MORE than 300 people are being evacuated from Great Barrier Reef islands amid warnings Cyclone Ului will hit the central Queensland coast this weekend.
Police say tourists and residents on Heron Island, off Rockhampton, and Lady Elliot Island, off Gladstone, will be evacuated over the next two days.
In Rockhampton, the local disaster management committee is meeting to ensure the region is prepared.
The weather bureau expects Ului, which is currently a category four cyclone, to cross the coast somewhere between Bowen and Gladstone on Saturday or Sunday.
It says the cyclone could bring swells of between eight and 10 metres, but that will depend on exactly where it hits and its intensity.
Even though the cyclone is expected to hit well north of Brisbane, the bureau says coastal communities in the southeast can expect dangerous surf conditions.
Australian Region Infrared Satellite Image
Source: Image from Japan Meteorological Agency satellite MTSAT-1R via Bureau of Meteorology.
Captured: Wednesday 17 March 2010 01:30 UTC
UTC is equivalent* to: 17 March 12:30 EDT -- 17 March 12:00 CDT -- 17 March 09:30 WST
*Add an extra hour during daylight saving
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