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Aaron Bunch

MYSTERIOUS: Ex cyclone lincoln set to intensify off coast - You Need To See This

Flood watches are in place across northern Australia from northwest Queensland across NT to WA. (HANDOUT/ANDREA MYERS)

Urban search and rescue specialists are among the dozens of emergency service personnel deployed to Western Australia's northwest as authorities prepare communities for the likely impact of a tropical cyclone.

The massive weather system is forecast to make landfall as a category two cyclone near Coral Bay on Saturday, but the Bureau of Meteorology has warned it could strengthen into a severe category three storm.

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