Overview
- Hayley strengthened offshore on Monday and was located roughly 335–355 km northwest of Broome, tracking east‑southeast toward the Dampier Peninsula.
- A Watch and Act is in place for coastal communities from south of Beagle Bay to Cockatoo Island, with a broader watch extending toward Kuri Bay.
- Authorities expect a category 3 landfall near the northern Dampier Peninsula late Tuesday, with destructive wind gusts around 150 km/h and very dangerous conditions on the coastal fringe.
- The Department of Communities opened an evacuation centre in Broome as DFES urged residents in vulnerable dwellings to relocate and others to secure property, stock seven‑day kits, and monitor Emergency WA.
- Heavy rain, flash flooding and higher‑than‑normal tides are forecast for the west Kimberley, as an active monsoon also drives major flooding risks across northern Queensland and the Northern Territory.