A tropical cyclone is expected to cause extreme winds and surf on Lord Howe Island. Source: AAP
A TROPICAL cyclone is expected to pass close by Lord Howe Island on Friday morning, lashing the island with damaging winds and surf, the weather bureau says.
The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said on Thursday night that the category two cyclone was tracking south in the northern Tasman sea, and would pass to the east of the Pacific island on Friday morning.
On its website, BoM said the island off the NSW coast could expect "damaging surf, heavy swells and abnormally high tides" through the rest of Thursday and Friday.
This included wind gusts up to 150km/h until the early hours of Friday, it said.
BoM advised that the cyclone would weaken as it passed by the island.
It also said heavy rain caused by the cyclonic conditions would probably cause flash flooding overnight.
Residents and holidaymakers on Lord Howe Island were being warned to bunker down as the cyclone approaches.
Luke Hanson, the manager of the largest guest lodge on the island, said the conditions were "scary" as the cyclonic winds headed for the island.
"This cyclone's a direct hit, this will be the first time we've been whacked by a category two," Mr Hanson told AAP by phone.
"Everyone's a bit nervous, we've been getting all the guests settled, they've all had an early dinner and gone to bed, and they're just going to ride out the night.
"They don't come to Lord Howe Island in March thinking they're going to get hit by a cyclone."
He said residents had been strapping down outside furniture and sandbagging in preparation for the weather to worsen overnight.
Meanwhile, a high seas weather warning has been issued for Tropical Cyclone Tim, which is currently about 500km east northeast of Cairns.
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