Tropical Cyclone Outlook for the Western Region

Issued at 2:02 pm WST on Monday 16 January 2023
for the period until midnight WST Thursday 19 January 2023.

Existing Cyclones in the Western Region:

Nil.

Potential Cyclones:

There are no significant tropical lows in the region. A weak low may develop near the Kimberley coast during next weekend (21-22 Jan) and move to the west, but at this stage the risk of a tropical cyclone forming remains Very Low for the next seven days.

Likelihood of a tropical cyclone in the Western Region on:

Tuesday:

Very Low

Wednesday:

Very Low

Thursday:

Very Low

NOTES: The likelihood is an estimate of the chance of each system being a tropical cyclone in the Region for each day.

Very Low:

less than 5%

Low:

5% to 20%

Moderate:

20 to 50%

High:

Over 50%

The Western Region refers to the Indian Ocean between Longitudes 90-125E and south of 10S.

Further information on Tropical Cyclones is available at www.bom.gov.au/weather/cyclone/