First cyclone of the summer expected to form off Queensland coast

Cyclone Jasper, as it will be called, expected to form on Tuesday before intensifying and possibly crossing into Queensland next week

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A tropical low weather system off Queensland’s coast has a high chance of forming into the first cyclone of the summer.

The Bureau of Meteorology forecasts the weather system around the Solomon Islands will intensify, becoming a cyclone on Tuesday, before tracking towards northeastern parts of the Coral Sea on Wednesday, and further intensifying.