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Marty Silk and Fraser Barton

Cyclone to form off Qld coast and track towards Norfolk

A tropical low in the Coral Sea is expected to form a cyclone off the Queensland coast. (Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

A tropical cyclone is set to form off the coast of north Queensland within hours and could threaten Norfolk Island with very destructive 165km/h winds.

The storm is about 870km northwest of Mackay, with sustained winds of 65km/h, but meteorologists expect it to strengthen to a Category One cyclone by 4pm on Wednesday.

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