Cyclone Bianca: Category two cyclone located about 1050km west northwest of Exmouth

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Cyclone Bianca: Category two cyclone located about 1050km west northwest of Exmouth

A tropical cyclone has formed off the coast of WA.

Tropical cyclone Bianca, which is a category one system, was identified about 1050km west-north-west of Exmouth about 2am on Monday.

It is moving in a west-south-westerly direction about 18km/h and is expected to strengthen over the next couple of days before weakening on Wednesday.

The cyclone is forecast to move in a south south-westerly direction but is expected to remain offshore.

“There is high confidence that tropical cyclone Bianca will weaken a long way away from the country without really impacting the weather for Western Australia or for the offshore islands in the Indian Ocean,” meteorologist Angus Hines said.

Category one tropical cyclone Alfred also formed off the Queensland coast about 4am on Monday and is about 910km north-east of Cairns.

The cyclone is moving in an easterly direction about 7km/h and is strengthening as it slowly moves towards the Coral Sea.

Cyclone Alfred is expected to intensify throughout the week before moving south.

While the cyclone is expected to remain offshore, there is a risk it will move closer to the central Queensland coast by next weekend.

Mr Hines said it was too early to say what parts of the Queensland coast would be impacted.

“The key message through the first half of this week for people in Queensland is to keep a watch of the forecast track maps for tropical cyclone Alfred in the coming days,” he said.

It comes just weeks after category four cyclone Zelia hit the Pilbara region, unleashing destructive winds and torrential rain about 60km east of Port Hedland.

According to the Bureau of Meteorology, wind gusts peaked at 270km/h within the storm’s core.

Record flood levels have been recorded in the De Grey River catchment, with Coolenar Pool peaking at 9.02m.

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