View the current warnings for Queensland
Forecast issued at 3:50 pm EST on Friday 8 December 2023.
Weather Situation
A weak pressure pattern exists over Gulf Waters. Severe Tropical Cyclone Jasper [940 hPa] in the Coral Sea will move west over coming days, and the remnants of the system may move into Gulf Waters late next week.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- Northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northwest to southwesterly in the late evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Clear.
Saturday 9 December
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots before dawn then becoming northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning. Winds reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm north of Kowanyama.
Sunday 10 December
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northwesterly early in the morning.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Monday 11 December
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Please be awareWind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.
Nearby Coastal Waters
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST Saturday.
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