IDQ17500
BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
Queensland Region
Brisbane Office

BOATING WEATHER FOR SOUTHEAST QUEENSLAND COASTAL WATERS
Issued at 1:50pm EST on Sunday the 5th of September 2010


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.


[issued 1224 Sunday]
SYNOPTIC SITUATION
A high near New Zealand extends a ridge over the Queensland east coast. A trough
is expected to move over southern Queensland waters this evening and early
Monday. Another high will move into southeastern Australia late Monday,
extending a ridge along the east coast of Queensland.

[issued 1224 Sunday]
FORECAST FOR MORETON BAY
Sunday until midnight: Wind: N/NW 15/20 knots. Winds tending W/NW 10/15 knots
during the afternoon and W/SW 10/15 knots in the evening. Sea: 0.9 metres,
abating to 0.7 metres in the afternoon. Rain areas, increasing during the
afternoon and evening with possible isolated thunderstorms.
Monday: Wind: SW 10/15 knots, tending SE/NE 10/15 knots during the afternoon.
Sea: 0.7 metres. Rain areas clearing during the day.
Tuesday: Wind: S/SW 5/10 knots, tending SE/NE 10/15 knots during the afternoon.

[issued 1224 Sunday]
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT TO POINT DANGER
Sunday until midnight: Wind: N/NW 15/20 knots, reaching 20/25 knots offshore
south of Cape Moreton and tending 10/15 knots inshore north of Cape Moreton. A
W/SW change 15/20 knots extending from the west during the late afternoon and
evening. Sea: 1.7 metres, reaching 2.2 metres offshore south of Cape Moreton and
1.2 metres inshore north of Cape Moreton. Rain areas, increasing during the late
afternoon and evening with possible isolated thunderstorms.
Monday: Wind: S/SW 10/15 knots, reaching 15/20 knots offshore during the
morning. Winds tending S/SE 10/15 knots during the afternoon with inshore E/SE
seabreezes 10/15 knots. Sea: 1.2 metres, reaching 1.7 metres offshore in the
morning. Rain areas, clearing from the southwest during the day.
Tuesday: Wind: SW/SE 10/15 knots, tending SE/NE 10/15 knots during the
afternoon and evening.

WEATHER REPORTS
Time Wind Weather Seas Swell
EST Dir Knots Ht Ht/Length Dir
Double Is Pt 1330 N 11
Tewantin - - -
Maroochydore 1330 WNW 3
Brisbane Ap 1330 N 8
Redcliffe 1330 N 7
Cape Moreton 1330 NNW 11
Spitfire Chnl 1330 NW 9
Inner Beacon 1330 N 13
Banana Bank 1330 N 12
G C Seaway 1330 NNW 7
Coolangatta 1330 N 13
Point Lookout

TIDES AT THE BRISBANE BAR
High Tide: 2.4m on Sun at 07.07pm and 1.8m on Mon at 07.30am
Low Tide: 0.4m on Mon at 01.53am and 0.2m on Mon at 01.34pm

TIDES AT MOOLOOLABA
High Tide: 1.8m on Sun at 05.44pm and 1.3m on Mon at 05.58am
Low Tide: 0.3m on Mon at 12.18am and 0.1m on Mon at 12.00pm

TIDES AT GOLD COAST SEAWAY
High Tide: 1.6m on Sun at 05.49pm and 1.1m on Mon at 06.15am
Low Tide: 0.1m on Mon at 12.20am and 0.0m on Mon at 11.56am

TIME OF SUNRISE/SUNSET FOR BRISBANE
Sunday
Sun and Moon
Sunrise 0557 Moonrise 0305
Sunset 1736 Moonset 1401

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