IDQ10860

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Queensland

Forecast for Queensland Great Barrier Reef Offshore Waters

from Bowen to Yeppoon

Issued at 3:08pm EST on Saturday the 26th of May 2012

Please be aware

Wind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height

Warning Summary at issue time

Nil.

Weather Situation

A strong SW to SE wind flow remains in the wake of a trough which crossed the region on Friday. A large high over southern Western Australia will intensify as it moves slowly east into the Great Australian Bight over the weekend, extending a firm ridge into Queensland.

Forecast

Saturday until midnight: Winds: S to SE 20 to 25 knots. Seas: 2.2 metres in the Capricorn Channel. Swell: E to SE 1.5 to 2 metres in the Capricorn Channel. Patchy rain.

Sunday: Winds: S to SE 20 to 25 knots. Seas: 2.2 metres in the Capricorn Channel. Swell: E to SE 1.5 metres in the Capricorn Channel. Patchy rain in the north.

Monday: Winds: S to SE 20 to 25 knots.

Tuesday: Winds: S to SE 20 to 25 knots.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:38 am EST Sunday.