Tropical Cyclone warning for Queensland

10:40 PM Mon 31 Jan 2011 GMT

'Tropical Cyclone' Bureau of Meteorology

Tropical Cyclone Watch is current for coastal and island communities from Cooktown to Yeppoon, and adjacent inland areas. A Cyclone Watch has been declared for coastal and island communities from Cape Melville to Cooktown, and adjacent inland areas east of Richmond. At 4:00 am EST Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi, Category 3 was estimated to be 1390 kilometres east northeast of Townsville and 1290 kilometres northeast of Mackay moving west at 40 kilometres per hour. The cyclone is expected to continue intensifying as it moves west over the Coral Sea. Damaging winds are expected to develop about coastal and island communities ...

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