Weather Situation

A high in the Tasman Sea extends a ridge into the Coral Sea which will direct north to northeasterly winds through southern Queensland waters during today and most of Monday. A trough and associated fresh to strong south to southeasterly wind change will extend northwards into far southern Queensland waters late on Monday, before extending further north into Capricornia waters on Tuesday.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.
Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Monday 26 February

Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending northerly in the middle of the day.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.
Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm from the late morning.

Tuesday 27 February

Winds: South to southeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots at times during the morning.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
1st Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre inshore. Southerly 1 to 2 metres offshore.
2nd Swell: Easterly below 1 meter.
Weather: Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Wednesday 28 February

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day, then becoming easterly about 10 knots during the evening.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre inshore. South to southeasterly to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.
Weather: Partly cloudy.