<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A 1000-kilometre stretch of the north </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/queensland" rel="" target="" title="Queensland"><span>Queensland</span></a><span> coast will remain on alert today as a tropical low lingers at sea.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Meteorologists predict the chances of the weather system developing into a cyclone will intensify from tomorrow.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The broad monsoon low is situated north of Willis Island about 450km east of Cairns. </span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/extreme-weather-live-updates-heatwave-fires-heavy-rain-cyclone-warnings/83b0dcd3-39df-4a51-a3ca-db54ef910df3" rel="" target="" title="Households across five states urged to prepare for power outages"><strong><span>Households across five states urged to prepare for power outages</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/australia-heatwave-wa-reaches-record-breaking-temperatures-hot-weather-update/8587f140-07e4-4634-96ca-9622b6e60ef3"><strong><span>WA reaches nearly 50 degrees as record-breaking heatwave continues</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Weather bureau mapping currently predicts the system will move west over the 48 hours toward north Queensland, potentially crossing the coast this weekend. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There is a moderate risk the system could develop into a tropical cyclone from tomorrow morning but this could increase to a 45 per cent chance from tomorrow night. </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/weather-news-1000kilometre-stretch-of-queensland-on-alert-as-tropical-low-lingers-at-sea/1f11253a-cab4-42ad-ad26-9eff7d26b8a2" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A severe weather warning has now been issued for communities all the way from Hopevale in the far north down to Hamilton Island in the Whitsundays.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The warning is for heavy rainfall with six-hourly totals of up to 200mm possible as well as damaging wind gusts of up to 90km/h.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Authorities are also concerned about flash flooding and locals are being urged to prepare their homes now.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple App Store</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>.</span></em></strong></div></div>