03/03/2025
Cyclone Alert 🚨
11:01 Monday, 3 March
QLD Tropical Cyclone Watch: Sandy Cape to Grafton including Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Byron Bay but not including Grafton
Details:
QLD Tropical Cyclone Watch: Sandy Cape to Grafton including Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Byron Bay but not including Grafton
Issued at 10:54 am EST on Monday 3 March 2025
Headline:
Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to move towards the southeast Queensland coast from Tuesday onwards.
Areas Affected:
Warning Zone
None.
Watch Zone
Sandy Cape to Grafton including Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Byron Bay but not including Grafton..
Cancelled Zone
None.
Details of Tropical Cyclone Alfred 22U at 10:00 am AEST [9:30 am ACST]:
Intensity: Category 1, sustained winds near the centre of 85 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 120 kilometres per hour.
Location: within 35 kilometres of 25.8 degrees South 157.3 degrees East, estimated to be 465 kilometres east northeast of Brisbane and 430 kilometres east northeast of Maroochydore.
Movement: southeast at 20 kilometres per hour.
Tropical Cyclone Alfred will continue moving towards the southeast today, slightly away from the Queensland coast before slowing down and turning westward, towards the Queensland coast on Tuesday.
Alfred is currently a category 1 cyclone but is expected to intensify to a category 2 cyclone tonight. It is likely to maintain a category 2 intensity as it approaches the southeast Queensland coast late on Thursday.
Hazards:
Severe coastal hazards, including abnormally high tides and hazardous surf are expected to continue over southern Queensland and northeastern New South Wales coasts, deteriorating further as Alfred begins to move towards the coast from Tuesday onwards. A large and powerful to potentially damaging easterly swell is occurring about exposed southern Queensland beaches, and is forecast to extend to northern New South Wales coast today.
Gales with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS to 120 kilometres per hour are expected to develop along the southeast Queensland and northeastern New South Wales coastal and island communities between Tewantin and Grafton during Wednesday. Gales may extend north to Sandy Cape from late Wednesday onwards.
Heavy rainfall is forecast for southeast Queensland and northeastern New South Wales from Wednesday as Alfred approaches the coast. HEAVY to locally INTENSE RAINFALL which may lead to DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING near and south of the system centre as Alfred approaches and crosses the coast late on Thursday. Flood Watches have been issued for these areas.
Refer to associated warnings for Queensland and New South Wales at http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/warnings.
Recommended Action:
People between Sandy Cape in Queensland and Grafton in New South Wales should consider what action they will need to take if the cyclone threat increases.
- Information is available from your local government
- For cyclone preparedness and safety advice, visit the Get Ready Queensland website (www.getready.qld.gov.au)
- For emergency assistance call the Queensland or New South Wales State Emergency Service (SES) on 132 500 (for assistance with storm damage, rising flood water, fallen trees on buildings or roof damage).
Alert Source: Bureau of Meteorology
Early Warning Network: https://www.earlywarningnetwork.com.au
Council Resident Options & EWN Support: https://www.earlywarningnetwork.com.au/support
