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Sandy Cape to Double Island Point forecast

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Issued at 4:36 am EST on Saturday 13 March 2010

Synoptic Situation
A large high situated near Tasmania will move slowly eastwards into the Tasman Sea over the next few days, maintaining a strong ridge along the Queensland east coast.

Warnings
A wind warning is current for waters between St Lawrence and Point Danger, including Hervey Bay and Moreton Bay.

Fraser Island Offshore Waters, Sandy Cape to Double Island Point:
A wind warning is current.
Saturday until midnight: Wind: SE 25/35 knots. Sea: 3 to 3.5 metres. Swell: SE 2.5 to 3.5 metres. Scattered showers.
Sunday: Wind: SE 25/30 knots. Sea: 3 metres. Swell: SE 2.5 to 3.5 metres. Scattered showers.
Monday: Wind: SE 20/25 knots.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 3:06 pm EST Saturday.

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Sun and moon data

Hervey Bay sunrise and sunset times and moon phases

Sunrise Sunset Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter
sunrise
05:49AM
EST
sunset
06:07PM
EST
moon rise
3:19AM
EST
moon set
4:26PM
EST
Moon is currently 13% illuminated New moon
Mar 16
First quarter
Mar 23
Full moon
Mar 30
Last quarter
Apr 06

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Current weather

Location Date/Time Wind (knots) Temp Barometer Rain (mm)
Dir Spd Gust (deg C) (hpa) 9am 10pm
Anemometer Location: 
Airport.
27m above sea level.
16km from coast.
 Bundaberg 13/05:00 S 12 16 20.6 1022.3 9 0
Anemometer Location: 
Airport.
14.5m above sea level.
2.5km from coast.
 Hervey Bay 13/05:00 S 7 9 22.1 1022.3 2.4 0.2
Anemometer Location: 
Flat area.
14.5m above sea level.
On the coast.
 Rainbow Beach 12/15:00 SE 0 - 25.7 1021.5 0.2 0.2
Anemometer Location: 
On clifftop.
94.5m above sea level.
On the coast.
 DoubleĀ IslandĀ Pt. 13/05:00 SE 35 39 22.9 1022.3 0 0

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Urangan

Time Ht (m)
01.01 AM 1.01 Low
07.26 AM 3.51 High
01.50 PM 0.95 Low
07.39 PM 3.22 High

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Waddy Point

Time Ht (m)
06.36 AM 1.85 High
01.00 PM 0.60 Low
07.00 PM 1.51 High

7-day tides for Waddy Point

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