AceWeatherDesk – The Bureau of Meteorology says a low pressure system hundreds of kilometres off the Queensland coast has been upgraded to a tropical cyclone: Cyclone Seth was the last tropical cyclone to hit Queensland in 2021, bringing flooding to parts of the state’s east coast.

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Tropical Cyclone Jasper is a category 1 system and tracking south near the Solomon Islands.

It is the first cyclone of the current season.

“In terms of El Niño, we typically see less cyclones and we also see the cyclone season starting a bit later,” senior meteorologist Laura Boekel said. 

Future movements still uncertain

According to the BOM cyclone track map, the system is expected to reach category 2 intensity later on Wednesday morning then intensify to a severe category 3 cyclone by Wednesday afternoon.

Ms Boekel said they could not say for certain whether the system will reach the Queensland coast.

“We don’t have a great deal of certainty if it’s going to track towards the Queensland coast, and if it does, the timings, the locations and the intensities.”

She said as the system does move close to Queensland in the coming days, it could lead to increased surf size, tides, rainfall and strong winds.

“We really are just encouraging people to stay up to date with the track maps and with the warnings if they do get issued,” Ms Boekel said.

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