Tropical Cyclone Fina has formed off the Northern Territory coast and is expected to intensify to category two before potentially making landfall as early as Friday.

Forecasters at the Bureau of Meteorology say Fina is a category one storm with 75km/h winds at its centre and gusts of up to 100km/h.

The cyclone is 315 kilometres north-north-east of Darwin and 195 kilometres north-north-west of Minjilang and moving north-east at 9km/h.

Tropical Cyclone Fina is expected to continue moving east-north-east before intensifying to category two by Wednesday night and then turning towards the coast on Thursday.

No direct impacts are expected for NT residents within the next 48 hours, with emergency services continuing to advise people to follow directions as they come.

The weather bureau's lat

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