Details of Tropical Cyclone Alfred 22U at 4:00 pm AEST:
Intensity: category 1, sustained winds near the centre of 85 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 120 kilometres per hour.
Location: within 30 kilometres of 26.3 degrees South, 157.9 degrees East , 500 kilometres east northeast of Brisbane and 480 kilometres east of Maroochydore .
Movement: southeast at 14 kilometres per hour .
Tropical Cyclone Alfred, category 1 cyclone, is currently moving southeast but is expected to slow and turn west towards the Queensland coast from Tuesday onwards.
Alfred is expected to intensify to a category 2 cyclone tonight as its south-eastwards movement slows. Alfred's intensity may fluctuate between category 1 and 2 while it remains off the coast during Tuesday and Wednesday.
As it approaches the coast on Thursday, Alfred is expected to maintain intensity as a category 2 cyclone and make landfall between Brisbane and Sunshine Coast late on Thursday or Friday morning.
