Latest Coastal Weather Observations Queensland

Latest Coastal Weather Observations for Queensland

Issued at 8:35 am EST Saturday 21 November 2009 (issued every 30 minutes, with the page automatically refreshed every 10 minutes)

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Station Name	Date/Time EST	Temp °C	Wind	Pressure	Rain since 9am mm	Weather	Cloud	Vis km	Sea	Swell	Highest Wind Gust
EASTERN GULF of CARPENTARIA
Mornington Island	21/08:34am	30.3	NNW	7	10	1010.3	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	WNW	14 02:23am
Sweers Island	20/03:00pm	32.8	NNE	12	-	1007.3	-	0.0	Fine	Mostly clear	30	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kowanyama	21/08:00am	29.1	NNE	7	11	1010.8	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Weipa	21/08:35am	27.7	ESE	5	6	1010.9	-	0.6	-	-	27	-	-	-	-	SE	8 08:19am
Horn Island	21/08:35am	29.4	SE	9	11	1010.2	-	0.0	-	-	31	-	-	-	-	ESE	17 12:10am
TORRES STRAIT to COOKTOWN
Horn Island	21/08:35am	29.4	SE	9	11	1010.2	-	0.0	-	-	31	-	-	-	-	ESE	17 12:10am
Coconut Island	21/06:00am	26.2	SE	6	-	1008.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lockhart River	21/08:00am	28.4	ESE	10	14	1010.7	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cape Flattery	21/08:00am	28.5	ESE	12	16	1012.0	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cooktown	21/08:28am	27.4	SSE	8	13	1011.9	-	0.0	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-
COOKTOWN to CARDWELL
Cooktown	21/08:28am	27.4	SSE	8	13	1011.9	-	0.0	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-
Low Isles	21/08:00am	25.3	E	7	10	1012.4	-	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cairns	21/08:35am	25.6	SSE	3	4	1012.6	-	8.0	-	-	30	-	-	-	-	E	17 05:19am
Green Island	21/08:35am	24.5	E	8	9	1012.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	NE	23 04:12am
Norman Reef	21/06:00am	24.5	E	10	-	-	-	-	Recent precip.	Mostly cloudy	20	<0.1	<2	-	E	-	-
Moore Reef	21/06:00am	25.0	ENE	7	-	-	-	-	Fine	Mostly cloudy	20	<0.1	<2	-	E	-	-
Innisfail	21/06:00am	23.6	W	2	-	-	-	-	Distant precip.	Mostly cloudy	25	-	-	-	-	-	-
South Johnstone	21/08:00am	23.7	ENE	3	5	1013.0	-	3.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cardwell	21/06:00am	23.7	CALM	0	-	1011.4	-	-	Distant precip.	Mostly cloudy	20	<0.1	-	-	-	-	-
CARDWELL to BOWEN
Cardwell	21/06:00am	23.7	CALM	0	-	1011.4	-	-	Distant precip.	Mostly cloudy	20	<0.1	-	-	-	-	-
Lucinda	21/08:00am	26.7	ESE	10	17	1012.7	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Townsville	21/08:34am	28.1	ENE	16	18	1013.0	-	0.8	-	-	13	-	-	-	-	ENE	18 08:34am
Alva Beach	21/08:00am	28.9	ENE	13	16	1013.0	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bowen	21/06:00am	24.1	SW	2	-	1012.5	-	-	Distant precip.	Mostly cloudy	15	-	-	-	-	-	-
BOWEN to ST LAWRENCE
Bowen	21/06:00am	24.1	SW	2	-	1012.5	-	-	Distant precip.	Mostly cloudy	15	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hamilton Island	21/08:00am	27.1	E	11	13	1014.0	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Proserpine	21/08:10am	27.1	NNE	7	10	1013.8	-	0.0	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-
Creal Reef	21/08:00am	25.8	ENE	12	-	1013.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mackay	21/08:34am	28.6	NE	8	9	1014.2	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	NE	11 12:53am
Hay Point	21/08:34am	-	NE	11	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	NE	14 12:00am
Middle Percy Island	21/08:30am	25.3	NNE	11	16	1015.7	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
St Lawrence	21/08:00am	27.4	NE	9	13	1014.0	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
St Lawrence Post Office	20/03:00pm	30.6	ENE	3	-	1010.9	-	0.0	Fine	Clear	19	-	-	-	-	-	-

