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Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle 'speeding up' off Queensland coast as Norfolk Island braces for record winds

Norfolk Island is on alert as Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle moves down the Queensland coast. (Supplied: Betty Matthews)

Norfolk Island is preparing for the highest wind gusts it has ever recorded with Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle intensifying to a category three system this morning. 

It is expected to remain well off the Queensland coast but has picked up speed as it heads towards the island, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. 

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