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IDQ60700

Latest Coastal Weather Observations for Queensland

Issued at 9:35 pm EST Friday 16 May 2008

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Where no observation is available within the last 75 minutes, the latest observation is shown in italics and coloured.
Station names link to data for the previous 72 hours.
Station Name Date/Time
EST		 Temp
°C		 Wind Pressure Rain
since 9am
mm		 Weather Cloud Vis
km		 Sea Swell
Dir Speed
knots		 Gust
knots		 hPa Trend Height
m		 Height
m		 Length
m		 Dir
EASTERN GULF of CARPENTARIA
Mornington Island 16/09:34pm 22.0 N 3 4 1015.3 - 0.0 - - - - - - -
Sweers Island 16/03:00pm 29.0 NE 6 - 1013.4 - 0.0 Fine Mostly clear 40 - - - -
Kowanyama 16/09:00pm 23.1 CALM 0 3 1014.9 - 0.0 - - - - - - -
Weipa 16/09:35pm 25.2 E 8 10 1014.8 - 0.0 - - 34 - - - -
Horn Island 16/09:00pm 25.6 SE 12 17 1014.0 - 0.0 - - 10 - - - -
TORRES STRAIT to COOKTOWN
Horn Island 16/09:00pm 25.6 SE 12 17 1014.0 - 0.0 - - 10 - - - -
Coconut Island 16/09:00pm 25.7 SE 10 - 1013.8 - 0.0 - - - - - - -
Lockhart River 16/09:00pm 22.5 SE 2 3 1015.5 - 0.0 - - - - - - -
Cape Flattery 16/09:00pm 23.9 SE 11 17 1016.6 - 0.0 - - - - - - -
Cooktown 16/09:00pm 22.8 ESE 6 8 1016.6 - 0.0 - - - - - - -
COOKTOWN to CARDWELL
Cooktown 16/09:00pm 22.8 ESE 6 8 1016.6 - 0.0 - - - - - - -
Low Isles 16/09:00pm 23.4 SE 8 9 1017.0 - 0.0 - - - - - - -
Cairns 16/09:35pm 22.9 S 6 7 1017.1 - 0.0 - - 49 - - - -
Green Island 16/09:34pm 22.0 ESE 12 13 1016.8 - - - - - - - - -
Norman Reef 16/04:00pm 26.0 SE 11 - - - - Fine Partly cloudy 50 <0.5 <2 - SE
Moore Reef 16/04:00pm 24.5 SE 12 - - - - Fine Mostly clear 50 <0.5 <2 - SE
Innisfail 16/03:00pm 25.5 ESE 5 - - - 0.0 Fine Partly cloudy 50 - - - -
South Johnstone 16/09:00pm 20.6 W 3 5 1017.5 - 0.0 - - - - - - -
Cardwell 16/03:00pm 26.4 NE 10 - 1014.7 - 0.0 Fine Partly cloudy 40 <0.1 - - -
CARDWELL to BOWEN
Cardwell 16/03:00pm 26.4 NE 10 - 1014.7 - 0.0 Fine Partly cloudy 40 <0.1 - - -
Lucinda 16/09:00pm 23.8 ENE 8 10 1017.1 - 0.0 - - - - - - -
Townsville 16/09:34pm 19.6 ESE 3 4 1017.6 - 0.0 - - 50 - - - -
Alva Beach 16/09:00pm 22.9 ENE 9 11 1017.5 - 0.0 - - - - - - -
Bowen 16/03:00pm 26.2 NNE 5 - 1015.1 - 0.0 Fine Mostly clear 35 - - - -
BOWEN to ST LAWRENCE
Bowen 16/03:00pm 26.2 NNE 5 - 1015.1 - 0.0 Fine Mostly clear 35 - - - -
Hamilton Island 16/09:00pm 22.5 E 12 13 1017.1 - 0.0 - - - - - - -
Proserpine 16/09:00pm 18.1 SW 3 4 1017.9 - 0.0 - - - - - - -
Creal Reef 16/09:00pm 23.4 E 11 - 1016.8 - - - - - - - - -
Mackay 16/09:34pm 19.4 WSW 6 7 1018.0 - 0.0 - - - - - - -
Hay Point 16/09:35pm - WSW 4 5 - - - - - - - - - -
Middle Percy Island 16/09:35pm 20.1 NE 7 10 1018.6 - - - - - - - - -
Gannett Cay 16/09:00pm 22.6 CALM 0 - 1017.4 - - - - - - - - -
St Lawrence 16/09:00pm 18.8 NNE 4 4 1017.7 - 0.0 - - - - - - -
St Lawrence Post Office 16/03:00pm 26.8 SE 2 - 1015.1 - 0.0 Fine Mostly clear 17 - - - -
Station Name Date/Time
EST		 Temp
°C		 Wind Pressure Rain
since 9am
mm		 Weather Cloud Vis
km		 Sea Swell
Dir Speed
knots		 Gust
knots		 hPa Trend Height
m		 Height
m		 Length
m		 Dir
CORAL SEA
Holmes Reef 16/09:00pm 25.0 ESE 18 - 1015.9 - - - - - - - - -
Willis Island 16/09:35pm 24.2 SE 15 16 1016.9 - - - - - - - - -
Lihou Reef 16/09:00pm 24.5 SE 14 - 1015.9 - 0.0 - - - - - - -
Flinders Reef 16/09:00pm 24.3 ESE 13 - 1016.9 - - - - - - - - -
Marion Reef 16/09:00pm 23.9 SSE 10 - 1016.8 - 0.0 - - - - - - -
Creal Reef 16/09:00pm 23.4 E 11 - 1016.8 - - - - - - - - -
Gannett Cay 16/09:00pm 22.6 CALM 0 - 1017.4 - - - - - - - - -
Cato Island 16/09:00pm 22.9 E 9 - 1017.5 - 0.0 - - - - - - -
ST LAWRENCE to BURNETT HEADS/SANDY CAPE
St Lawrence 16/09:00pm 18.8 NNE 4 4 1017.7 - 0.0 - - - - - - -
St Lawrence Post Office 16/03:00pm 26.8 SE 2 - 1015.1 - 0.0 Fine Mostly clear 17 - - - -
Samuel Hill 16/09:00pm 14.1 CALM 0 0 1018.0 - 0.0 - - 10 - - - -
Yeppoon 16/09:30pm 18.5 CALM 0 0 1017.8 - 0.0 - - - - - - -
Rundle Island 16/09:34pm 21.7 ESE 8 9 1017.5 - - - - - - - - -
Gladstone 16/09:34pm 20.0 SSE 6 7 1018.2 - 0.0 - - - - - - -
Heron Island 16/09:00pm - ESE 8 13 - - - - - - - - - -
Lady Elliot Island 16/09:00pm 21.7 E 11 - 1017.7 - 0.8 - - - - - - -
Seventeen Seventy 16/09:00pm 21.0 E 7 - 1018.1 - 0.0 Fine - 50 - - - -
BURNETT HEADS/SANDY CAPE to DOUBLE ISLAND POINT
Sandy Cape 16/03:00pm 20.2 CALM 0 - 1016.3 - 2.0 Showers Mostly cloudy 40 <0.1 <2 - SE
Bundaberg 16/09:00pm 19.1 E 5 7 1017.7 - 0.0 - - - - - - -
Hervey Bay 16/09:00pm 15.8 CALM 0 3 1018.2 - 0.0 - - 10 - - - -
Rainbow Beach 16/03:00pm 23.0 E 3 - 1016.8 - 0.0 Fine Partly cloudy 25 <0.1 - - -
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT to COOLANGATTA
Double Island Point 16/09:34pm 20.7 ENE 9 11 1018.1 - 0.2 - - - - - - -
Tewantin 16/09:00pm 17.2 CALM 0 0 1018.5 - 0.0 - - - - - - -
Maroochydore 16/09:30pm 14.6 WSW 4 5 1018.2 - 0.0 - - 2 - - - -
Cape Moreton 16/09:34pm 20.7 NNE 10 11 1018.5 - 0.0 - - - - - - -
Spitfire Channel 16/09:34pm - N 9 9 - - - - - - - - - -
Inner Beacon 16/09:34pm - NNE 9 10 - - - - - - - - - -
Banana Bank 16/09:35pm - N 9 9 - - - - - - - - - -
Brisbane Airport 16/09:35pm 17.2 NNW 4 4 1018.5 - 0.0 - - 27 - - - -
Redcliffe 16/09:35pm 18.3 NW 5 5 1018.3 - 0.0 - - - - - - -
Point Lookout 16/03:00pm 22.8 NNE 3 - - - 0.0 Fine Mostly clear 30 <0.5 <2 - SE
Gold Coast Seaway 16/09:35pm 17.3 WSW 5 5 1018.5 - 0.0 - - - - - - -
Coolangatta 16/09:34pm 16.1 WSW 0 0 1018.4 - 0.0 - - 0.6 - - - -

