WEATHER Bureau forecasters predict Cyclone Ului will turn south today, tracking parallel with the Queensland coast.

But the US Joint Typhoon Warning Centre has the cyclone easing and veering towards the coast in an area between Fraser Island and Airlie Beach on Friday.

Ului was situated south of the Solomon Islands yesterday, 1400km northeast of Mackay and moving west-southwest at 7km/h. That is about half its speed of the previous day. (Read More)

Update:  Ului has veered around and is now bearing down on Townsville.  Let’s hope it runs out of puff …