Forecast

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

Marine Wind Warning Summary for Queensland

Issued at 06:03 PM EST on Thursday 05 March 2026
for the period until midnight EST Friday 06 March 2026

Wind Warnings for Thursday 05 March
Gale Warning for the following areas:
Cairns Coast
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Cooktown Coast, Townsville Coast and Mackay Coast

Wind Warnings for Friday 06 March
Gale Warning for the following areas:
Cooktown Coast, Cairns Coast and Townsville Coast
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Mackay Coast

The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 9:00 pm EST Thursday.
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Check the latest Coastal Waters Forecast or Local
Waters Forecast at http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/forecasts/map.shtml for information on wind,
wave and weather conditions for these coastal zones.
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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tropical Cyclone Advice
Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre

Media: The Standard Emergency Warning Signal should NOT be used with this warning.

PRIORITY

TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 5
Issued at 10:43 AM EST on Thursday 05 March 2026

Headline:
Decreasing chance of a tropical cyclone forming near the North Tropical Coast, but impacts still expected.

Areas Affected:
Warning zone: None.

Watch zone: None.

Cancelled zone: Cooktown to Palm Island, including Port Douglas, Cairns, Innisfail and Palm Island.

Details of Tropical Low 29U at 10:00 am AEST:
Intensity: Tropical Low, sustained winds near the centre of 55 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 85 kilometres per hour.
Location: within 35 kilometres of 15.7 degrees South 148.9 degrees East, estimated to be 360 kilometres east northeast of Cairns and 420 kilometres northeast of Cardwell.
Movement: southwest at 20 kilometres per hour.
Tropical Low 29U is in the Coral Sea to the northwest of Willis Island. It is expected to move to the southwest today, and cross between Cairns and Townsville during Friday.
The likelihood of Tropical Low 29U developing into a tropical cyclone before it makes landfall has decreased, however impacts are still expected.

Hazards:
A Severe Weather Warning is current in parts of Peninsula and North Tropical Coast and Tablelands Forecast Districts. Communities may experience significant impacts even at some distance from where the system is forecast to make landfall.
A Flood Watch is current for northern and far northern catchments.

Recommended Action:
- People between Cooktown and Palm Island, including Port Douglas, Cairns and Innisfail, stay informed by checking your local government s Disaster Dashboards for the latest updates.
- For cyclone preparedness and safety advice, visit the Get Ready Queensland website www.getready.qld.gov.au
- For 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.

Cyclone advices and DFES Alerts are available by dialling 13 DFES (13 3337)

A map showing the track of the cyclone is available at:
http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone