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Emergency Survival Kit Ideally, prepare your kit with all the following items, or at least make a list so you will know where to find them quickly in your home.

Battery-operated radio (with spare batteries)
Torch (with spare batteries), candles and waterproof matches
Strong shoes, leather gloves, hat, goggles and overalls
First aid kit and manual, and combination pocket knife
Medications, toiletry and sanitary supplies and a change of clothes
Special needs for infants, the aged and people with disabilities
Water in sealed containers - ten litres per person (for three days)
Three days supply of canned food (plus can opener and utensils)
Pet food, water and other animal needs
Portable stove with fuel
Tent or tarpaulin, and blankets (woollen and thermal)
Money, including change for phone calls
Strong plastic bags (for clothing, valuables, documents, and photographs)

Warnings

There are no current warnings

Local Weather

QLD Tue 8:00 pm EST

Cloud over northern QLD in a lingering trough is causing showers and storms. Very sparse low cloud over the remaining tropical east in moderate instability is causing only the odd shower near the ranges. Mostly cloud-free in the south and west in dry air.

Queensland Four Day Outlook

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Isolated showers/storms on eastern ranges.
Heavy showers and storms in the northern tropics.

Isolated showers/storms northwest to southeast.
Heavy showers and storms in the northern tropics.

Hot in west. Isolated showers/storms southeast.
Showers and storms in the northern tropics.

Hot in west. Isolated showers/storms southeast.
Showers and storms in far northern tropics.

Coastal Waters

Capricornia	Tuesday: NE winds at 10/15 knots.<p>Wednesday: NE/E winds at 10/15 knots. Sea: Up to 1.2 m
Central Coast	Tuesday: E/NE winds at 10/15 knots.<p>Wednesday: SE/E winds at 10/15 knots with inshore afternoon NE seabreezes at 15 knots. Sea: Up to 1.3 m
Fraser Is Waters	Tuesday: NE/N winds 10/15 knots.<p>Wednesday: NE/N winds 10/15 knots, lighter winds inshore early. Sea: Up to 1.2 m
Great Barrier Reef	Tuesday: NE/E winds 10/15 knots.<p>Wednesday: SE/E winds at 10/15 knots. Sea: Up to 1.3 m
Hervey Bay	Tuesday: NE/N winds 10/15 knots.<p>Wednesday: NE/N winds at 5/10 knots increasing to 10/15 knots by late morning. Sea: Up to 1.0 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	Tuesday: NE/N winds at 10/15 knots reaching 15/20 knots at times in the afternoon and evening.<p>Wednesday: NE/N winds at 10/15 knots increasing to 15/20 knots in the afternoon and evening. Possible late shower or thunderstorm. Sea: Up to 1.0 m
North Tropical Waters	Tuesday: SE/NE winds at 10/15 knots. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.<p>Wednesday: SE winds 15/20 knots north of Port Douglas, 10/15 knots south. Inshore afternoon NE seabreezes at 10/15 knots south of Port Douglas. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Sea: Up to 1.6 m
Northeast Gulf	Tuesday: NE/NW winds at 5/10 knots with inshore afternoon seabreezes at 10/15 knots. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.<p>Wednesday: E/SE winds at 10/15 knots with inshore afternoon seabreezes. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Sea: Up to 1.0 m
Peninsula Waters	Tuesday: W'ly winds at 5/10 knots in Torres Strait. E/SE winds at 5/10 knots over the remainder with inshore afternoon NE seabreezes at 10/15 knots. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.<p>Wednesday: E/SE winds at 10/15 knots increasing to 15/20 knots south of Cape Weymouth. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Sea: Up to 1.6 m
Southeast Coast	Tuesday: N/NE winds at 10/15 reaching 15/20 knots at times during the afternoon and evening.<p>Wednesday: NE/N winds at 15/20 knots south of Cape Moreton and 10/15 knots to the north. Isolated late showers and thunderstorms near coast. Sea: Up to 1.6 m
Southeast Gulf	Tuesday: NE/N winds at 10/15 knots with inshore seabreezes. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.<p>Wednesday: NE/N winds at 10/15 knots with inshore afternoon seabreezes. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Sea: Up to 1.0 m
Tropical Waters	Tuesday: SE/NE winds at 10/15 knots with inshore afternoon seabreezes at 15/20 knots. Isolated showers.<p>Wednesday: SE/E winds at 10/15 knots with inshore afternoon NE seabreezes at 15/20 knots. Isolated showers. Sea: Up to 1.3 m

