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The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) says a category four tropical cyclone in the Coral Sea could get closer to the Queensland coast this weekend.

Tropical Cyclone Ului is more than 1,300 kilometres north-east of Mackay and moving slowly west-south-west.

BOM forecaster Ben Annells says there is still uncertainty about how close it will be to the coast.

"The main effect I guess in the short to medium term will still be the maintenance of those strong to gale force winds along the east coast of Queensland, particularly about the tropical coast intially, and continuing with showers," he said.


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