Tropical Cyclone Ului heads for Queensland coast

2:03 AM Fri 19 Mar 2010 GMT

'Cyclone Ului - issued Friday 19 March 2010' Bureau of Meteorology

At 10:00 am EST Tropical Cyclone Ului; Category 2 was estimated to be 950 kilometres east northeast of Mackay and 1100 kilometres east northeast of Townsville on Australia's north east coast and moving southwest at 13 kilometres per hour.

Tropical Cyclone Ului has weakened siginificantly has has been downgraded to a Category Two intensity cyclone this morning and is now moving to the southwest towards the Queensland coast.

It now appears unlikely that the cyclone will reintensify. The most likely scenario is for the cyclone to cross the Queensland coast on Sunday morning between Cardwell and Mackay and it may remain at category 2 intensity by landfall.

Damaging winds should develop between Cardwell and Yeppoon later on Saturday, then increase further Sunday morning as the cyclone nears the coast then extend to the adjacent inland parts.

Seas and swell are expected to increase along much of the Queensland east coast. Dangerous surf conditions are expected to develop about exposed beaches south of the cyclone later today.

Details of Tropical Cyclone Ului at 10:00 am EST:
Centre located near...... 16.7 degrees South 156.9 degrees east
Location accuracy........ Within 30 kilometres
Recent movement.......... towards the southwest at 13 kilometres per hour

Wind gusts near centre... 155 kilometres per hour
Severity category........ 2
Central pressure......... 980 HectoPascals

The next advice will be issued by 5:00 pm EST Friday 19 March.

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