High chance of a cyclone forming off the NT coast this week, potentially impacting Darwin, BOM forecasts

ABC NEWS (Australia)

The Bureau of Meteorology says the prospect of a rare November cyclone forming off the Northern Territory coast near Darwin this week is now high, with Top End residents urged to prepare their cyclone kits.

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00:00The Northern Territory capital potentially in the firing line.

00:06In the coming days, there's a high chance that this system will develop into a tropical

00:11cyclone.

00:12Currently a tropical low sitting west of the Tiwi Islands, the system is expected

00:16to move northeast before tracking back towards Darwin later in the week, with the probability

00:23of it turning into a cyclone sometime between Wednesday and next Monday sitting at 55 percent.

00:29If you have a look at the tropical cyclone seven day forecast, you can actually see that

00:33area of risk does include Darwin over the coming days.

00:37The strength of a potential cyclone currently unclear, with the Bureau expected to release

00:43a tracking map if and when a cyclone watch is issued.

00:47If it does form before Saturday, the cyclone will be the earliest on record and will be

00:52given a name starting with F.

00:55Darwin residents told to prepare for the worst of scenarios.

00:59Have a look at your household cyclone plan.

01:03Make sure you're aware of where your shelter locations are.

01:06If you are going to shelter or if you're going to stay at home, make sure you've selected

01:09where you're going to stay appropriately.

01:11Check your cyclone kit.

01:12Seven years ago, Category 2 cyclone Marcus left almost 29,000 properties without power.

01:19The likelihood of loss of power, of being cut off from critical infrastructure with roads

01:25being cut and that type of things exists.

01:27So they need to be prepared to live by and for themselves for 72 hours.

01:33Information on cyclone kits and cyclone shelters can be found on the Secure NT website.

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