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Forecast issued at 3:50 pm EST on Tuesday 26 May 2020.
Weather Situation
A large high [1031 hPa] over Tasmania coupled with a slow moving low over the Tasman Sea, will maintain light to moderate southwesterly winds over southern Queensland waters. Winds will become more south to southeasterly later Wednesday and on Thursday.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- West to northwesterly below 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Clear.
Wednesday 27 May
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Thursday 28 May
- Winds
- South to southwesterly about 10 knots tending east to southeasterly in the afternoon, then turning north to northeasterly inshore south of Noosa Heads in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly below 1 metre.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly below 1 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore then decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Friday 29 May
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the late morning.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres in the late morning.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre offshore.
- 2nd Swell
- South to southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre offshore then decreasing to below 1 metre in the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
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
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- 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 Wednesday.
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