Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Tropical Cyclone Advice Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre Media: The Standard Emergency Warning Signal should NOT be used with this warning. TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 10 Issued at 06:05 PM WST on Friday 23 January 2026 Headline: Tropical Low 16U, currently intensifying, likely to impact the northwest Kimberley Coast on Saturday as a Category 2 system. Areas Affected: Warning zone: Broome to Kuri Bay, including Derby. Watch zone: Bidyadanga to Broome and adjacent inland areas to the warning area. Cancelled zone: Mitchell Plateau area Details of Tropical Low 16U at 5:00 pm AWST: Intensity: Tropical Low, sustained winds near the centre of 65 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 95 kilometres per hour. Location: within 55 kilometres of 15.3 degrees South 120.5 degrees East, estimated to be 350 kilometres north northwest of Broome and 400 kilometres west northwest of Derby. Movement: south southeast at 24 kilometres per hour. Tropical Low 16U is currently located to the north northwest of Broome and is intensifying. The system is expected to move east southeast and develop into a tropical cyclone overnight Friday. 16U is in a favourable environment and is forecast to intensify to a category 2 system Saturday morning, before crossing the northwest Kimberley coast during Saturday, most likely between Broome and Cockatoo Island. Once 16U has crossed the coast it is expected to weaken below tropical cyclone strength during Sunday morning over the southern Kimberley. Hazards: DESTRUCTIVE WIND GUSTS to 155 km/h may develop near the system centre between Beagle Bay and Cockatoo Island during Saturday as the system approaches and moves over the coast. GALES with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS to 120 km/h are possible between Beagle Bay and Kuri Bay from early Saturday morning. Gales may extend east to Derby and south towards Broome during Saturday and to adjacent inland areas overnight Saturday night. Gales may extend from Broome to Bidyadanga later Saturday if the system takes a track further west. HEAVY RAINFALL which may lead to FLASH FLOODING is possible overnight tonight for the northwest Kimberley district, including the coast and adjacent inland areas during Saturday. Coastal residents within King Sound are specifically warned of the potential for a DANGEROUS STORM TIDE as the cyclone centre crosses the coast. Tides are likely to rise significantly above the normal high tide, with DAMAGING WAVES and DANGEROUS FLOODING. Elsewhere, between Cape Leveque and Cockatoo Island tides are likely to rise above the normal high tide mark with LARGE WAVES and MINOR FLOODING of low-lying coastal areas on Saturday as 16U crosses the Kimberley coast. Tides will be higher than normal between Beagle Bay and Mitchell Plateau on Saturday. Recommended Action: Ensure you know what to do in a cyclone. For the latest DFES community alerts and warnings visit www.emergency.wa.gov.au or download the Emergency WA app. Cyclone advices and DFES Alerts are available by dialling 13 DFES (13 3337) A map showing the track of the cyclone is available at: http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone