A tropical cyclone has formed in the South Pacific but is not expected to create history and head towards the Queensland coast.
Cyclone Lola is currently a category two system after developing in Fijian waters near the Solomon Islands.
Vanuatu is set to be impacted when the system is expected to intensify and reach category-three in the next 48 hours.
History will be made if Cyclone Lola heads toward the Queensland coast.
The system is currently expected to move southwest and weaken as it travels toward New Caledonia.
If it reaches Australia's area of responsibility it will be the first cyclone recorded in the Coral Sea in the month of October since reliable records began in the 1970s.
It would also herald an early start to cyclone season.
However, the Bureau of Meteorology said on Monday the system was forecast to remain east of Australian waters, staying in the Fijian area of responsibility.
It is not expected to threaten Queensland's coast, the bureau said.
In the past cyclones have appeared in Fijian waters in the month of October.
The bureau said previous systems include tropical cyclone Xavier in 2006 and severe tropical cyclone Bebe in 1972.
Australia's cyclone season is usually from November to April, typically peaking in Queensland in February and March.
The bureau warned this month Queenslanders could still expect flooding and tropical cyclones despite El Nino promising a hotter and drier summer for Australia.
The bureau said there had been reduced tropical cyclone activity for Australia during El Nino years.
However it warned there was a potential for that to change this cyclone season judging by current conditions.
"Globally ocean temperatures are the warmest that they have been on record for any month since April," a bureau spokesperson told AAP.
"So the oceans are holding a lot of heat so that may indicate increased potential for initial fuel for cyclones this season."
