Millions of Aussies are を締めるing for 厳しい 強風-軍隊 勝利,勝つd, daily 降雨 totals of up to 600mm, major flooding and 抱擁する tides with 熱帯の サイクロン Alfred?始める,決める to make landfall within days.

New modelling has 予報するd the サイクロン is 推定する/予想するd to 攻撃する,衝突する Brisbane on Thursday as it 激突するs 岸に and creates havoc in south-east Queensland?and north-east NSW.

首相 David Crisafulli has 警告するd 居住(者)s in the 地域 to 準備する for the worst and do 'everything they can' to 在庫/株 up on 供給(する)s before the サイクロン makes landfall.

The 部類 two system is 推定する/予想するd to make landfall?between Bundaberg in Queensland and northern NSW but the 天候 bureau says it's hard to pinpoint 正確に/まさに when or where it will cross the coast.

Thomas Hinterdorfer, of Higgins 嵐/襲撃する Chasing said the last time a 熱帯の サイクロン made landfall as a categorised system in south-eastern Queensland was in March 1992.

That one, 厳しい 熱帯の サイクロン Fran, led to beaches 存在 の近くにd on the Gold Coast and 日光 coasts, and train services cancelled in Brisbane.?

Across the 明言する/公表する, 沿岸の towns were flooded, trees were uprooted and 力/強力にする was knocked out.?

Thirty-three years on, Queenslanders hope history won't be repeated, but lifeguards have already の近くにd dozens of beaches from Agnes Water in Gladstone 負かす/撃墜する to Currumbin on the Gold Coast on Sunday in 予期.

Millions of people are bracing for severe gale-force winds, heavy rain and huge tides as Tropical Cyclone Alfred is set to make landfall (pictured: Townsville in recent weeks)

Millions of people are を締めるing for 厳しい 強風-軍隊 勝利,勝つd, 強い雨 and 抱擁する tides as 熱帯の サイクロン Alfred is 始める,決める to make landfall (pictured: Townsville in 最近の weeks)

The cyclone is headed for Brisbane on Thursday as it slams ashore and creates havoc in south-east Queensland and north-east NSW. Picture:?Higgins Storm Chasers

The サイクロン is 長,率いるd for Brisbane on Thursday as it 激突するs 岸に and creates havoc in south-east Queensland and north-east NSW. Picture:?Higgins 嵐/襲撃する Chasers

Authorities have already closed down dozens of beaches from Gladstone to the Gold Coast. Pictured ar
e surfers watching the massive swells at?Point Cartwright on the Sunshine Coast

当局 have already の近くにd 負かす/撃墜する dozens of beaches from Gladstone to the Gold Coast. Pictured are surfers watching the 大規模な swells at?Point Cartwright on the 日光 Coast

The 明言する/公表する has been 乱打するd by high 勝利,勝つd and 大規模な wave swells over the past few days, with?広大な/多数の/重要な Keppel Island's Hideaway 訴える手段/行楽地 避難させるd last Thursday.

The 部類 two system, which has been producing 勝利,勝つd gusts of 220km/h in the 珊瑚 Sea, is 予測(する) to move southward '概略で 平行の' to the Queensland coast on Sunday, before moving to the south-east on Monday.

'Alfred is then 推定する/予想するd to slow 負かす/撃墜する and is likely to turn 西方の from Tuesday, moving 支援する に向かって the southern Queensland coast,' the Bureau of Meteorology said.?

As of Sunday morning, Alfred was moving over the 珊瑚 Sea about 510km east of Rockhampton and is 推定する/予想するd to 原因(となる) strong to 強風-軍隊 勝利,勝つd around K'gari (Fraser Island) in the afternoon.

'厳しい 沿岸の hazards are likely for southern Queensland and north-east New South むちの跡s,' the bureau said.

'A large and powerful to 潜在的に 損失ing easterly swell 同様に as abnormally high tides are 予測(する) about exposed southern Queensland beaches, かもしれない 延長するing to northern New South むちの跡s from Monday.'

サイクロン Alfred is also 脅すing to derail the AFL's season-開始 衝突/不一致 between? 統治するing 首相s Brisbane Lions and Geelong at the Gabba scheduled for Thursday night.

?'We will continue to 監視する the 状況/情勢 over the coming days and be in step with 政府 advice,' an AFL spokesperson said.

居住(者)s is south-east Queensland have been 勧めるd to 準備する.?

'There is a real chance of ... the サイクロン crossing the coast in the southern part of the 明言する/公表する,' 首相 Crisafulli said.

'This is not a たびたび(訪れる) occurrence and there may be Queenslanders who can be forgiven for thinking that this is something that doesn't occur.

