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Sandy Cape to Double Island Point forecast and Hervey Bay

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Issued at 3:06 pm EST on Saturday 4 February 2012

Weather Situation

A weak ridge extends along the southern Queensland coast. A low lies over the northwestern Coral Sea while another low lies to the south of New Caledonia. The New Caledonia system will move southwestwards into the northern Tasman Sea during the outlook period, extending a S'ly wind flow on to the southern 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.

Fraser Island Waters, Sandy Cape to Double Island Point:

Saturday until midnight: Winds: S to SE 10 to 15 knots. Seas: 1.2 metres. Swell: E'ly 2 to 2.5 metres. Isolated showers.

Sunday: Winds: S to SE 10 to 15 knots. Seas: 1.2 to 1.7 metres. Swell: E'ly 2.5 to 3 metres. Isolated showers.

Monday: Winds: SW to SE 5 to 10 knots, tending SE to NE 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon.

Tuesday: Winds: SW to SE 5 to 10 knots, tending S to SE 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon.

Hervey Bay Waters:

Saturday until midnight: Winds: E to SE 10 to 15 knots. Seas: to 1 metre. Isolated showers.

Sunday: Winds: S to SE 10 to 15 knots, tending E to SE 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas: to 1 metre.

Monday: Winds: SW to SE 5 to 10 knots, tending N to NE 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon.

Tuesday: Winds: SW to SE 5 to 10 knots, tending E to SE 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon.

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

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Hervey Bay sunrise and sunset times and moon phases

Sunrise	Sunset	Moon rise	Moon set	Moon phase	Full moon	Last quarter	New moon	First quarter
05:26AM EST	06:38PM EST	3:37PM EST	1:38AM EST	Moon is currently 85% illuminated	Feb 08	Feb 15	Feb 22	Mar 01

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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	04/17:30	E	7	9	27	1001.5	0.2	0
Hervey Bay	04/17:30	E	10	13	26.3	1001.7	0	0
Rainbow Beach	04/15:00	ENE	5.1	-	27.6	999.4	0	-
Double Island Pt.	04/17:30	ESE	11	14	25.4	1002.1	0	0

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Time	Ht (m)
06.26 AM	3.37	High
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05.44 AM	1.82	High
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11.34 PM	0.52	Low

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