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

Last Update: 7:45 on 3/9/10
Wind Direction: NW
Current Wind Speed: 0.00 knots
Daily Wind High: 8.75 knots at 0:28
Daily Wind Average: 0.81 knots
Monthly Wind High: 13.28 knots on 1/9/10
Monthly Wind Average: 4.06 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 7:50am 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 0436 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 0436 Friday]
FORECAST FOR MORETON BAY
Friday until midnight: Wind: NW/NE 10/15 knots early morning, tending SE 10/15
knots by mid afternoon. Sea: 0.7 metre. Isolated showers.
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 0436 Friday]
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT TO POINT DANGER
Friday until midnight: NW/NE 10/15 knots before a 15/20 knot SE change
extending from southern waters from late morning, reaching Cape Moreton during
the evening. 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: 07:37 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 07:30 18.7 15.0 79 WNW 26 14 31 17 1019.7 0.0
Tewantin 03 07:00 17.1 13.8 81 N 7 4 11 6 1019.7 0.0
Maroochydore 03 07:30 18.9 13.5 71 NW 7 4 9 5 1019.7 0.0
Redcliffe 03 07:30 19.5 14.5 73 CALM     0 0 1019.7 0.0
Brisbane Airport 03 07:30 17.9 15.3 85 SSW 4 2 7 4 1019.7 0.0
Cape Moreton 03 07:30 20.6 16.2 76 NW 15 8 18 10 1019.8 0.0
Spitfire Channel 03 07:30 - - - WSW 7 4 9 5 - 0.0
Inner Beacon 03 07:30 - - - N 4 2 7 4 - 0.0
Peel Island – The Spit 03 07:30 - - - NW 9 5 11 6 - 0.0
Gold Coast Seaway 03 07:30 19.4 15.3 77 WNW 11 6 13 7 1019.1 0.0
Coolangatta 03 07:30 20.1 14.5 70 SSE 15 8 22 12 1020.0 0.0

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