Authorities in Australia’s Northern Territory described the situation as ‘serious’, as they urged residents to shelter.By News AgenciesPublished On 22 Nov 202522 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareAustralian authorities have cautioned residents in the country’s Northern Territory region to brace for Tropical Cyclone Fina, which is forecast to bring destructive winds and potential flooding to the city of Darwin.Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology said Fina, a Category 3 cyclone sitting in the Van Diemen Gulf with wind gusts up to 165 kilometres per hour (102 miles per hour), was forecast to hit the region’s remote Tiwi Islands and Cape Hotham on Saturday afternoon.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listIt would then likely pass north of Darwin, the capital of the Northern Territory, on Saturday as a “severe tropical cyclone”.“By Saturday evening, it is expected to make its closest approach towards Darwin. And this is where we could see the worst of the wind and also the rain across the city,” the bureau said.It urged residents to “immediately commence or continue preparations, especially securing boats and property”.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Fina will pass just north of Darwin this evening as a Category 3 system. A rapid increase in winds later this afternoon and evening is forecast in Darwin.
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— Bureau of Meteorology, Australia (@BOM_au) November 22, 2025Weather bureau senior meteorologist Dean Narramore said that while the cyclone was not expected to make landfall, it would bring “widespread heavy rainfall and damaging-to-locally destructive winds” to Darwin, which has a population of about 140,000 people. Advertisement “Staying over water means it’s likely to maintain its intensity,” he told the ABC broadcaster.Kirsten Engels, the Northern Territory Emergency Operations Centre incident controller, urged everyone in affected areas to activate their household emergency plans and move to public shelters if needed.“We are prepared, but the situation is serious. We’re seeing the winds and rain pick up in Darwin and the Tiwi Islands already,” she told the ABC.The warning for Darwi …
