IDQ10860
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

Forecast for Queensland Great Barrier Reef Offshore Waters
from Bowen to Yeppoon
Issued at 3:14pm EST on Sunday the 5th of February 2012

Please be aware
Wind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum
waves may be up to twice the height

Warning Summary at issue time
Nil.

Weather Situation
At 10 am AEST, Tropical Cyclone Jasmine [984 hPa] was located over the Coral Sea
approximately 390 nautical miles east of Cairns and moving east southeast at 7
knots. The cyclone will continue to move east southeast away from the Queensland
coast during the forecast period. 

Forecast
Sunday until midnight:  Winds: SE 15 to 20 knots, decreasing to 10 to 15 knots
during the evening. Seas: 1.2 to 1.7 metres in the Capricorn Channel. Swell: SE
2 metres in the Capricorn Channel.
 Monday:  Winds: SW to SE 10 to 15 knots, tending NW to NE 10 to 15 knots over
western parts during the afternoon.   Seas: 1.2 metres in the Capricorn Channel.
Swell: Less than 1.5 metres. 
Tuesday:  Winds: Light and variable 5 to 10 knots.
Wednesday:  Winds: Variable 5 to 10 knots, becoming E to SE 10 to 15 knots
during the day. 

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:38 am EST Monday.
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