Details of Tropical Cyclone Alfred 22U at 10:00 pm AEST:
Intensity: category 2, sustained winds near the centre of 95 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 130 kilometres per hour.
Location: within 30 kilometres of 27.3 degrees South, 155.5 degrees East , 245 kilometres east of Brisbane and 230 kilometres east northeast of Gold Coast .
Movement: slow moving .
Tropical Cyclone Alfred is slowly moving towards the southeast Queensland coast.
Alfred, a category 2 tropical cyclone, is expected to remain of similar intensity until the centre starts to interact with the coast and islands. The centre of Alfred is expected to cross the coast Friday night or early Saturday morning, most likely between Noosa and Coolangatta.
