IDQ10860
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

Forecast for Queensland Great Barrier Reef Offshore Waters
from Bowen to Yeppoon
Issued at 4:38am EST on Thursday the 23rd of February 2012

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

Warning Summary at issue time
Nil.

Weather Situation
A high in the western Tasman Sea will intensify during today and Friday,
extending a firm ridge along the east Queensland coast. A trough over the
southwest Coral Sea will deepen and move west on Friday. 

Forecast
Thursday until midnight:  Winds: E to NE 10 to 15 knots, increasing E to SE 15
to 20 knots from the south in the afternoon and evening. Seas: 1.2 metres,
increasing to 1.7 metres in the Capricorn Channel in the afternoon. Swell: Less
than 1.5 metres. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
 Friday:  Winds: E to SE 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots south of
Creal Reef in the afternoon and evening. Seas: 1.5 metres, increasing to 2.2
metres in the Capricorn Channel.  Swell: Less than 1.5 metres. 
Saturday:  Winds: E to SE 15 to 20 knots, reaching 20 to 25 knots south of Creal
Reef. 

The next routine forecast will be issued at 3:08 pm EST Thursday.
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