No warnings for Queensland
Forecast issued at 3:50 pm EST on Wednesday 23 August 2017.
Weather Situation
A weak ridge of high pressure extends through the southern Queensland waters. An inland surface trough lies through the southeastern interior of Queensland and will remain slow moving today before shifting east during Thursday, most likely reaching Gold Coast waters Thursday night. The trough should then progress north to Fraser Island through early Friday. A high pressure centre over southeastern Australia will extend a fresh to strong southerly wind flow into southern waters in the wake of this trough during Friday and Saturday.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore later in the evening.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers offshore south of Point Lookout, 20% chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm south of Point Lookout later tonight.
Thursday 24 August
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Point Lookout during the morning and early afternoon. Winds tending northwest to southwesterly in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- Swell
- South to southeasterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Friday 25 August
- Winds
- Southerly 20 to 30 knots..
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres by early evening.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers offshore, 40% chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore in the morning and afternoon.
Saturday 26 August
- Winds
- Southerly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly 1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the evening.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 40% chance of showers.
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 4:45 am EST Thursday.
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