Urging Brits in the country to monitor weather updates, the FCDO said: "Tropical Cyclone Alfred could result in localised flash flooding and severe coastal hazards which could lead to transport disruption and power outages."
The FCDO’s advisory covers Queensland, the Sunshine Coast and New South Wales.
Update: Cyclone Alfred bears down on Australia’s eastern coast prompting airport closures
The category two cyclone is just 400 miles east of Brisbane and is expected to make landfall later this week, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology said.
Its forecasted to bring winds of up to 96 miles per hour, heavy rainfall and dangerous storm tides.
“Destructive wind gusts of up to 155 kilometres per hour (96 miles per hour) may develop about the exposed coastal and island location near and to the south of the track as Alfred’s destructive core approaches and crosses the coast late on Thursday or early Friday,” the Bureau of Meteorology added.
Both Jetstar and parent company Qantas have offered customers scheduled to travel between 4 and 9 March the chance to change their booking or get a refund.
Local authorities have urged residents to get ready for Alfred’s arrival by staying updated on the cyclone’s trajectory, securing properties and making evacuation plans.
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Gold Coast acting mayor Donna Gates told those in the Gold Coast to "make sure your family and your home is prepared for the coming severe weather".
“We are asking the community to take steps now to ensure that if you are asked to evacuate you have a plan for yourselves, your families and your pets and know where you will go,” added New South Wales State Emergency Service assistant commissioner Dean Storey.
Despite the severe weather warnings, Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast airports have said they will continue to operate but called on travellers to contact their airlines for the latest flight updates.
