Forecast

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 3
Issued at 10:41 PM EST on Wednesday 04 March 2026

Headline:
Moderate chance of a tropical cyclone off the North Tropical Coast, impacts expected on Friday.

Areas Affected:
Warning zone: None.

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

Cancelled zone: None.

Details of Tropical Low 29U at 10:00 pm 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 15.0 degrees South 150.3 degrees East, estimated to be 530 kilometres east northeast of Cairns and 580 kilometres northeast of Cardwell.
Movement: south southwest at 13 kilometres per hour.
Tropical Low 29U lies in the Coral Sea to the north of Willis Island. The low has been moving erratically but is expected to turn to the west-southwest on Thursday, taking it towards the North Tropical Coast.
There is a moderate chance of Tropical Low 29U developing into a tropical cyclone before it makes landfall on the North Tropical Coast during Friday.

Hazards:
GALES with wind gusts to 100 km/h are forecast to develop over exposed coastal areas between Port Douglas and Cardwell, including Cairns, from Friday morning. Gales may extend north to Cooktown during Friday morning if the tropical low tracks further north than forecast.
GALES with wind gusts to 100 km/h may extend further south to coastal areas between Cardwell and Palm Island on Friday, if the tropical low tracks south of the forecast track.
HEAVY RAINFALL, which may lead to FLASH FLOODING, is forecast to develop about coastal and adjacent inland areas north of Ingham on Thursday. Heavy rainfall may extend south to Palm Island and adjacent mainland areas on Friday.
Tides are likely to be higher than normal between Port Douglas and Ingham but are not expected to exceed the highest tide of the year.
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

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

Marine Wind Warning Summary for Queensland

Issued at 09:00 PM EST on Wednesday 04 March 2026
for the period until midnight EST Thursday 05 March 2026

Wind Warnings for Wednesday 04 March
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Cairns Coast, Townsville Coast and Mackay Coast

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

The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 3:00 am 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, National Water Operations

Final Flood Warning For The Daintree And Mossman Rivers
Issued at 10:51 AM AEST on Wednesday 04 March 2026
Flood Warning Number: 3

RIVER LEVELS HAVE GENERALLY EASED ALONG THE DAINTREE AND MOSSMAN RIVERS
Heavy rainfall early this week has resulted in elevated river levels across the Daintree and Mossman River catchments, which have generally eased. However, the catchments are wet and responding quickly to rainfall.
Heavy rainfall is forecast to continue for the next few days. The situation is being closely monitored and warnings will be issued as required.
A Flood Watch is current for parts of western Cape York Peninsula and North Tropical Coast, in and adjacent to the Daintree River catchment.

Daintree River:
River levels are elevated along the Daintree River.
The Daintree River at Daintree Village is currently at 2.45 m and rising, below the minor flood level.
The Daintree River at Daintree Village is likely to remain below the minor flood level (4.00 m).

Mossman River:
River levels are easing along the Mossman River.

Flood Safety Advice:
Don't drive, walk, swim or play in floodwater because it is dangerous.
Stay away from flooded drains, rivers, streams and waterways.
Obey road closure signs. Plan ahead so you don't drive on flooded roads.
Check the ABC and local media for updates. The situation can change quickly, so stay informed.
For local emergency management warnings and advice visit www.disaster.qld.gov.au/warnings.}
For emergency assistance call SES on telephone number 132 500. In life-threatening emergencies, call 000 (triple zero) immediately.

Next issue:
This is a final warning. No further warnings will be issued for this event.

Latest River Heights:
Daintree River at Bairds,4.22,rising,7:00 am Wed 04/03/26
Daintree River at Daintree Village,2.45,rising,9:38 am Wed 04/03/26
Mossman River at Mossman,3.99,steady,7:00 am Wed 04/03/26
Mossman Tide,2.74,falling,10:30 am Wed 04/03/26

This advice is also available by dialling 1300 659 219. Warning, rainfall and river information are available at http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/flood.