Tropical Cyclone Fina is expected to turn towards the northern Top End coast, with damaging winds, heavy rainfall and a dangerous storm tide forecast for communities from the Cobourg Peninsula to the Tiwi Islands from November 20.

At 6.30am on November 20, TC Fina remained a category 2 system with winds of 95 kilometres per hour near the centre, and wind gusts of up to 130 kilometres per hour.

The slow-moving system was located about 415 kilometres northeast of Darwin and 200 kilometres north northeast of Minjilang.

Forecasters expect Fina to approach the Cobourg Peninsula and Tiwi Islands on Friday, with an increase to a category 3 on Friday or Saturday possible when the cyclone nears land.

The Bureau of Meteorology warned gales with damaging wind gusts up to 120 kilometres per hour m

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