The cyclone is likely to build into a category three system on Wednesday morning and continue at that level through Thursday ...

The Bureau of Meteorology declared the tropical cyclone as a category one at about 5pm on Sunday, with the system about 910km east-northeast of Cairns and moving in an easterly direction.

The Bureau of Meteorology declared the tropical cyclone as a category one at about 5pm on Sunday, with the system about 910km east-northeast of Cairns and moving in an easterly direction.

Tropical Cyclone Alfred moves South and away from Cairns. Picture: BOM While the cyclone is not expected to make landfall, strong winds and large waves will continue to affect coastal areas ...

Currently located 470km east northeast of Cairns, the low is likely to become a category one tropical cyclone by 10am Sunday before intensifying, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is intensifying off the Queensland coast, and is set to develop into a severe category three storm.

A tropical low in the Coral Sea has developed into Tropical Cyclone Alfred ... The system is currently located about 400km northeast of Cairns, well off the Queensland coast, and is not expected ...

Tropical Cyclone Alfred has formed about 910 kilometres north-east of Cairns off the Queensland coast. The system is predicted to move further offshore before potentially turning towards the coast.

"So that's very destructive." State Emergency Service [SES] Rockhampton region controller Jasper Humphries said it was never too early to prepare for a cyclone. Reducing the impact of a cyclone ...