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Satellite imagery confirms continued rapid development. The eye of the cyclone had been clearly defined on the radar since 3.30pm.

Cyclone Warning No 3 issued by the Darwin Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre at 10 pm CST 22/12/74.
At 9 pm CST tropical cyclone Tracy was centred 75 km north of Snake Bay and drifting slowly southwest.
The centre is expected to be 40 km northwest of Snake Bay at 9 am CST tomorrow.
Destructive winds of 80 km/h with gusts to 120 km/h are expected between Bathurst and Melville Islands tonight and tomorrow. Flood rains are likely over Bathurst and Melville Islands. Abnormally high tides may occur along the coast between Garden Point and Cape Don.