm (40 km) Dvorak Intensity Code: over land Pressure of outermost isobar: 1004 hPa Radius of outermost closed isobar: 150 nm (280 km) FORECAST DATA Date/Time : Location : Loc. Accuracy: Max Wind : Central Pressure (UTC) : degrees : nm (km): knots(km/h): hPa +06: 24/1800: 17.8S 123.6E: 025 (045): 040 (075): 993 +12: 25/0000: 18.1S 123.8E: 035 (060): 035 (065): 996 +18: 25/0600: 18.6S 123.9E: 045 (080): 030 (055): 999 +24: 25/1200: 19.3S 124.0E: 050 (095): 030 (055): 999 +36: 26/0000: 20.7S 124.0E: 065 (120): 025 (045): 1002 +48: 26/1200: 22.6S 124.2E: 070 (130): 025 (045): 1002 +60: 27/0000: 24.5S 124.9E: 090 (165): 025 (045): 1001 +72: 27/1200: None None: None (None): None (None): None +96: 28/1200: None None: None (None): None (None): None +120: 29/1200: None None: None (None): None (None): None REMARKS: Tropical Cyclone Luana is weakening as it moves over the Dampier Peninsula. Convection has flared around the system over the last few hours, but is less organised near the centre. The position of Luana has been determined from Broome radar with good confidence. Luana crossed just north of Beagle Bay at 0600 UTC, with gusts to 57 knots observed at the Lombadina airstrip at 0848 UTC. Surrounding observation sites Koolan Island and Derby Airport have reported gales. Heavy rainfall has been observed with Derby Airport recording 115mm in the 6 hours up to 1300UTC. Significant tides have occurred in the King Sound during the Saturday afternoon high tide mark. Intensity set to 45 knots based on a gradual weakening trend. Dvorak and objective aids were considered but not used due to the centre being over land. The system may maintain intensity for some hours due to proximity to the waters of King Sound. Weakening below TC strength is not forecast until Sunday when the system is inland from Derby. After weakening to a tropical low, the remnants of Luana are likely to continue to move inland through the southern Kimberley and the North Interior, producing areas of heavy rainfall. Copyright Commonwealth of Australia == The next bulletin for this system will be issued by: 24/1930 UTC.