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St Lawrence to Sandy Cape and Hervey Bay

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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.

Hervey Bay Waters:
A strong wind warning is current.
Saturday until midnight: Wind: SE 25/33 knots. Lighter winds inshore early morning. Sea: 2.2 metres over the northern bay. Scattered showers.
Sunday: Wind: SE 20/30 knots. Lighter winds inshore early morning. Sea: 2.2 metres over the northern bay. Scattered showers.
Monday: Wind: SE 20/30 knots.

Capricornia Waters, St Lawrence to Burnett Heads:
A wind warning is current.
Saturday until midnight: Wind: SE 30/40 knots. Lighter winds inshore early morning. Sea: 3.5 metres in open waters. Swell: SE 2.5 to 3.5 metres in open waters. Scattered showers.
Sunday: Wind: SE 25/30 knots, possibly reaching 30/35 knots offshore. Sea: 3 to 3.5 metres in open waters. Swell: SE 2.5 to 3.5 metres in open waters. Scattered showers.
Monday: Wind: SE 25/30 knots, possibly reaching 30/35 knots offshore.

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

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Sun and moon data

Gladstone sunrise and sunset times and moon phases

Sunrise Sunset Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter
sunrise
05:55AM
EST
sunset
06:13PM
EST
moon rise
3:28AM
EST
moon set
4:32PM
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: 
Flat area.
9m above sea level.
11km from coast.
 St Lawrence 13/05:00 SSE 7 13 23.1 1019.9 4.6 0
Anemometer Location: 
Airport.
31m above sea level.
16km from coast.
 Samuel Hill 13/05:00 SSE 10 21 22.5 1019.6 19.4 0
Anemometer Location: 
Flat area.
5.5m above sea level.
On the coast.
 Yeppoon 13/05:00 SSE 13 17 23 1020.3 3.2 0
Anemometer Location: 
On hill top.
20m above sea level.
Small island.
 Rundle Island 13/05:00 SSE 34 40 24 1019.9 - -
Anemometer Location: 
Near ridgetop.
75m above sea level.
1.5km from coast.
 Gladstone 13/05:00 SSE 14 24 21.3 1021.4 3.8 0
Anemometer Location: 
Elevated rolling ground.
34m above sea level.
On the coast.
 Town of 1770 11/09:00 SSE 14 - 19.5 1014 0 -
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: 
Elevated platform.
3.5m above sea level.
Island.
 Heron Island 13/05:00 SE 30 40 - - - -
Anemometer Location: 
Airport.
3.5m above sea level.
Island.
 Lady Elliot Island 13/05:00 SSE 26 34 22.7 1020.7 8.8 0.2
Anemometer Location: 
Flat area.
6.5m above sea level.
Small island.
 Cato Island 13/05:00 E 0 - 25 1017 0 -

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Time Ht (m)
01.01 AM 0.85 Low
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07.26 AM 3.51 High
01.50 PM 0.95 Low
07.39 PM 3.22 High

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