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The RQYS Weather Station is located at the Marina Office. Online data is updated every 15 minutes.

Last Update: 10:45 on 3/9/10
Wind Direction: ESE
Current Wind Speed: 12.81 knots
Daily Wind High: 16.72 knots at 10:40
Daily Wind Average: 1.89 knots
Monthly Wind High: 16.72 knots on 3/9/10
Monthly Wind Average: 4.09 knots
Yearly Wind High: 33.36 knots on 12/3/10
Yearly Wind Average: 5.13 knots

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Forecast

IDQ17500
BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
Queensland Region
Brisbane Office

BOATING WEATHER FOR SOUTHEAST QUEENSLAND COASTAL WATERS
Issued at 10:50am EST on Friday the 3rd of September 2010

PLEASE BE AWARE
Wind gusts can be a further 40 percent stronger than the averages
given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height.

[issued 0824 Friday]
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 during Friday.

[issued 0824 Friday]
FORECAST FOR MORETON BAY
Friday until midnight: Wind: SW/NW 10 knots, tending SE 10/15 knots throughout
by late morning. Sea: 0.7 metre. Possible isolated showers later.
Saturday: N/NE winds 10/15 knots very early morning, increasing to 15/20 knots
by late morning. Sea: 0.7 to 0.9 metre. Isolated showers.
Sunday: N/NW 10/15 knots.

[issued 0824 Friday]
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT TO POINT DANGER
Friday until midnight: NW 10/15 knots before a 10/15 knot SE change extending
from southern waters this morning and reaching 15/20 knots south of Cape
Moreton. Sea: to 1.7 metres. Isolated showers near and after the change.
Saturday: N/NE winds 10/15 knots very early morning, increasing to N/NE 15/20
knots by sunrise and increasing to 20/25 knots south of Cape Moreton in the
afternoon. Sea: 1.7 metres, rising to 2.2 metres south of Cape Moreton.
Isolated showers.
Sunday: N/NW 15/20 knots.

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Moreton Bay Observations

IDQ65117

These current observations have not been quality controlled. Click on Station Name for last 72 hours of data.
Last updated: 10:37 AEST Friday 3 September 2010

Station Name Current Observations
Date Time(AEST) Temp(deg C) Dew point(deg C) Rel Hum(%) Wind dir Wind speed Wind gust Press(hPa) Rain since 9am(mm)
(km/h) (knots) (km/h) (knots)
Double Is Pt 03 10:30 23.6 15.4 60 NNW 22 12 28 15 1020.2 0.0
Tewantin 03 10:00 24.8 15.4 56 N 6 3 13 7 1020.3 0.0
Maroochydore 03 10:30 24.0 15.0 57 E 13 7 15 8 1020.2 0.0
Redcliffe 03 10:30 24.2 15.7 59 S 11 6 15 8 1020.9 0.0
Brisbane Airport 03 10:30 24.8 14.9 54 ESE 13 7 17 9 1020.8 0.0
Cape Moreton 03 10:30 24.0 16.5 63 S 7 4 11 6 1021.0 0.0
Spitfire Channel 03 10:30 - - - SSE 18 10 28 15 - 0.0
Inner Beacon 03 10:30 - - - ENE 9 5 11 6 - 0.0
Peel Island – The Spit 03 10:30 - - - SSE 13 7 17 9 - 0.0
Gold Coast Seaway 03 10:30 24.0 18.4 71 SSE 35 19 43 23 1020.7 0.0
Coolangatta 03 10:30 23.6 17.1 67 SSE 30 16 41 22 1021.5 0.0

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