The Little Market

Location	Conditions
Brisbane Bayside		Max. 18°C
Cairns		Fine, sunny Max. 25°C
Gold Coast		A few showers Max. 18°C
Mackay		Fine Max. 21°C
Mt Isa		Fine Max. 24°C
Townsville		Fine Max. 24°C
Rockhampton		Fine Max. 22°C
Sunshine Coast		A few showers Max. 18°C

UPDATED Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Queensland Coastal Waters Forecast for Southern Queensland Issued at 9:15 am EST on Friday 25 July 2008 Valid until midnight Sunday 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. IDQ1127006 UPDATED Warnings The Gale Warning for waters between Sandy Cape and Cape Moreton has been cancelled. A Strong Wind Warning is current for waters between Sandy Cape and Point Danger. Synoptic Situation A strong high over the southern Tasman Sea is extending a ridge across central Australia. A deep trough and associated low off the southern Queensland coast will continue moving east throughout the day. Large SE swells will continue along the southern coast, though slowly weakening over the next few days. IDQ1127001 UPDATED Capricornia Waters, St Lawrence to Burnett Heads: Friday until midnight: SW/S winds 15/20 knots, tending S/SE in the afternoon. Seas to 1.7 metres on a 2 to 3 metre SE swell. Isolated showers.

Saturday: SW/SE winds 15/20 knots, easing to 10/15 knots during the morning. Seas 1.7 metres, abating to 1.2 metres in the afternoon.

Sunday: SW/SE winds 10/15 knots. IDQ1127002 UPDATED Hervey Bay Waters: Friday until midnight: SW/S winds 15/20 knots, tending S/SE in the afternoon. Seas to 1.4 metres. Scattered showers.

Saturday: S'ly winds 15/20 knots, easing to 10/15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1.5 metres, abating to 1 metre in the afternoon.

Sunday: SW/SE winds 10/15 knots. IDQ1127003 UPDATED Fraser Island Offshore Waters, Sandy Cape to Double Island Point: A Strong Wind Warning is current. Friday until midnight: S/SE winds 25/33 knots, easing to 20/25 knots during the afternoon and evening. Seas 3 metres, abating to 2.2 metres in the afternoon and evening. A 3 to 4 metre SE swell. Scattered showers.

Saturday: S'ly winds 15/20 knots, easing to 10/15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1.7 metres, abating to 1.2 metres in the afternoon. A 2 to 3 metre SE swell. Isolated showers.

Sunday: SW/NW winds 10/15 knots. IDQ1127004 UPDATED Southeast Coast Waters, Double Island Point to Point Danger: A Strong Wind Warning is current. Friday until midnight: S/SE winds 25/33 knots, easing to 20/25 knots during the afternoon and evening. Seas 3 metres, abating to 2.2 metres in the afternoon and evening. A 3 metre S/SE swell, increasing to 4 metres offshore. Scattered showers.

Saturday: S/SW winds 15/20 knots, easing to 10/15 knots during the day. Seas 1.7 metres, abating to 1.2 metres in the afternoon. A 2 to 3 metre S/SE swell. Isolated showers.