04 Feb 2026 / West Australia, Australia

Ports monitoring tropical low

Port Hedland, Port Walcott, Barrow Island, Onslow, Cape Preston - East & Varanus Island Ports are at Cyclone Alert Stage 1 – Monitor, and the Port of Broome is at Cyclone ‘Watch’ for Tropical Low 21U which could develop into a tropical cyclone in the coming days.

TL 21U is over the western Northern Territory and moving towards the west. It is expected to move off west Kimberley coast on Friday and head in a west-southwest direction. TL 21U is currently forecast at a low risk of developing into a tropical cyclone on Saturday, increasing to Moderate (25%) on Sunday and Monday.

Shipping operations may continue as planned. Adjustments will be made based on prevalent and expected weather conditions associated with the tropical system.

Port Hedland’s inner anchorage is closed since yesterday (3 February) but at this stage there is no impact on shipping.

For further details and updates, as well as information about operations in Australia, contact GAC at [email protected]

If quoting any content from Hot Port News, please cite GAC Hot Port News as the source.

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