BoM tracking path of storm 850km north-east of Mackay and expected to cause powerful waves and winds on coast from Townsville down to K’Gari

Tropical Cyclone Alfred has intensified to a category three system but it’s uncertain whether it will veer towards the Queensland coast.

The severe tropical cyclone is sitting 850km north-east of Mackay in northern Queensland and intensified to a category three overnight, producing wind gusts of 185km/h in the Coral Sea.

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