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Warnings

Coastal wind warning

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

CANCELLATION OF
Coastal Waters Wind Warning
For Torres Strait to Cape Flattery
Issued at 10:10 am EST on Saturday 30 August 2008

Synoptic Situation
A high near New Zealand will continue to move to the south-east.

Strong Wind Warning
Torres Strait to Cape Flattery
SE winds will no longer exceed 25 knots.

Please be aware
Wind gusts can be a further 40 percent stronger than the averages given here,
and maximum waves may be up to twice the height.

Local Weather

Satellite picture
QLD Sat 9:00 am EST

Patchy cloud over southeast QLD in a weakening trough is triggering isolated showers. Areas of low cloud on the coast in moist onshore winds are bringing just a light shower or two to the north. Cloud increasing over the southwest ahead of a trough is bringing light rain.



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Queensland Four Day Outlook
Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday
  Cloud increasing over far west.
Isolated showers east coast. Mostly sunny inland.
  
  Patchy rain over the southern and central inland.
Isolated showers for the tropical coast.
  
  Cooler southerly change spreading across south.
Patchy rain easing in the east. Dry in the west.
  
  Isolated showers and storms about the southeast.
The odd shower over the northern and central coast.
  

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Coastal Waters

Capricornia E/NE winds 10/15 knots. Isolated morning showers.  Sea: Up to 1.2 m  
Central Coast SE/E winds 10/15 knots, reaching 15/20 knots over far northern waters. Isolated showers.  Sea: Up to 1.7 m  
Fraser Is Waters NE winds 10/15 knots.  Sea: Up to 1.2 m  
Great Barrier Reef SE/E winds 10/15 knots, reaching 15/20 knots at times. Isolated showers.  Sea: Up to 2.0 m  Swell: Up to 2.0 m
Hervey Bay NE winds 10/15 knots.  Sea: Up to 1.2 m  
Keppel Bay Thursday: SW to SE winds 10/15 knots increasing to 20/30 knots on Friday mainly in outer waters.  Sea: Up to 2.5 m  
Moreton Bay NE/N winds 10/15 knots, increasing to 15/20 knots late afternoon and evening. Isolated showers.  Sea: Up to 1.0 m  
North Tropical Waters SE winds 20/25 knots, tending 15/20 knots inshore south of Cairns. Lighter S/SE winds inshore early. Isolated showers.  Sea: Up to 2.2 m  Swell: Up to 2.2 m
Northeast Gulf SE/E winds 20/25 knots, easing to 15/20 knots south of Weipa in the afternoon. Isolated showers.  Sea: Up to 2.2 m  
Peninsula Waters SE winds 25/30 knots north of Cape Flattery, easing to 20/25 knots to the south. Isolated showers.  Sea: Up to 3.0 m  Swell: Up to 3.0 m
Southeast Coast NE/N winds 10/15 knots, increasing to 15/20 knots late afternoon and evening. Isolated showers.  Sea: Up to 1.7 m  
Southeast Gulf E/NE winds 15/20 knots, becoming S/SE 10/15 knots in the afternoon with seabreezes inshore.  Sea: Up to 1.7 m  
Tropical Waters SE/E winds 15/20 knots. Inshore, winds a little lighter and tending E/NE in the afternoon. Isolated showers.  Sea: Up to 1.7 m  

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Weather details

Yesterday's Temperature & Rainfall
Minimum: Biloela, QLD 9.0°C
Maximum: Weipa, QLD 28.1°C

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Issued 30/08/2008 at 10:26AEST
 
Brisbane 12 - 25
Clearing shower Clearing shower
Bundaberg 13 - 25
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
Cairns 20 - 29
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
Gold Coast 10 - 23
Possible shower Possible shower
Longreach 15 - 32
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
Mackay 15 - 23
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
Mt Isa 18 - 34
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
Rockhampton 15 - 26
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
Sunshine Coast 12 - 24
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
Toowoomba 11 - 22
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
Townsville 17 - 27
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy

Sunrise and sunset
Location30/08/2008
Ayr Sunrise 06:20
Sunset 18:02
Biloela Sunrise 06:11
Sunset 17:46
Birdsville Sunrise 06:57
Sunset 18:30
Boulia Sunrise 06:52
Sunset 18:30
Bowen Sunrise 06:17
Sunset 17:58
Brisbane Ap Sunrise 06:03
Sunset 17:34
Bundaberg Sunrise 06:04
Sunset 17:39
Burketown Sunrise 06:50
Sunset 18:35
Cairns Sunrise 06:25
Sunset 18:10
Charleville Sunrise 06:30
Sunset 18:02
Charters Towers Sunrise 06:25
Sunset 18:06
Clermont Sunrise 06:21
Sunset 17:59
Collinsville Sunrise 06:19
Sunset 17:59
Cooktown Sunrise 06:26
Sunset 18:13
Coolangatta Sunrise 06:02
Sunset 17:31
Dalby Sunrise 06:10
Sunset 17:41
Emerald Sunrise 06:20
Sunset 17:56
Gayndah Sunrise 06:08
Sunset 17:41
Gladstone Sunrise 06:08
Sunset 17:44
Gold Coast Sunrise 06:02
Sunset 17:32
Goondiwindi Sunrise 06:15
Sunset 17:44
Gympie Sunrise 06:04
Sunset 17:36
Hervey Bay Sunrise 06:02
Sunset 17:36
Horn Island Sunrise 06:35
Sunset 18:28
Ingham Sunrise 06:24
Sunset 18:07
Innisfail Sunrise 06:24
Sunset 18:09
Ipswich Sunrise 06:05
Sunset 17:35
Kingaroy Sunrise 06:07
Sunset 17:39
Longreach Sunrise 06:35
Sunset 18:12
Mackay Sunrise 06:14
Sunset 17:54
Mareeba Sunrise 06:26
Sunset 18:11
Maryborough Sunrise 06:03
Sunset 17:37
Miles Sunrise 06:14
Sunset 17:46
Monto Sunrise 06:09
Sunset 17:43
Moranbah Sunrise 06:19
Sunset 17:58
Mt Isa Sunrise 06:53
Sunset 18:33
Proserpine Sunrise 06:16
Sunset 17:57
Redcliffe Sunrise 06:03
Sunset 17:34
Richmond Sunrise 06:38
Sunset 18:18
Richmond Sunrise 06:38
Sunset 18:18
Rockhampton Sunrise 06:11
Sunset 17:47
Roma Sunrise 06:20
Sunset 17:52
St George Sunrise 06:21
Sunset 17:51
St Lawrence Sunrise 06:14
Sunset 17:51
Stanthorpe Sunrise 06:09
Sunset 17:37
Sunshine Coast Sunrise 06:02
Sunset 17:35
Thargomindah Sunrise 06:40
Sunset 18:10
Toowoomba Sunrise 06:08
Sunset 17:38
Townsville Sunrise 06:22
Sunset 18:05
Warwick Sunrise 06:08
Sunset 17:37
Weipa Sunrise 06:38
Sunset 18:28
Windorah Sunrise 06:43
Sunset 18:17
Winton Sunrise 06:40
Sunset 18:17
Yeppoon Sunrise 06:09
Sunset 17:46

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