<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Two </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/cyclone" rel="" target="_blank" title="cyclones"><span>cyclones</span></a><span> forming over waters near Australia could bring heavy rain and winds to the Queensland coast, though only one is expected to make a potential landfall.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Severe Tropical Cyclone Maila is in the Solomon Sea, between the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Bureau of Meteorology says it will move towards north Queensland by the weekend.</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>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-april-8-donald-trump-latest-world-news-headlines-australian-fuel-price-and-supply/7129929f-2032-47c5-afed-d097de3d97d2" rel="" target="_blank" title="'Double sided CEASEFIRE!': Trump pulls the plug"><strong><span>'Double sided CEASEFIRE!': Trump pulls the plug</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>As of about 4am, the cyclone was a category five storm, with sustained winds of 215km/hr near its centre.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It may cross the Cape York Peninsula during the weekend or early next week," the Bureau's cyclone tracker says.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It's forecast to decline to at least a category three cyclone before then.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/two-cyclones-off-australia-coast-weather-updates/0239329c-1c35-4e84-83b7-9fdbb194e759" data-widget-id="AR_5"></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/trial-date-set-for-lehrmann-rape-allegations/280b9568-8ece-485f-b975-4542d3d974b1" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Trial date set for Lehrmann rape allegations</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Although not registered on the Bureau's cyclone tracker, </span><a href="https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/twin-cyclones-in-the-south-pacific-how-will-they-impact-australia-and-new-zealand/1891299" rel="" target="_blank" title="Weatherzone has reported"><span>Weatherzone has reported</span></a><span> Tropical Cyclone Vaianau off Fiji could also bring weather changes to Australia.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Vaianu is expected to track south during the week, more or less making a beeline towards the North Island of New Zealand," Weatherzone said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"While it will no longer be a tropical cyclone, it is likely to hit Auckland and nearby areas during the weekend as an "extratropical cyclone", a type of system which can pack as much strength as a category 2 or 3 cyclone in terms of its central pressure and wind speeds."</span></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/ben-roberts-smith-arrested-suspicion-of-war-crimes/eecd47fa-2781-4337-b032-1c4982c3c91b" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Ben Roberts-Smith wakes after first night behind bars</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The storm is currently category three and is not expected to make landfall in Fiji or Vanuatu.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Meanwhile, a third storm, currently a tropical low, is forming in the Indian ocean off to the north-west of Western Australia and Fiji.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Bureau rates it a moderate chance to attain cyclone status from mid-next week.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all 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