Weather details

Yesterday's Temperature & Rainfall
Minimum:	Stanthorpe, QLD	10.0°C
Maximum:	Julia Creek, QLD	42.0°C
Rainfall:	Mornington Island, QLD	0.8mm

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Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Major Centres

Issued 02/12/2008 at 22:56AEDT

Brisbane	20 - 31
	Late thunder

Bundaberg	20 - 32
	Mostly sunny

Cairns	25 - 32
	Possible shower

Gold Coast	20 - 29
	Late thunder

Longreach	20 - 40
	Sunny

Mackay	23 - 32
	Mostly sunny

Mt Isa	21 - 41
	Sunny

Rockhampton	21 - 35
	Mostly sunny

Sunshine Coast	20 - 30
	Late thunder

Toowoomba	16 - 31
	Mostly cloudy

Townsville	25 - 32
	Mostly sunny

Sunrise and sunset

Location	02/12/2008
Ayr	Sunrise 05:23 Sunset 18:37
Biloela	Sunrise 05:01 Sunset 18:34
Birdsville	Sunrise 05:43 Sunset 19:22
Boulia	Sunrise 05:47 Sunset 19:13
Bowen	Sunrise 05:19 Sunset 18:35
Brisbane Ap	Sunrise 04:45 Sunset 18:30
Bundaberg	Sunrise 04:53 Sunset 18:28
Burketown	Sunrise 05:58 Sunset 19:05
Cairns	Sunrise 05:34 Sunset 18:39
Charleville	Sunrise 05:14 Sunset 18:55
Charters Towers	Sunrise 05:27 Sunset 18:42
Clermont	Sunrise 05:16 Sunset 18:42
Collinsville	Sunrise 05:19 Sunset 18:37
Cooktown	Sunrise 05:39 Sunset 18:38
Coolangatta	Sunrise 04:41 Sunset 18:30
Dalby	Sunrise 04:52 Sunset 18:37
Emerald	Sunrise 05:12 Sunset 18:42
Gayndah	Sunrise 04:54 Sunset 18:32
Gladstone	Sunrise 04:59 Sunset 18:30
Gold Coast	Sunrise 04:42 Sunset 18:30
Goondiwindi	Sunrise 04:53 Sunset 18:43
Gympie	Sunrise 04:49 Sunset 18:29
Hervey Bay	Sunrise 04:50 Sunset 18:26
Horn Island	Sunrise 05:59 Sunset 18:42
Ingham	Sunrise 05:30 Sunset 18:40
Innisfail	Sunrise 05:32 Sunset 18:39
Ipswich	Sunrise 04:46 Sunset 18:32
Kingaroy	Sunrise 04:51 Sunset 18:33
Longreach	Sunrise 05:28 Sunset 18:57
Mackay	Sunrise 05:13 Sunset 18:33
Mareeba	Sunrise 05:35 Sunset 18:40
Maryborough	Sunrise 04:50 Sunset 18:28
Miles	Sunrise 04:58 Sunset 18:40
Monto	Sunrise 04:58 Sunset 18:33
Moranbah	Sunrise 05:16 Sunset 18:39
Mt Isa	Sunrise 05:53 Sunset 19:11
Proserpine	Sunrise 05:17 Sunset 18:34
Redcliffe	Sunrise 04:45 Sunset 18:30
Richmond	Sunrise 05:38 Sunset 18:56
Richmond	Sunrise 05:38 Sunset 18:56
Rockhampton	Sunrise 05:03 Sunset 18:32
Roma	Sunrise 05:04 Sunset 18:45
St George	Sunrise 05:01 Sunset 18:49
St Lawrence	Sunrise 05:09 Sunset 18:34
Stanthorpe	Sunrise 04:47 Sunset 18:37
Sunshine Coast	Sunrise 04:47 Sunset 18:28
Thargomindah	Sunrise 05:20 Sunset 19:08
Toowoomba	Sunrise 04:49 Sunset 18:35
Townsville	Sunrise 05:26 Sunset 18:39
Warwick	Sunrise 04:47 Sunset 18:36
Weipa	Sunrise 05:57 Sunset 18:47
Windorah	Sunrise 05:30 Sunset 19:08
Winton	Sunrise 05:35 Sunset 19:00
Yeppoon	Sunrise 05:03 Sunset 18:31

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