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St Lawrence to Sandy Cape and Hervey Bay

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Issued at 4:15 pm EST on Thursday 2 September 2010

Synoptic Situation
A high over the Tasman Sea will move east, slowly weakening the ridge on the southern coast. A weak trough should move north onto the southeast coast from New South Wales on Friday.

Warnings
Nil.

Hervey Bay Waters:
Thursday until midnight: Wind: N/NE 10/15 knots. Sea: 0.5 to 1 metre.
Friday: Wind: NE/NW 5/10 knots, becoming NE 10/15 knots by late morning. Sea: 0.5 to 1 metre.
Saturday: Wind: N/NE 10/15 knots.
Sunday: Wind: NW/NE 10/15 knots.

Capricornia Waters, St Lawrence to Burnett Heads:
Thursday until midnight: Wind: E/NE 10/15 knots. Sea: 1.0 metres in open waters.
Friday: Wind: E/NE 10/15 knots. Inshore SW winds 5/10 knots early. Sea: 1.2 metres in open waters.
Saturday: Wind: NE 10/15 knots.
Sunday: Wind: NW/NE 10/15 knots.

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

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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
06:05AM
EST
sunset
05:45PM
EST
moon rise
1:17AM
EST
moon set
12:07AM
EST
Moon is currently 41% illuminated New moon
Sep 08
First quarter
Sep 15
Full moon
Sep 23
Last quarter
Oct 01

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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 03/01:00 N 0 0 17.1 1019.1 0 0
Anemometer Location: 
Airport.
31m above sea level.
16km from coast.
 Samuel Hill 03/01:00 N 0 0 13.2 1019.4 0 0
Anemometer Location: 
Flat area.
5.5m above sea level.
On the coast.
 Yeppoon 03/01:00 W 5 6 16 1019.4 0 0
Anemometer Location: 
On hill top.
20m above sea level.
Small island.
 Rundle Island 03/01:00 SSE 4 5 19.7 1019.2 - -
Anemometer Location: 
Near ridgetop.
75m above sea level.
1.5km from coast.
 Gladstone 03/01:00 SW 3 4 18.1 1019.9 0 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 03/01:00 N 0 0 14.1 1019.8 0 0
Anemometer Location: 
Elevated platform.
3.5m above sea level.
Island.
 Heron Island 03/01:00 SSE - 3 - - - -
Anemometer Location: 
Airport.
3.5m above sea level.
Island.
 Lady Elliot Island 03/01:00 W 4 5 19.1 1019.8 0 0
Anemometer Location: 
Flat area.
6.5m above sea level.
Small island.
 Cato Island 03/01:00 N 7 - 21.2 1018.3 0 -

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Bundaberg

Time Ht (m)
03.00 AM 1.90 High
09.24 AM 0.96 Low
04.13 PM 2.56 High
10.52 PM 1.08 Low

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Time Ht (m)
03.14 AM 2.42 High
09.47 AM 1.18 Low
04.26 PM 3.14 High
10.56 PM 1.32 Low

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