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About this table

  • These observations have not been quality controlled.
  • Different stations report at different time intervals, ranging from half hourly to twice daily.
  • Some stations are up to several kilometres inland.
  • All observations including locations outside of QLD are shown in local time.
  • Wind 'Dir' is the direction the wind comes from, reported to 16 points of the compass.
  • Wind observations are a 10-minute average from the standard height of 10 metres.
  • Wind speed is a 10 minute average speed in knots.
  • The wind gust is measured over 3 seconds.
  • Trend in pressure since the last observation that has been corrected for diurnal variation. Diurnal variation means two peaks and troughs in pressure each day. (R rising, F falling, S steady).
  • '+' indicates 'greater than', '<' indicates 'less than'.
  • 'Trace' is a trace (<0.1mm) of rainfall.
  • 'Weather' is described, when data is available.
  • 'Cloud' cover is described, when data is available.
  • 'Vis' is the visibility distance in whole kilometres, above 5 kilometres. Below 5 kilometres, visibility is in tenths of a kilometre down to 0.1 (100 metres). '0' indicates visibility less than 100 metres.
  • Sea height is reported in metres.
  • Swell is reported as height and length, both in metres.
  • 'CF' indicates 'Confused Swell'. 'NS' indicates 'No Swell'.
  • Swell 'Dir' is the direction the swell comes from, reported to 8 points of the compass. Example 'SW' means southwest.
  • '-' indicates that no data is available at that time.

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