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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 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.

Fraser Island Waters, Sandy Cape to Double Island Point:

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

Friday: Winds: SE 10 to 15 knots reaching 15 to 20 knots at times during the morning. Seas: 1.2 to 1.7 metres. Swell: Less than 1.5 metres. Scattered showers.

Saturday: Winds: SE 10 to 15 knots.

Sunday: Winds: SE 10 to 15 knots.

Hervey Bay Waters:

Thursday until midnight: Winds: SE 10 to 15 knots, reaching 15 to 20 knots at times over the northern Bay. Seas: 1.5 metres in the northern bay. Scattered showers.

Friday: Winds: SE 10 to 15 knots, reaching 15 to 20 knots at times over the northern Bay mainly during the morning. Lighter S to SW winds over the western Bay until late morning. Seas: 1.5 metres in the northern bay. Scattered showers.

Saturday: Winds: SE 10 to 15 knots.

Sunday: Winds: SE 10 to 15 knots.

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	New moon	First quarter	Full moon	Last quarter
06:20AM EST	05:10PM EST	3:45AM EST	3:14PM EST	Moon is currently 13% illuminated	May 21	May 29	Jun 04	Jun 11

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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	17/23:30	SSE	6	8	15.5	1021.7	0	0
Hervey Bay	17/23:30	N	0	0	13.9	1021.9	0.2	0
Rainbow Beach	17/15:00	SE	5.1	-	21.8	1017.8	0	-
Double Island Pt.	17/23:30	ESE	13	16	18.8	1021.8	0	0

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Time	Ht (m)
12.57 AM	1.15	Low
06.53 AM	3.10	High
01.06 PM	0.77	Low
07.25 PM	3.53	High

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Time	Ht (m)
12.26 AM	0.85	Low
06.16 AM	1.49	High
12.10 PM	0.60	Low
06.59 PM	1.84	High

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