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A major storm cell is expected to hit the coast where emergency services are searching for missing four-year-old Cleo Smith within hours.
She was last seen by her mother Ellie Smith about 1.30am on Saturday inside the family's shared tent at Blowholes campsite, north of Carnarvon, in Western Australia.
Exhaustive sea, land and air searches have been conducted in the days since, but conditions are rapidly deteriorating.
Wild weather could force emergency services to suspend the search as it enters a fourth day.
A strong cold front, heavy winds and rain will bring about more treacherous search conditions for volunteers - including local Indigenous bush trackers who have been assisting with the search.
There are fears Cleo (pictured) may have wandered off in the dead of night, only to fall into one of the many holes nearby. But close family friends insisted the four-year-old wouldn't do that
Every hour that goes by with a four-year-old out in this environment, there's obviously limited water supply, it is warm, very limited shelter,' Inspector Jon Munday said
'It is very, very concerning.'
By 10am Tuesday morning, locals can expect
