View the current warnings for Queensland
Forecast issued at 3:54 pm EST on Tuesday 27 September 2016.
Weather Situation
A weak high will progress east across inland Queensland into the Coral Sea on Wednesday and extend a ridge through northern Queensland waters. A cold front will move eastwards through inland Queensland on Thursday, approaching southern tropical waters in the evening, before stalling and weakening off the Cairns and Townsville coasts on Friday.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- Easterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Wednesday 28 September
- Winds
- East to northeasterly about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Thursday 29 September
- Winds
- Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly during the morning.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Innisfail later in the evening.
- Swell
- East to southeasterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 30% chance of a shower south of Innisfail from the late morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Friday 30 September
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting south to southeasterly during the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Easterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 40% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Please be awareWind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height. Wind warnings are issued for today and tomorrow and describe the highest category of wind warning for that day.
Nearby Coastal Waters
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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- Tide Predictions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST Wednesday.
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