No warnings for Queensland
Forecast issued at 3:50 pm EST on Wednesday 30 July 2014.
Weather Situation
Weak high pressure centres over New South Wales and central Australia will maintain a ridge through southern Queensland during the next couple of days. A trough will shift east over the southern interior of Queensland on Friday, most likely moving off the southern coast Friday evening.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots becoming northerly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
Thursday 31 July
- Winds
- Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 25 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon, then increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres later in the evening.
- Swell
- Easterly below 1 metre.
Friday 1 August
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending west to northwesterly in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres later in the evening.
- Swell
- Easterly below 1 metre.
Saturday 2 August
- Winds
- Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots turning southerly during the morning.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre.
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.
- Latest Coastal Observations
- Tide Predictions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST Thursday.
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