IDQ11270
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Queensland
Coastal Waters Forecast for Southern Queensland
Issued at 3:15 pm EST on Tuesday 21 May 2013
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
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Warning Summary at issue time
Nil.
Weather Situation
A high [1020 hPa] over the southern Queensland interior will move slowly eastwards into the southern Coral Sea by Wednesday. A trough is expected to move northeast across Queensland during Wednesday, before moving across the southern Queensland coast during Thursday morning. A new ridge of high pressure will establish itself in the wake of the trough.
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Capricornia Waters, St Lawrence to Burnett Heads:
Tuesday until midnight: Winds: S to SW 5 to 10 knots, with inshore sea breezes until early evening. Seas: 0.7 metres. Swell: Less than 1.5 metres.
Wednesday: Winds: Variable 5 to 10 knots early, tending N to NE 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon and N to NW in the evening. Seas: 0.7 to 1.2 metres. Swell: Less than 1.5 metres. Rain areas developing.
Thursday: Winds: N to NW 15 to 20 knots, ahead of a 15 to 20 knots W to SW change during the morning.
Friday: Winds: SW 15 to 20 knots.
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Hervey Bay Waters:
Tuesday until midnight: Winds: Variable 5 to 10 knots. Seas: 0.5 of a metre.
Wednesday: Winds: Variable 5 to 10 knots, tending NW to NE 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon and W to NW during the evening. Seas: 0.5 to 1 metre. Rain areas developing.
Thursday: Winds: N to NW 15 to 20 knots, ahead of a 15 to 20 knots W to SW change early morning.
Friday: Winds: W to SW 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
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Fraser Island Waters, Sandy Cape to Double Island Point:
Tuesday until midnight: Winds: S to SW 5 to 10 knots. Seas: 0.7 metres. Swell: Less than 1.5 metres.
Wednesday: Winds: Variable 5 to 10 knots, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon. Seas: 0.7 to 1.2 metres. Swell: Less than 1.5 metres. Rain areas developing.
Thursday: Winds: N to NW 15 to 20 knots, ahead of a 15 to 20 knots SW to SE change during the morning.
Friday: Winds: W to SW 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
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Southeast Coast Waters, Double Island Point to Point Danger:
Tuesday until midnight: Winds: S to SW 5 to 10 knots. Seas: 0.7 metres. Swell: S'ly 1.5 metres offshore.
Wednesday: Winds: NW to SW 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the late morning. Winds tending N to NW 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon and increasing to 15 to 20 knots late evening. Seas: 0.7 to 1.2 metres, increasing to 1.7 metres late evening. Swell: Less than 1.5 metres. Rain areas developing.
Thursday: Winds: W to NW 15 to 20 knots, ahead of a 15 to 20 knots S to SW change early morning.
Friday: Winds: W to SW 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon. Winds tending S to SW and increasing to 20 to 25 knots during the evening and possibly reaching 25 to 30 knots south of Cape Moreton.
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Moreton Bay Waters:
Tuesday until midnight: Winds: S to SW 5 to 10 knots. Seas: 0.4 of a metre.
Wednesday: Winds: SW to NW 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the late morning. Winds becoming N to NW 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon and evening. Seas: to 0.7 metres. Rain areas developing.
Thursday: Winds: N to NW 15 to 20 knots, ahead of a 15 to 20 knot S to SW change early morning.
Friday: Winds: W to SW 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon. Winds tending S to SW and increasing to 20 to 25 knots during the evening.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:36 am EST Wednesday.