Thursday 28 January 2016 - 9:44 PM

A YELLOW ALERT IS CURRENT for Pardoo to Whim Creek in the Pilbara,

This includes Port Hedland and South Hedland.  

A BLUE ALERT is current for people in,near or between Bidyadanga to Pardoo including Marble Bar, Sandfire and Pardoo; and between Whim Creek to Mardie including the communities of Point Samson, Wickham, Roebourne, Karratha, Dampier and Pannawonica

As at 9.02pm Thursday 28 January the Bureau of Meteorology advises  a Tropical Low is estimated to be estimated to be 415 kilometres north northwest of Port Hedland and 455 kilometres north of Karratha. 

 It is moving south at 12 kilometres per hour.   

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UP-DATE;  FRIDAY 29/01

Yellow Alert for Pardoo to Whim Creek in the Pilbara

This includes Port Hedland and South Hedland. 

A BLUE ALERT is current for people in,near or between Bidyadanga to Pardoo including Marble Bar, Sandfire and Pardoo; and between Whim Creek to Mardie including the communities of Point Samson, Wickham, Roebourne, Karratha, Dampier and Pannawonica

CYCLONE DETAILS: 
As at 2.55pm the Bureau of Meteorology advises category 1 Tropical Cyclone (TC) Stan, is estimated to be  290 kilometres north northwest of Port Hedland and 340 kilometres north northeast of Karratha. 

It is moving south south east at 5 kilometres per hour.   

TC Stan is expected to intensify later today or overnight.   

Very destructive wind with gusts up to 170 kilometres per hour are are possible near the cyclone centre prior to landfall on Saturday. 

CYCLONE DETAILS: 
As at 11.00pm on Friday 29 January, the Bureau of Meteorology advises Tropical Cyclone Stan lies to the north of the Pilbara coast and is now a category 2 system. It continues to track slowly south southeast towards the Pilbara coast. 

 It is expected to reach category 3 intensity (severe tropical cyclone) prior to landfall on Saturday afternoon or evening between Wallal and Whim Creek. 

VERY DESTRUCTIVE WINDS with gusts to 170 kilometres per hour are possible near the cyclone centre as it makes landfall on Saturday afternoon or evening.

ROAD CLOSURES:   

Great Northern Highway from Auski Roadhouse to Roebuck Roadhouse (via Port Hedland) 

North West Coastal Highway from Roebourne to Port Hedland 

Marble Bar Road - from Newman to Port Hedland 

Ripon Hills Road - from Marble Bar Road to Telfer Access Road 

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K.J.

-- Edited by kiwijims on Friday 29th of January 2016 11:15:12 AM

-- Edited by kiwijims on Friday 29th of January 2016 07:36:48 PM

-- Edited by kiwijims on Saturday 30th of January 2016 05:15:58 AM