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Fraser Barton

Season's first tropical cyclone could impact Qld coast

Cyclone Jasper might move near the Queensland coast from early next week, the weather bureau says. (Jason O'BRIEN/AAP PHOTOS)

The first tropical cyclone of the season has formed in the Pacific, with meteorologists warning it's expected to intensify and could move near the Queensland coast.

Tropical Cyclone Jasper is currently a slow-moving category one weather system about 1500 km northeast of Cairns, the Bureau of Meteorology says.

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