By: ABC, 11/23/2013
Northern Territorians are being urged to make preparations as Tropical Cyclone Alessia approaches the coast. The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a cyclone warning for coastal areas from Cockatoo Island to the Western Australia-Northern Territory border. A cyclone watch is in place for coastal areas from the Western Australia-Northern Territory border to Point Stuart, including Darwin and the Tiwi Islands. As of 6:30am (CST) this morning, the category-one cyclone was estimated to be about 870 kilometres from Darwin. The weather bureau says gales may develop along the northern Kimberley coast today as the system approaches. Alessia is expected to brush the northern Kimberley coast around Kalumburu overnight.
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