General News
24 February, 2025
Cyclone Alfred poses no threat at this stage
A LOW off the coast of the Far North has become a cyclone, named and rated
According to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre at 4am today (Monday, February 24), Tropical Cyclone Alfred (Category 1) with central pressure 991 hPa was located over the Coral Sea near latitude 14.2 south longitude 153.8 east, which is about 470 km east northeast of Willis Island and 910 km east northeast of Cairns.
The bureau says the cyclone is moving east at 7km/h.
"Tropical Cyclone Alfred is strengthening as it moves slowly eastwards in the Coral Sea, well offshore of the north Queensland coast," it said. "On Tuesday, Alfred is forecast to turn southeast and then south while continuing to intensify into the middle of the week.
"From Thursday, the confidence in the track decreases with the most likely scenario taking Alfred further south through the Coral Sea and remaining well offshore from the Queensland coast.
"There is a risk it will move closer to the central Queensland coast next weekend."
