View the current warnings for Queensland
Forecast issued at 3:50 pm EST on Tuesday 16 July 2019.
Weather Situation
A large high [1033hPa] over the western Great Australian Bight extends a ridge into south Queensland waters leading to moderate to fresh south to southwesterly winds. Winds will weaken this evening as the ridge relaxes with light winds continuing into Wednesday. A trough passage will lead to freshening westerly winds over the southern waters on late Wednesday.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots, tending west to northwest about 10 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Clear.
Wednesday 17 July
- Winds
- West to southwesterly about 10 knots tending north to northeasterly in the early afternoon then tending northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Thursday 18 July
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots in the eastern and northern bay at times during the morning. Winds tending east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon, then becoming southwesterly below 10 knots in the western bay in the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Friday 19 July
- Winds
- Southwesterly about 10 knots, becoming variable, then turning northeasterly with afternoon seabreezes.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
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.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST Wednesday.
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