Tropical Cyclone Outlook for the Western Region

Issued at 2:00 pm WST on Thursday 16 February 2023
for the period until midnight WST Sunday 19 February 2023.

Existing Cyclones in the Western Region:

Nil.

Potential Cyclones:

There is no significant tropical systems in the region and none are expected in the next seven days.

From Monday 20 February, a tropical low may move off the west Kimberley coast, and continue to move westwards during the week. If it forms, the risk of this tropical low developing into a tropical cyclone is very low.

Likelihood of 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/