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Cyclone Lucas warning: Tourists and residents in WA s north urged to prepare for dangerous weather
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JanJanuary 2021 at 10:47pm
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Residents and visitors in the Pilbara and Kimberley regions are being urged to prepare for dangerous weather this weekend, as the state s first cyclone of the season approaches.
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It is currently predicted to cross the coast early Saturday
Residents are being asked to prepare, visitors to leave
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) is predicting a tropical low will develop into a category two cyclone, to be named Lucas, tomorrow.
Residents in Western Australia s north-west are bracing for heavy rain and destructive winds as the state s first cyclone of the season approaches.
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) is predicting a tropical low, currently tracking parallel to the Kimberley coast, will intensify into a cyclone late tonight or early Friday before heading for the east Pilbara coast. There is more than normal uncertainty around this system but we are forecasting it to move southwards from Friday and it has the potential to intensify as it approaches the east Pilbara coast later in the week, BOM Senior Meteorologist James Ashley said.
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