View the current warnings for Queensland
Forecast issued at 4:45 am EST on Thursday 21 February 2019.
Weather Situation
A weak pressure pattern will persist along the north tropical east coast for the next few days. Tropical cyclone Oma lies over the far eastern Coral Sea and is expected to move slowly southwestwards over the next few days whilst staying offshore of the Queensland coast.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- Westerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the morning. Winds becoming northerly north of Innisfail in the afternoon and east to southeasterly to the south of Innisfail.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Friday 22 February
- Winds
- Southwest to southeasterly below 10 knots, tending east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Saturday 23 February
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, tending northeast to southeasterly around 1 metre during the afternoon or evening.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
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
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 3:50 pm EST Thursday.
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