Weather by Arun Singh Mann 27th Jan 2021 6:00 AM THE Bureau of Meteorology has now declared a warning zone for Cape York Peninsula communities as an intensifying tropical low is forecast to become a category one cyclone on Thursday. A warning zone is in place for Mornington Island, and Karumba to Aurukun, including Kowanyama and Pormpuraaw, and nearby inland areas. A watch zone is in place for Aurukun to Weipa. "The tropical low is expected to remain slow-moving off the Western Cape York Peninsula coast and develop into a tropical cyclone on Thursday," the bureau's advice read. Tropical cyclone forecast track map for a developing tropical low in the Cape York Peninsula, issued at 4.50am. Source: Bureau of Meteorology.