'High' chance of new cyclone in coming days

There are fears another tropical cyclone could form off the coast of north Queensland next week as a tropical low intensifies.

The Bureau of Meteorology currently rates the chances off the system graduating to cyclone status as high from Sunday, rising from 55 per cent that day to 70 per cent by Wednesday.

These forecasts can, however, change rapidly.

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It's not yet been forecast whether the system, either as a tropical low or a cyclone, will make landfall in Australia.

Weatherzone said multiple "tropical waves" in the atmosphere were colliding in the area in the coming days, also ramping up the chances the system will intensify.

"This convergence of three tropical atmospheric waves is likely to enhance cloudiness and rainfall over the western Pacific Ocean, possibly including parts of the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and northern Australia," the weather reporting site said.

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"There are early indications that the Southern Hemisphere low pressure system could intensify over the warm northern Coral Sea, where sea surface temperatures are currently 28 to 30 (degrees), possibly becoming a tropical cyclone mid- to late next week.

"Some models even suggest it could become a severe tropical cyclone."

Tropical Cyclone Narelle was the latest to ravage Australia, tearing through north Queensland, the Northern Territory, and Western Australia as a cyclone and ex-cyclone.

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