Penny has reintensified into a Tropical Cylone again as she moved out into the Coral Sea, and as it intensifies further is expected to do a u-turn and head back towards the Queensland Coast over the coming days.
Tropical Cyclone Penny is Australia's second officialy named cyclone of the season, forming in the Gulf of Carpentaria on New Year's Day and first made landfall over the Cape York Peninsula, bringing strong winds and flooding.
She weakened into a tropical low when making landfall, but became a category one system last night and is expected to develop into a category two system later today.
By tomorrow, Penny is expected to start doing a u-turn and head back towards the Queensland Coast, where it will continue on this path for several days.
This is where the outcome becomes very uncertain with significant disagreement amongst computer models. The track of tropical cyclones are difficult enough to predict a couple of days in advance, and this becomes even more uncertain further ahead.
Current indications suggest Penny may weaken below cyclone strength as it moves back towards the Queensland Coast. However, some models indicate that Penny will affect the central Queensland coast early next week at tropical cyclone strength, and this scenario cannot be ruled out.
Stay up to date with the situation by checking the Bureau of Meteorology or keeping an eye on our alerts.
Image 1: Tropical Cyclone Penny Track Map