WA'S north is preparing for Tropical Cyclone Christine, after a tropical low intensified to cyclone strength late this evening.
The category one cyclone was named this evening today after wind gusts near the centre of the system intensified as predicted to 100km/h.
The weather system, which for the moment remains well off the WA coast, is expected heavy rain across coastal areas of the Kimberley and Pilbara in coming days.
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a cyclone warning for coastal areas from Cape Leveque to Whim Creek, including Broome and Port Hedland.
A cyclone watch is current for coastal areas from Whim Creek to Exmouth, including Karratha and Onslow, and extending inland to Paraburdoo.
At 6pm, the weather system was estimated to be 310km north-north-west of Broome and
570km north-north-east of Port Hedland, and moving 12km/h parallel to the coast.
Gales with gusts to 100 kilometres per hour may develop on the west Kimberley coast between Cape Leveque and Broome during today.
Heavy rainfall is expected today and Sunday in coastal areas of the west Kimberley.
As the system begins to approach the Pilbara coast later on Sunday gales are expected to extend further west to Whim Creek, including Port Hedland.
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services has issued a blue alert for people in or near the coastal and inland communities of Dampier Peninsula to Onslow.
This includes people in Broome, Port Hedland, South Hedland, Whim Creek, Roebourne, Point Samson, Wickham, Karratha and Dampier and surrounding areas.
DFES has advised that 30 SES and VES volunteers from the Kimberley and Pilbara are on standbyand the Gibb River Road is closed from Lennard River to Wyndham.
Flood warning
The storm has also prompted a flood warning and people in Kimberley and Pilbara communities are being urged to prepare for heavy rainfall.
The Bureau of Meteorology advises that a flood watch for the west Kimberley has been issued and heavy rainfall is possible about the north and west Kimberley over the weekend.
For the next 24 hours, widespread rainfall of 70mm to 80mm with isolated heavier falls are forecast for areas from Broome to Kalumburu.
Rainfall during the past few days and the forecast rainfall for next 24 hours in the West Kimberley may cause significant stream rises with areas of flooding.
The rain is likely to extend into the Pilbara on Monday and Tuesday.
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