 Rosita turned slightly to the southeast, crossing the coast at peak intensity, south of Broome at around 1 a.m. WST on 20 April (1700 UTC 19 April).Cyclone Rosita was a small cyclone, but nevertheless was very intense and powerful.Its radius of gale-force winds was just half the average for cyclones in Australia, and its core of very destructive winds extended just from its centre.