09/01/2026
**This warning is no longer current. For the latest updates visit: https://disaster.townsville.qld.gov.au/**
๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ โ ๐ค๐น๐ฑ: ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐จ from the Bureau of Meteorology.
Issued at 1:47 pm EST on Friday 9 January 2026.
Tropical Low 12U is developing off the northeast Queensland coast, with impacts expected on Saturday.
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ
๐ช๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ
Port Douglas to Tully, including Cairns and Innisfail
๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ
Tully to Airlie Beach, including Townsville and Bowen
๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ
None.
๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐
Tropical low, sustained winds near the centre of 65 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 95 kilometres per hour.
๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
Within 55 kilometres of 14.5 degrees South, 148.3 degrees East, 380 kilometres northeast of Cairns and 555 kilometres north northeast of Townsville.
๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐
Slow moving.
A tropical low (12U) is developing in the Coral Sea, northwest of Willis Island. It is expected to turn towards the south southwest later today, taking it towards the North Tropical Coast overnight. It is likely to cross the coast between Cairns and Ayr late Saturday or early Sunday.
Tropical Low 12U is now forecast to reach tropical cyclone intensity prior to reaching the coast. However, the heavy rainfall and damaging wind impacts are likely to be similar whether or not it becomes a tropical cyclone.
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GALES with wind gusts to 100 km/h are forecast to develop over exposed coastal areas and elevated terrain between Cairns and Tully on Saturday morning, and may extend north to include Cairns and Port Douglas if the system tracks further west than forecast.
GALES with wind gusts to 100 km/h may extend further south to coastal areas between Tully and Airlie Beach later on Saturday.
HEAVY RAINFALL which may lead to FLASH FLOODING is forecast to develop about coastal and adjacent inland areas north of Townsville overnight Friday into Saturday. HEAVY RAINFALL is forecast to extend south to Airlie Beach on Saturday. Locally INTENSE RAINFALL which may lead to DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING is possible between Tully and Airlie Beach on Saturday.
Tides are likely to be higher than normal between Port Douglas and Airlie Beach, but should not exceed the highest tide of the year.
A Severe Weather Warning is also current for heavy to locally intense rainfall and damaging winds about the northeast tropical Queensland coast. Flood Watches and Warnings are also current.
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
โช๏ธPeople between Port Douglas and Tully, including Cairns and Innisfail, should take precautions and listen to the next advice at 5 pm.
โช๏ธPeople between Tully and Airlie Beach, including Townsville and Bowen, should stay informed.
โช๏ธStay informed by checking your local governmentโs Disaster Dashboards for the latest updates.
โช๏ธFor cyclone preparedness and safety advice, visit the Get Ready Queensland website www.getready.qld.gov.au
โช๏ธFor non-life threatening emergency assistance contact State Emergency Services (SES) online via the SES Assistance QLD App (Apple, Android), online 132500.qld.gov.au, or call 132 500 from anywhere in Queensland.
For more information, visit: https://www.bom.gov.au/warning/tropical-cyclone-forecast-track-map/IDQ65002
