Queensland looks likely to be hit by its first cyclone of 2019, as a monsoon trough to the north of Australia continues to head south.
If the unstable trough develops a tropical low over water a cyclone watch could begin for the Cape York Peninsula as early as Saturday morning, the Bureau of Meteorology says.
"It's all about to ramp again with the monsoon trough coming down over the peninsula and tropical lows developing over the next couple of days," meteorologist Gordon Banks told AAP on Friday.
