Great Barrier Reef Offshore Waters Forecast for Queensland

IDQ10860

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

Great Barrier Reef Offshore Waters Forecast: Bowen to Yeppoon

Issued at 5:09 pm EST on Friday 7 March 2014
for the period until midnight EST Monday 10 March 2014.

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. Wind warnings are issued for today and tomorrow and describe the highest category of wind warning for that day.

Warning Information

Weather Situation

A tropical low over the northern Coral Sea is expected to approach the southern tropical coast over the next few days and may develop further into a tropical cyclone on Sunday or Monday.

Tropical System Location

1002 hpa tropical low about 640kms northeast of Townsville at 4pm on the 7th of March 2014.

Forecast for Friday 7 March until midnight

Winds: Conditions are dependent on the movement and development of the tropical low. SE 20 to 25 knots, reaching 25 to 30 knots at times.

Seas: Up to 3 metres in the Capricorn Channel.

Swell: E to SE 2.0 to 2.5 metres in the Capricorn Channel.

Weather: Increasing showers.

Forecast for Saturday 8 March

Winds: Conditions are dependent on the movement and development of the tropical low. E to SE 20 to 30 knots, reaching 25 to 33 knots in northern waters.

Seas: 3 metres in the Capricorn Channel.

Swell: E to SE 2.0 to 2.5 metres in the Capricorn Channel.

Weather: Scattered squally showers increasing to rain areas.

Forecast for Sunday 9 March

Winds: Conditions are dependent on the movement and development of the tropical low. E to SE 20 to 30 knots, reaching 25 to 33 knots in northern waters during the morning. Winds tending SE to NE during the afternoon.

Seas: 3 metres in the Capricorn Channel.

Swell: E to SE 2.0 to 2.5 metres in the Capricorn Channel.

Weather: Frequent squally showers and rain areas, heavy at times. Isolated thunderstorms.

Forecast for Monday 10 March

Winds: Conditions are dependent on the movement and development of the tropical low. SE to NE 20 to 30 knots.

Seas: 3 metres in the Capricorn Channel.

Swell: E to SE 2.0 to 2.5 metres in the Capricorn Channel.

Weather: Frequent squally showers and rain areas, heavy at times. Isolated thunderstorms.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST Saturday.

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