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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ben Smee and AAP

Tropical Cyclone yet to intensify as it lingers off Queensland coast

Tropical Cyclone Alfred map
If the tropical cyclone continues on its current trajectory, it will not make landfall on the Queensland coast. Photograph: Bureau of Meteorology

A slow-moving tropical cyclone off north-east Australia is expected to linger in the Coral Sea for at least the next few days, but forecasters say there remains a risk the system could eventually turn towards the Queensland coast.

The Bureau of Meteorology says category 2 Tropical Cyclone Alfred is about 930km north-east of Mackay, and is tracking slowly south through the Coral Sea.

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