'This is not a drill': Queenslanders urged to prepare as cyclone tracks towards coast - 9News

Northern Queensland communities are being told to prepare for Tropical Cyclone Jasper, which could make landfall by mid-next week.

The category 4 storm was last night about 710 kilometres east-north-east of Willis Island and 1160 kilometres east of Cairns.

While the Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting Jasper will weaken to a category 2 by early next week, it warns "there is a risk of re-intensification" as it approaches the coast, bringing "the potential for severe impacts".

North Queensland communities are being told to prepare now for Tropical Cyclone Jasper, which could make landfall by mid-next week. (Bureau of Meteorology)

The BoM's latest cyclone update said Jasper was likely to make landfall in the middle of next week.

This could put dozens of towns and cities in the firing line between Cape Melville and Townsville, including Cairns and Cooktown.

"A tropical cyclone watch may be issued as early as Sunday but this will be highly dependent on the movement and development of the system," David Grant from the Bureau of Meteorology said.

Emergency Services Minister Mark Ryan asked residents to prepare.

The BoM's latest cyclone update says it's likely to make landfall along the north Queensland coast in the middle of next week. (Nine)

"This is not a practice, this is not a drill, this is the real deal," Ryan said.

Fire and Emergency Services Inspector David Welsh said there were a range of things people could do to prepare their properties.

"Any loose items in the backyard to be secured or put away," Welsh said.

"Check roofs and gutters, make sure there are no loose tiles."

The Bureau of Meteorology is also scrambling to evacuate four Australian meteorologists on a remote island in the Coral Sea.

The weather station is in danger of being in the cyclone's path.

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