Much of the Northern Territory's Top End is on alert for potentially damaging winds of up to 90 kilometres per hour as a "vigorous" tropical monsoon intensifies over the region, threatening to wash out New Year's Eve fireworks.
On Friday, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) issued a severe weather warning for damaging winds, stretching from the West Australian border to the eastern tip of Arnhem Land, including Greater Darwin and the Tiwi Islands.