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The first cyclone advice for the season has been issued by the Bureau of Meteorology, for the Gulf of Carpentaria.
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On Saturday morning the bureau advised that a tropical low over the western Gulf of Carpentaria was expected to move east-southeast and intensify during Sunday.
The watch zone is from the Northern Territory/Queensland border to Pormpuraaw.
At 10am on January 2 the low was estimated to be situated 230 kilometres north north west of the NT/Qld border and 315 kilometres north west of Mornington Island, moving south east at 7 kilometres per hour.
Winds near the centre were 35 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 75 kilometres per hour.
According to the BoM, the tropical low may develop into a tropical cyclone during Sunday night over the far southern Gulf of Carpentaria.
It's expected to move south eastwards as either a low or a cyclone and cross the south eastern Gulf coast during Monday.
Gales extending to 100 kilometres from the centre of the tropical low are expected to develop about coastal and island communities between the border and Kowanyama during Sunday night.
Abnormally high tides and large waves are expected about the southeastern Gulf and western Cape York Peninsula as the system approaches the coast.
Heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding could occur about the south eastern Gulf of Carpentaria, southern Cape York Peninsula and adjacent inland areas.
People in the watch area are being asked to consider what action they will need to take if the cyclone threat increases, and to check with their local government for local preparedness information as well as Queensland's Disaster Management Services website.
The advice comes as lower Gulf residents continue to report good falls of rain into the new year.
At the end of December, the Gilbert River began flowing over the crossing on the Gulf Development Road between Croydon and Georgetown for the first time in around two years thanks to good falls in the area.
On Saturday morning Lyn French posted news on the Who Got the Rain Facebook page of another 57mm at Gilberton Station and said the Gilbert River was rising fast there, thanks to big falls upstream overnight.
On December 27, Matthew Kennedy reported to the page that he'd had 191mm on Christmas Day at Lake Carlo on the Gilbert River at Georgetown, and then another 104mm, to make 344mm for the month at the time.
Taz Triffett posted on December 29 that they'd had 67mm overnight at Barwidgi Station, between Mt Surprise and Chillagoe, and 333mm for the month.
On the last day of December the Burke Shire Council announced that local police had had to rescue two travellers at the Leichhardt River crossing between Burketown and Normanton at Floraville.
"(It) required helicopters and put other people in danger," its webpage notice read. "If it is flooded, forget it. The 200 penalty points fine equals $26,690."
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