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Mean winds at Snake Bay had increased to 75 kilometres per hour during the afternoon.

Cyclone Warning No 11 issued by the Darwin Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre at lO pm CST 23/12/74.
At 9 pm CST tropical cyclone Tracy was centred 135 km NW of Darwin and moving SW at 4 km/h.
The centre is expected to be 150 km WNW of Darwin at 9 am CST tomorrow.
Destructive winds of 90 km/h with gusts to 130 km/h are expected on Bathurst and western Melville Islands gradually easing from the east tonight and tomorrow. Flood rains are likely over Bathurst and western Melville Islands gradually contracting westwards. Abnormally high tides may occur along the coast between Snake Bay and Bathurst Island.