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Forecast issued at 4:45 am EST on Wednesday 19 December 2018.
Weather Situation
At 4am AEST, ex-tropical cyclone Owen was located about 230 nautical miles east northeast of Mackay. A moderate to fresh northeast to southeasterly wind flow extends into southern Queensland waters to the south of the system. The low should start to shift northwestwards over the Coral Sea during today and Thursday. Winds should turn more northerly over far southern waters later today and then freshen later on Thursday and Friday ahead of a surface trough moving eastwards over the interior of the state.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly in the afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Easterly 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Thursday 20 December
- Winds
- East to northeasterly about 10 knots tending north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, decreasing below 0.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Friday 21 December
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots tending north to northwesterly during the day.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore south of Maroochydore.
- Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny day. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.
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 3:50 pm EST Wednesday.
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