Tropical Cyclone Grant is located over the southeastern Van Diemen Gulf. The system is weakening and is expected to cross the coast east of Point Stuart later this morning. Tropical Cyclone Grant is expected to continue moving in a southerly direction inland throughout Monday and continue weakening.

DESTRUCTIVE WINDS with gusts to 130 kilometres per hour are currently being experienced over the southeastern Van Diemen Gulf and adjacent coast.

GALES with gusts to 110 kilometres per hour are currently being experienced between Point Stuart and Goulburn Island and may extend inland to Oenpelli and Jabiru this morning.

GALES may develop over Melville Island east of Snake Bay and between Cape Hotham and Point Stuart this morning if the system takes a more westerly track. If the system take a more easterly track than expected, GALES may develop between Goulburn Island and Maningrida later today.

GALES are no longer expected in the Darwin and Rural area.

Coastal residents near the eastern Van Diemen Gulf are specifically warned of a DANGEROUS STORM TIDE this morning as the cyclone centre crosses the coast. Tides are likely to rise significantly above the normal high tide, with DAMAGING WAVES and DANGEROUS FLOODING.

WTXS21 PGTW 272130
MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC//
SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT//
RMKS/
1. FORMATION OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE IS POSSIBLE WITHIN
110 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 14.4S 135.4E TO 15.1S 140.7E
WITHIN THE NEXT 06 TO 24 HOURS. AVAILABLE DATA DOES NOT JUSTIFY
ISSUANCE OF NUMBERED TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGS AT THIS TIME.
WINDS IN THE AREA ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 20 TO 25 KNOTS. METSAT IMAGERY
AT 272100Z INDICATES THAT A CIRCULATION CENTER IS LOCATED
NEAR 14.5S 135.7E. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING EASTWARD AT 06 KNOTS.