Coast braces for cyclone Ului
Forecast: Cyclone Ului's predicted path. Source: www.bom.gov.au
UPDATE, March 19, 11pm: Preparations are well under way as cyclone Ului continues to bear down on the Queensland coast north of Proserpine ahead of its expected landfall on Sunday.
A cyclone warning continues for coastal areas from Ayr to Yeppoon, and a cyclone watch continues for coastal areas from Cardwell to Ayr.
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At 10pm, Cyclone Ului was estimated to be 770km east-northeast of Mackay and 950km east of Townsville and moving southwest at 15km/h.
Tropical Cyclone Ului, category two intensity, is moving to the southwest towards the Queensland coast.
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The most likely scenario is for the cyclone to cross the coast Sunday morning between Cardwell and Mackay and it may remain at category 2 intensity by landfall.
Damaging winds should develop between Ayr and Yeppoon later tomorrow, then increase further and extend to Cardwell and to adjacent inland parts on Sunday morning as the cyclone nears the coast.
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Heavy rainfall and flooding are likely to develop about coastal and adjacent inland areas between Bowen and St Lawrence early Sunday.
Seas and swell are expected to increase along much of the Queensland east coast.
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