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Double Island Point to Point Danger and Moreton Bay

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Issued at 3:06 pm EST on Thursday 17 May 2012

Weather Situation

A high over New South Wales will move to the northeast over the next few days and weaken a little. The high will maintain a ridge along the east Queensland coast.

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.

Southeast Coast Waters, Double Island Point to Point Danger:

Thursday until midnight: Winds: S to SE 10 to 15 knots. Seas: 1.2 metres. Swell: S to SE 2 metres. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

Friday: Winds: S to SE 10 to 15 knots. Seas: 1.2 metres. Swell: Less than 1.5 metres. Showers.

Saturday: Winds: S to SE 10 to 15 knots.

Sunday: Winds: S to SE 10 to 15 knots

Moreton Bay Waters:

Thursday until midnight: Winds: SE to E 10 to 15 knots. Seas: 0.7 metres. Isolated showers.

Friday: Winds: S to SW 10 to 15 knots, tending SE to E in the afternoon. Seas: 0.7 metres. Isolated showers.

Saturday: Winds: S to SW 10 to 15 knots, shifting SE to E 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon.

Sunday: Winds: S to SW 10 to 15 knots, shifting SE to E 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:36 am EST

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Current weather

Location	Date/Time	Wind (knots)			Temp	Barometer	Rain (mm)
Location	Date/Time	Dir	Spd	Gust	(deg C)	(hpa)	9am	10pm
Double Island Pt.	17/23:30	ESE	13	16	18.8	1021.8	0	0
Tewantin	17/23:30	N	0	0	15.8	1022.3	0	0
Maroochydore	17/23:43	W	3	4	13.4	1022.4	0	0
Spitfire Channel	17/23:30	SSE	12	15	-	-	-	-
Cape Moreton	17/23:35	ESE	16	26	16.7	1022.6	9.2	0.6
Redcliffe	17/23:30	SSW	8	10	14.8	1022.9	0	0
Inner Beacon	17/23:30	SSE	14	16	-	-	-	-
Brisbane Airport	17/23:30	S	5	8	14.8	1023.1	0	0
Peel Is.-The Spit	17/23:30	SE	8	10	-	-	-	-
GC Seaway	17/23:30	SW	7	9	15.8	1023	4.4	0
Coolangatta	17/23:30	WSW	7	9	14.4	1023.6	0	0

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Time	Ht (m)
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