IDQ11270
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Queensland
Coastal Waters Forecast for Southern Queensland
Issued at 4:36 am EST on Wednesday 22 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 [1018 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 surface low is expected to develop off the northern New South Wales coast on Friday before moving to the east.
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Capricornia Waters, St Lawrence to Burnett Heads:
Wednesday until midnight: Winds: Variable 5 to 10 knots early, tending N to NE 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon and reaching N to NW 15 to 20 knots in the evening. Seas: 0.7 to 1.2 metres, increasing to 1.7 metres in the evening. Swell: Less than 1.5 metres. Rain areas developing.
Thursday: Winds: N to NW 20 to 25 knots, ahead of a 15 to 20 knots W to SW change during the morning. Seas: 1.7 to 2.2 metres. Swell: Less than 1.5 metres. Rain areas easing early.
Friday: Winds: SW 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots during the afternoon or evening.
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Hervey Bay Waters:
Wednesday until midnight: 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. Seas: 1.4 metres. Rain areas easing early.
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:
Wednesday until midnight: Winds: Variable 5 to 10 knots, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon and reaching 15 to 20 knots in the evening. Seas: 0.7 to 1.2 metres, increasing to 1.7 metres in the evening. 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. Seas: 1.7 metres. Swell: Less than 1.5 metres. Rain areas easing.
Friday: Winds: W to SW 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots during the afternoon.
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Southeast Coast Waters, Double Island Point to Point Danger:
Wednesday until midnight: 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 in the evening and reaching 20 to 25 knots at times offshore late evening Seas: 0.7 to 1.2 metres, increasing to 1.7 to 2.2 metres in the 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. Winds decreasing to 10 to 15 knots during the late morning or early afternoon. Seas: 1.2 to 1.7 metres. Swell: Less than 1.5 metres. Rain easing.
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 30 knots during the late afternoon and evening and possibly reaching 30 to 40 knots offshore during the evening.
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Moreton Bay Waters:
Wednesday until midnight: 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 increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the evening. Seas: 0.7 to 1 metre. 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. Winds decreasing to 10 to 15 knots during the late morning or early afternoon. Seas: to 1 metre. Rain easing.
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 30 knots during the evening.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 3:06 pm EST Wednesday.