Severe Tropical Cyclone Maila, which is currently north of Australia in the Solomon Sea, is expected to move towards the Far North Queensland coast on the weekend.
The Bureau of Meteorology does not have any current warnings for Queensland related to the cyclone.
However, it said this morning that the cyclone may cross Cape York Peninsula during the weekend or early next week.
Far north communities are still recovering from Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle which battered the region In March.
Maila is currently a category 5 cyclone with winds near the centre of 215 kilometres per hour and wind gusts to 295 kilometres per hour.
“The steering influences are nearly balanced and Maila is expected to remain slow moving tonight before it begins turning west southwest overnight Wednesday,” the Bureau said this morning.
“Maila is expected to remain well away from the Queensland coast during the next few days, but from late week Maila is forecast to be moving towards the Far North Queensland coast.
“It may cross the Cape York Peninsula during the weekend or early next week.”
This morning it was sitting 425km west of Honiara and 980km east of Port Moresby.
More details on the BOM website
