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Sandy Cape to Double Island Point forecast and Hervey Bay

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Issued at 5:00 am EST on Thursday 23 May 2013

Weather Situation

A trough is moving through southern waters. A surface low is expected to develop off the northern New South Wales coast on Friday before moving to the east-northeast, increasing the winds and swell over southern Queensland waters.

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

UPDATED

Warning Summary at issue time

Nil.

Fraser Island Waters, Sandy Cape to Double Island Point:

Thursday until midnight: Winds: W to SW 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 1.7 metres. Swell: Less than 1.5 metres. Early light rain, then isolated showers.

Friday: Winds: W to SW 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots during the afternoon. Seas: 1.7 to 2.2 metres. Swell: Less than 1.5 metres. Isolated showers.

Saturday: Winds: S to SW 20 to 25 knots, increasing to SW to SE 25 to 30 knots from the south during the morning. Winds possibly reaching 30 to 35 knots at times during the afternoon.

Hervey Bay Waters:

Thursday until midnight: Winds: W to SW 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 1.5 metres. Early light rain, then isolated showers.

Friday: Winds: W to SW 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Saturday: Winds: S to SW 15 to 20 knots, increasing to SW to SE 20 to 25 knots during the afternoon and reaching 25 to 30 knots at times.

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

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Sunrise	Sunset	Moon rise	Moon set	Moon phase	Full moon	Last quarter	New moon	First quarter
06:22AM EST	05:08PM EST	3:28PM EST	3:52AM EST	Moon is currently 92% illuminated	May 25	Jun 01	Jun 09	Jun 17

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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
Bundaberg	23/11:00	SSW	10	13	19.5	1010.9	0	0
Hervey Bay	23/11:00	SW	9	14	18.7	1010.5	0	0
Rainbow Beach	23/09:00	W	2.9	-	15.4	1009	9	9
Double Island Pt.	23/09:00	WSW	10	12	15.3	1010.7	9.4	0

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Time	Ht (m)
01.00 AM	0.90	Low
06.47 AM	3.43	High
01.04 PM	0.48	Low
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12.14 AM	0.67	Low
05.58 AM	1.60	High
12.05 PM	0.37	Low
06.52 PM	1.99	High

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