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A cyclone and potential cyclone are expected to bring heavy rain to north Queensland and the Gulf country in coming days.
Tropical Cyclone Gillian forecast track map, issued at 7:56am AEST March 9, 2014. Image: Bureau of Meteorology
Tropical Cyclone Gillian is a category one system, 255 kilometres west-south-west of Thursday Island and is expected to intensify as it moves south along the Gulf of Carpentaria.
Gale-force winds developed between Cape Keerweer and Cape York throughout the day, and could possibly extend further south to Kowanyama.
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The weather bureau says it may not cross the coast but it will bring heavy rain to the Peninsula district.
Senior forecaster Ken Cato says the second system, a low in the Coral Sea, is 355 kilometres north-east of Townsville and is moving slowly south-south-west.
He says it should intensify into a cyclone today and residents between Lucinda and St Lawrence should take precautions.
“At the moment the most likely scenario is that it will get very close but curve away a little bit,” he said.
“It should get close enough to cause some rain in more exposed parts of the coast but that should be more like showers as it moves just a bit away from those areas.”
A cyclone warning has been issued for coastal areas from Lucinda to St Lawrence.
The bureau says heavy rain is expected to develop near the coast and adjacent inland areas from Cardwell to St Lawrence and it may lead to flash flooding.
Residents in the path of either system are advised to take necessary precautions.
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