Yasi deepened Cause_change_of_strength rapidly over the next 24 hours , and was classified Check as a Category 3 cyclone Catastrophe at about 5 PM AEST ( 07:00 UTC ) on 31 January 2011 .

At about 12:00 AM AEST ( 14:00 UTC ) on 3 February , Yasi crossed Motion_directional the Australian coastline as a Category 5 severe tropical cyclone near Mission Beach , with estimated maximum 3-second gusts of 285 km/h spanning Self_motion an area from Ingham to Cairns .