Tropical Low 11U
09:00, Saturday 18 January 2025 (AWST)
As at 05:00 on Saturday, 18 January 2025, the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) advises Tropical Low 11U is located northeast of Port Hedland.
The system has a high chance of developing into a tropical cyclone on Sunday as it moves in a general west or west-southwest direction parallel north of the Pilbara coast.
The system is expected to continue to intensify during Sunday, and by Monday, 11U is expected to have intensified into a Category 3 cyclone. By this time the cyclone is expected to be located well to the west of Exmouth and continuing to southwest, away from the coast.
Pilbara Ports has closed the Port of Port Hedland as at 09:00 on Saturday, 18 January 2025.
All port inner anchorages are to leave by 18:00.
All recreational vessel owners must safely secure their vessels for cyclonic conditions.
For the latest cyclone warnings visit www.bom.gov.au/cyclone
This multi-user port and strategic industrial area accommodates natural gas processing for liquid natural gas (LNG) exports to overseas markets and domestic gas to Western Australian intra-state markets.
The port was originally constructed to support the development of the Wheatstone LNG and domestic gas project.
Pilbara Ports assumed full operational and management control of the port, following the completion of construction of the project. LNG exports commenced in October 2017, and condensate exports commenced in March 2018.
The Port of Ashburton currently handles the following commodities:
condensate
project cargo, break bulk and general cargo