Station Name

Date/Time
EST

Temp
°C

Wind

Pressure

Rain
since 9am
mm

Weather

Cloud

Vis
km

Sea

Swell

Highest Wind Gust

Dir

Speed
knots

Gust
knots

hPa

Trend

Height
m

Length
m

Dir

knots
time

EASTERN GULF of CARPENTARIA

Mornington Island

21/08:34am

30.3

NNW

1010.3

0.0

WNW

14
02:23am

Sweers Island

20/03:00pm

32.8

NNE

1007.3

0.0

Fine

Mostly clear

Kowanyama

21/08:00am

29.1

NNE

1010.8

0.0

Weipa

21/08:35am

27.7

ESE

1010.9

0.6

8
08:19am

Horn Island

21/08:35am

29.4

1010.2

0.0

ESE

17
12:10am

TORRES STRAIT to COOKTOWN

Horn Island

21/08:35am

29.4

1010.2

0.0

ESE

17
12:10am

Coconut Island

21/06:00am

26.2

1008.3

Lockhart River

21/08:00am

28.4

ESE

1010.7

0.0

Cape Flattery

21/08:00am

28.5

ESE

1012.0

0.0

Cooktown

21/08:28am

27.4

SSE

1011.9

0.0

COOKTOWN to CARDWELL

Cooktown

21/08:28am

27.4

SSE

1011.9

0.0

Low Isles

21/08:00am

25.3

1012.4

1.0

Cairns

21/08:35am

25.6

SSE

1012.6

8.0

17
05:19am

Green Island

21/08:35am

24.5

1012.3

23
04:12am

Norman Reef

21/06:00am

24.5

Recent precip.

Mostly cloudy

<0.1

Moore Reef

21/06:00am

25.0

ENE

Fine

Mostly cloudy

<0.1

Innisfail

21/06:00am

23.6

Distant precip.

Mostly cloudy

South Johnstone

21/08:00am

23.7

ENE

1013.0

3.0

Cardwell

21/06:00am

23.7

CALM

1011.4

Distant precip.

Mostly cloudy

<0.1

CARDWELL to BOWEN

Cardwell

21/06:00am

23.7

CALM

1011.4

Distant precip.

Mostly cloudy

<0.1

Lucinda

21/08:00am

26.7

ESE

1012.7

0.0

Townsville

21/08:34am

28.1

ENE

1013.0

0.8

ENE

18
08:34am

Alva Beach

21/08:00am

28.9

ENE

1013.0

0.0

Bowen

21/06:00am

24.1

1012.5

Distant precip.

Mostly cloudy

BOWEN to ST LAWRENCE

Bowen

21/06:00am

24.1

1012.5

Distant precip.

Mostly cloudy

Hamilton Island

21/08:00am

27.1

1014.0

0.0

Proserpine

21/08:10am

27.1

NNE

1013.8

0.0

Creal Reef

21/08:00am

25.8

ENE

1013.6

Mackay

21/08:34am

28.6

1014.2

0.0

11
12:53am

Hay Point

21/08:34am

14
12:00am

Middle Percy Island

21/08:30am

25.3

NNE

1015.7

0.0

St Lawrence

21/08:00am

27.4

1014.0

0.0

St Lawrence Post Office

20/03:00pm

30.6

ENE

1010.9

0.0

Fine

Clear

Station Name	Date/Time EST	Temp °C	Wind	Pressure	Rain since 9am mm	Weather	Cloud	Vis km	Sea	Swell	Highest Wind Gust
CORAL SEA
Bougainville Reef	21/08:00am	25.5	SE	13	-	1011.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Holmes Reef	21/08:00am	27.1	E	16	-	1011.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Willis Island	21/08:30am	28.5	ESE	18	21	1011.9	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lihou Reef	21/08:00am	26.1	ESE	17	-	1011.8	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Flinders Reef	21/08:00am	26.7	E	15	-	1012.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Marion Reef	21/08:00am	25.2	E	15	-	1013.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Creal Reef	21/08:00am	25.8	ENE	12	-	1013.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cato Island	21/08:00am	26.8	NE	8	-	1015.1	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Frederick Reef	21/08:00am	24.9	E	1	-	1014.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ST LAWRENCE to BURNETT HEADS/SANDY CAPE
St Lawrence	21/08:00am	27.4	NE	9	13	1014.0	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
St Lawrence Post Office	20/03:00pm	30.6	ENE	3	-	1010.9	-	0.0	Fine	Clear	19	-	-	-	-	-	-
Samuel Hill	21/08:00am	27.4	NE	7	11	1014.4	-	0.0	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-
Yeppoon	21/08:30am	26.7	NE	10	12	1014.5	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rundle Island	21/08:35am	25.6	NNE	8	9	1014.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	NNE	15 12:00am
Gladstone	21/08:34am	30.4	NE	11	13	1015.2	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	NE	13 07:09am
Heron Island	21/08:00am	-	NNE	10	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lady Elliot Island	21/08:00am	27.1	N	6	9	1015.2	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Seventeen Seventy	21/06:00am	24.7	ENE	5	-	1014.4	-	-	Fine	Cloudy	50	<0.5	<2	-	-	-	-
BURNETT HEADS/SANDY CAPE to DOUBLE ISLAND POINT
Sandy Cape	21/06:00am	24.4	N	12	-	1014.2	-	-	Fine	Partly cloudy	35	<0.5	<2	200	-	-	-
Bundaberg	21/08:30am	27.6	N	11	15	1014.9	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hervey Bay	21/08:30am	27.7	N	10	16	1015.1	-	0.0	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rainbow Beach	20/03:00pm	27.5	NNE	10	-	1012.2	-	0.0	Fine	Clear	35	<0.5	-	-	-	-	-
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT to COOLANGATTA
Double Island Point	21/08:35am	28.2	N	7	7	1015.2	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	N	10 12:17am
Tewantin	21/08:00am	25.9	NNW	6	10	1014.8	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Maroochydore	21/08:35am	27.0	NNE	11	12	1014.8	-	0.0	-	-	21	-	-	-	-	N	17 08:08am
Cape Moreton	21/08:35am	25.3	N	17	19	1015.4	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	N	22 01:00am
Spitfire Channel	21/08:35am	-	NNW	12	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	NNW	22 02:47am
Inner Beacon	21/08:35am	-	N	16	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	N	23 12:16am
Peel Island - The Spit	21/08:35am	-	NNW	17	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	N	22 12:00am
Brisbane Airport	21/08:35am	26.8	N	14	15	1014.5	-	0.0	-	-	29	-	-	-	-	N	19 01:26am
Redcliffe	21/08:35am	26.2	N	13	15	1014.6	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	N	20 01:08am
Point Lookout	21/06:00am	21.8	CALM	0	-	-	-	1.0	Fine	Partly cloudy	30	1	<2	-	-	-	-
Gold Coast Seaway	21/08:34am	27.8	NNW	14	18	1013.9	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	N	20 07:23am
Coolangatta	21/08:34am	27.1	N	17	19	1013.9	-	0.0	-	-	19	-	-	-	-	N	23 08:12am

