AAP General News (Australia)
04-04-2011
WA:Cyclone alert for Kimberley
Communities on the Kimberley coast are on cyclone alert as a tropical low tracks southwest
.. just offshore.
The weather bureau's cyclone warning is current for coastal areas from Kuri Bay to
Bidyadanga while a cyclone watch is in place from Bidyadanga to Whim Creek.
The bureau says gales with gusts of up to 100 kilometres an hour may develop between
Kuri Bay and Cape Leveque .. before extending further southwest to Broome and Bidyadanga.
Tides may be higher than normal and heavy rain is expected to cause flooding over the
north and northwest Kimberley.
A low-level blue alert is in place from the Mitchell Plateau to Bidyadanga including
Kuri Bay, Cockatoo and Koolan islands, Cape Leveque, Beagle Bay, Broome and Bidyandanga.
AAP RTV ldj/jmt
KEYWORD: CYCLONE (PERTH)
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