Tropical Cyclone Outlook for the Western Region

Issued at 2:00 pm WST on Tuesday 28 February 2023
for the period until midnight WST Friday 3 March 2023.

Existing Cyclones in the Western Region:

Nil.

Potential Cyclones:

There are currently no significant tropical systems in the region.

Tropical Low 16U was located to the east of region near 16.1S 129.6E at 2pm WST Tuesday 28 February. It is expected to remain over land as it moves east further away from the region in the next 7 days.

No other significant lows are expected in the next seven days.

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

Wednesday:

Very Low

Thursday:

Very Low

Friday:

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/