A Bureau of Meteorology weather map shows with south-east Queensland and north-east NSW is in for in the coming days

A Bureau of Meteorology 天気図 shows with south-east Queensland and north-east NSW is in for in the coming days

Millions of Aussies have been to prepare for the worse as Tropical Cyclone Alfred approaches

Millions of Aussies have been to 準備する for the worse as 熱帯の サイクロン Alfred approaches

'井戸/弁護士席, history shows that it does.

'That's why we are taking that 予防の approach and asking people to do everything you can to get ready, things like making sure that you've got tinned food.'

当局 are also 準備するing for the worst 事例/患者 シナリオ.

'We've spoken to those telcos about making sure that they have 支援する-up 力/強力にする sources if we were to lose 力/強力にする, for example, because we have seen in previous events, how 批判的な 遠隔通信s is and how 攻撃を受けやすい some of those towers are to a 欠如(する) of 力/強力にする,' 首相 Crisafulli said.

'The Queensland 解雇する/砲火/射撃 Department is in the 過程 of pre (軍隊を)展開する,配備するing some 資産s, and making sure that we have the best and brightest ready to 答える/応じる, and I talk about teams like the swift water 救助(する) team, but indeed, all of those officers.'

Bribie, Moreton and North and South Stradbroke islands are 推定する/予想するd to 警官,(賞などを)獲得する the brunt of the サイクロン first.

'It's these islands that 現在の a 危険 to the 災害 管理/経営 system, and as a result of asking our 地元の 政府, our 地区 災害 teams, to do 明確な/細部 planning around the islands,' 事実上の/代理 Police Commissioner Shane Chelepy said.

'To those communities on the islands, I ask you to stay in 接触する 早期に with the messaging, because I ask you to think about the 危険 for you and make a 決定/判定勝ち(する) as to whether or not you should leave those islands and when you should leave those islands, because that window to leave the island will の近くに later in the week, should this system turn west.'?

Queensland has been battered by high winds and massive wave swells over the past few days, with Great Keppel Island's Hideaway resort evacuated last Thursday. BoM map pictured

Queensland has been 乱打するd by high 勝利,勝つd and 大規模な wave swells over the past few days, with 広大な/多数の/重要な Keppel Island's Hideaway 訴える手段/行楽地 避難させるd last Thursday. BoM 地図/計画する pictured

North Queensland has been hammered by wild weather this year, with winds and heavy rain wreaking havoc earlier this month (picture
d: Townsville on February 10)

North Queensland has been 大打撃を与えるd by wild 天候 this year, with 勝利,勝つd and 強い雨 wreaking havoc earlier this month (pictured: Townsville on February 10)

Mr Hinterdorfer said the models they were using 示唆するd Alfred would 跡をつける west to Queensland throughout the week.

'Nothing before Tuesday says a landfall is 推定する/予想するd, but then from Wednesday onwards, it gets a little bit more 利益/興味ing with the model シナリオs as they're 現在/一般に playing out,' he told the 特使-Mail.

'There's definitely the 可能性 of it from probably Wednesday onwards or midweek onwards, several models have that シナリオ at the moment, but of course, we need to let them play out a little bit more just before we hard lock it.'

On Sunday morning, Mr Hinterdorfer 警告するd south-east Queensland and north-east NSW 居住(者)s to be 用意が出来ている for landfall.

'It's been 33 years since a 熱帯の サイクロン has made landfall as a categorised system in south-eastern Queensland,' he wrote on Facebook.

'And it looks like that streak or 干ばつ is about to come to an end ... all model 指導/手引 continues to 示唆する that 熱帯の サイクロン Alfred is 予測(する) to make landfall over south-east Queensland next week.'

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is sitting about 750km north-east of Mackay and producing wind gusts of 220km/h, creating massive swells right down the Queensland coast. Pictured is?Point Cartwright on the Sunshine Coast on Sunday

熱帯の サイクロン Alfred is sitting about 750km north-east of Mackay and producing 勝利,勝つd gusts of 220km/h, creating 大規模な swells 権利 負かす/撃墜する the Queensland coast. Pictured is?Point Cartwright on the 日光 Coast on Sunday

The Bureau of Meteorology encouraged 居住(者)s and communities on the Queensland and northern NSW coasts to stay 知らせるd with the 最新の 熱帯の サイクロン (警察などへの)密告,告訴(状) and 予測(する) 跡をつけるs on its website in the coming days.

Queensland's south-east is 予測(する) to be 攻撃するd with 150mm of rain if Alfred makes landfall as 推定する/予想するd.

The Gold Coast is 推定する/予想するd to see more than 200mm over the coming days.

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