Tropical Cyclone Outlook for the Western Region

Issued at 2:00 pm WST on Thursday 9 February 2023
for the period until midnight WST Sunday 12 February 2023.

Existing Cyclones in the Western Region:

Severe Tropical Cyclone Freddy was located in the central Indian Ocean, well off the Pilbara coast. It continues to move west, further away from the coast. Freddy has a High chance of remaining a tropical cyclone in the region for the next seven days.

For the latest information please refer to http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone.

Likelihood of this system remaining a tropical cyclone in the Western Region on:

Friday:

High

Saturday:

High

Sunday:

High

Potential Cyclones:

Tropical Low (11U) was located in the central Indian Ocean, well southwest of Cocos Islands. It has moved out of the Western Region (west of 90E) today. The chance of 11U being a tropical cyclone within the Western region is Very Low.

There are no other signficant systems in the region and none expected in the next seven days.

Likelihood of another system being a tropical cyclone in the Western Region on:

Friday:

Very Low

Saturday:

Very Low

Sunday:

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/