IDQ11291
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
Issued at 4:45 am EST on Tuesday 4 August 2020
for the period until midnight EST Thursday 6 August 2020.
Please be aware
Wind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.
A weak ridge of high pressure over eastern Queensland will weaken further today and tomorrow while moving offshore. A surface trough will move east across southwestern Queensland on Thursday with winds tending north to northeasterly over the Gulf.
Winds: Northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore at times. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots with inshore sea breezes up to 15 knots mid-afternoon before shifting south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning, reaching up to 20 knots offshore at times. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the afternoon with inshore sea breezes 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the afternoon with inshore sea breezes 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending southeast to southwesterly in the evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Cullen Point early in the morning and again in the late evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the afternoon then tending easterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening. Offshore winds north of Cullen Point reaching up to 20 knots at times before dawn. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots during the afternoon with light southwesterly sea breezes inshore south of Weipa. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 3:50 pm EST Tuesday.
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