The third severe weather system in as many weeks is heading for Far North Queensland and set to bring wind gusts of up to 200 kilometres per hour.

A developing tropical cyclone is set to bear down on northern Australia, with the Northern Territory in the firing line as the system tracks west across the Gulf of Carpentaria.

See the latest forecast and wind speeds as the system approaches Far North Queensland.

Updated hurricane cone maps highlight inland watches and warnings to show storm impacts beyond the forecast cone track.

Tropical Cyclone Narelle has officially formed in the Coral Sea, tracking a path toward a late-week collision with Cape York as a category 4 storm.

A cyclone hurtling towards Far North Queensland could perform a grand tour of northern Australia, spreading destruction across three states and territories.

The Bureau of Meteorology warns that a "strong or severe" storm has a high chance of reaching the mainland this week.

Tropical Australia is on alert, with one tropical cyclone expected to impact the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia over the next 10 days.

A severe tropical cyclone is likely to hit northern Queensland later this week.

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