The first tropical cyclone of the season is expected to creep towards the Queensland coast this week.

A tropical low near the Solomon Islands is forecast to track southwest towards Queensland over the next few days.

It’s tipped to strengthen into a cyclone by Wednesday and would be named Tropical Cyclone Freddy.

Freddy could turn into a category three storm with winds of up to 220 km/h.

The cyclone is expected to remain off the coast before turning towards the south on Thursday.

While Freddy is not tipped to make landfall, forecasters warn there is still a lot of uncertainty about its path.

A strong wind warning has already been issued for the Townsville, Mackay and Capricornia coasts.

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The system is also expected to bring large swells to parts of the Queensland coast.

IMAGE: Windy.com

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