Station Name

Date/Time
EST

Temp
°C

Wind

Pressure

Rain
since 9am
mm

Weather

Cloud

Vis
km

Sea

Swell

Highest Wind Gust

Dir

Speed
knots

Gust
knots

hPa

Trend

Height
m

Length
m

Dir

knots
time

CORAL SEA

Bougainville Reef

21/08:00am

25.5

1011.5

Holmes Reef

21/08:00am

27.1

1011.5

Willis Island

21/08:30am

28.5

ESE

1011.9

0.0

Lihou Reef

21/08:00am

26.1

ESE

1011.8

0.0

Flinders Reef

21/08:00am

26.7

1012.5

Marion Reef

21/08:00am

25.2

1013.1

Creal Reef

21/08:00am

25.8

ENE

1013.6

Cato Island

21/08:00am

26.8

1015.1

0.0

Frederick Reef

21/08:00am

24.9

1014.0

ST LAWRENCE to BURNETT HEADS/SANDY CAPE

St Lawrence

21/08:00am

27.4

1014.0

0.0

St Lawrence Post Office

20/03:00pm

30.6

ENE

1010.9

0.0

Fine

Clear

Samuel Hill

21/08:00am

27.4

1014.4

0.0

Yeppoon

21/08:30am

26.7

1014.5

0.0

Rundle Island

21/08:35am

25.6

NNE

1014.7

NNE

15
12:00am

Gladstone

21/08:34am

30.4

1015.2

0.0

13
07:09am

Heron Island

21/08:00am

NNE

Lady Elliot Island

21/08:00am

27.1

1015.2

0.0

Seventeen Seventy

21/06:00am

24.7

ENE

1014.4

Fine

Cloudy

<0.5

BURNETT HEADS/SANDY CAPE to DOUBLE ISLAND POINT

Sandy Cape

21/06:00am

24.4

1014.2

Fine

Partly cloudy

<0.5

200

Bundaberg

21/08:30am

27.6

1014.9

0.0

Hervey Bay

21/08:30am

27.7

1015.1

0.0

Rainbow Beach

20/03:00pm

27.5

NNE

1012.2

0.0

Fine

Clear

<0.5

DOUBLE ISLAND POINT to COOLANGATTA

Double Island Point

21/08:35am

28.2

1015.2

0.0

10
12:17am

Tewantin

21/08:00am

25.9

NNW

1014.8

0.0

Maroochydore

21/08:35am

27.0

NNE

1014.8

0.0

17
08:08am

Cape Moreton

21/08:35am

25.3

1015.4

0.0

22
01:00am

Spitfire Channel

21/08:35am

NNW

22
02:47am

Inner Beacon

21/08:35am

23
12:16am

Peel Island - The Spit

21/08:35am

NNW

22
12:00am

Brisbane Airport

21/08:35am

26.8

1014.5

0.0

19
01:26am

Redcliffe

21/08:35am

26.2

1014.6

0.0

20
01:08am

Point Lookout

21/06:00am

21.8

CALM

1.0

Fine

Partly cloudy

Gold Coast Seaway

21/08:34am

27.8

NNW

1013.9

0.0

20
07:23am

Coolangatta

21/08:34am

27.1

1013.9

0.0

23
08:12am

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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, EST.
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.
'Highest Wind Gust' is Highest Wind Gust measured from midnight to midnight for the current calendar day.
(Note: Maximum Wind Gusts in the Bureau's climate records are measured from midnight to midnight and may differ from the values shown in this table.)
'-' indicates that no data is available at that time.

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