Cyclone threat for Pilbara eases

UPDATE 4.20pm: The Bureau of Meteorology has cancelled a flood warning for the Pilbara as Tropical Cyclone Iggy moves slowly in a south-south-easterly direction.

However FESA has issued a blue alert for communities between Onslow and Coral Bay as the category two system hovers about 365km north west of Exmouth.

With the system expected to remain well off the coast, significant rainfall is unlikely over the northwest corner of the State in the immediate future.

However tomorrow Iggy may move close enough to the mainland to cause gales along the coast between Onslow and Coral Bay though destructive winds are not expected.

Gales may extend south to Carnarvon later tomorrow.

Tides will be higher than expected and there will continue to be large swells along the Pilbara and North West coasts.

The forecast for the Pilbara is scattered showers and thunderstorms in all but the far southeast.

Rain and squally thunderstorms are possible in coastal areas.