Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
Marine Wind Warning Summary for Queensland
Issued at 03:50 PM EST on Friday 26 April 2024
for the period until midnight EST Saturday 27 April 2024
Wind Warnings for Saturday 27 April
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula Coast, Mackay Coast and Capricornia Coast
The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 4:45 am EST Saturday.
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Check the latest Coastal Waters Forecast or Local
Waters Forecast at http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/forecasts/map.shtml for information on wind,
wave and weather conditions for these coastal zones.
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Forecast
Keppel Sands (23.3265°S, 150.7911°E, 13m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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TODAY18° 26° mostly sunny Chance of rain: 50% Likely amount: 1-5mm First
lightLast light Sunrise Sunset 5:52am EST 6:15am EST 5:34pm EST 5:58pm EST NOW24.2° Feels Like: 24.8° Relative Humidity: 72% Dew: 18.8° Wind: E 13km/h Gust: 15km/h Rainfall since 9am: 0.0mm Pressure: 1016.7hPa -
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Keppel SandsNow24.3°cFeels Like:24.1°Wind:E 13km/hGusts:15km/hHumidity:63%18°Min26°MaxToday in Keppel SandsPartly cloudy. Light winds becoming E/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening.Tomorrow19°Min25°MaxPartly cloudy. Medium chance of showers near the coast in the morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds E/SE 25 to 35 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s. -
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Today: Partly cloudy. Light winds becoming E/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening.
Forecast for Keppel Sands (23.3265°S, 150.7911°E, 13m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary Minimum 18° 19° 19° 19° 19° 20° 19° Maximum 26° 25° 25° 25° 25° 25° 25° Chance of rain 50% 60% 70% 70% 30% 50% 50% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 15
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(km/h)Wind direction S ESE SE ESE SSE SE SSE ESE SSE SE SSE SE SSE SE Relative humidity 61% 67% 78% 69% 80% 71% 81% 73% 79% 69% 77% 67% 76% 68% Dew point 15°C 19°C 19°C 19°C 19°C 19°C 19°C 19°C 19°C 19°C 20°C 18°C 18°C 18°C -
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12 Month Rainfall Forecast
Keppel Sands Rain Forecast
Keppel Sands 12-month Rainfall ForecastAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMar20242025887776557678105012 - 34 - 78 - 910Well below normalBelow normalNear normalAbove normalWell above normalIssue Notes - Issued Apr 23
ENSO status: Inactive/Neutral. El Niño ended. IOD status: Neutral, becoming strongly positive. SAM status: Leading to neutral and returning positive. The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is presently in an inactive phase, for the first time since August 2021. Ocean cooling continues over the eastern Pacific Ocean as sea surface temperatures approach near-normal conditions. Warmer than normal waters are present across the western Pacific Ocean, including the Coral Sea with added moisture and humidity to influence weather conditions in the eastern regions of Australia. The atmosphere continues to be firmly neutral after weakening early in the year with 3 out of 7 global models forecasting a La Niña to develop this coming winter season. A neutral ENSO typically has no significant impact on Australian rainfall during winter. The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is in a neutral phase, although record-high ocean temperatures across the northwest Indian Ocean have the IOD index just tipping into a positivethreshold value. Persistent southeasterly winds over the eastern Indian Ocean during the previous month are forecast to ease with below-average wind speeds to develop off northwest Australia and the eastern Indian Ocean during the winter season. All international models are suggesting the IOD will strengthen into a strong positive phase over the next 2-3 months, with significant upwelling to start near Indonesia possibly following May. A positive IOD reduces the number of northwest cloudbands that cross Australia during winter and spring, thus reducing rainfall across central and southeastern parts of Australia. The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) is currently positive (mid-April) with the outlook favouring a neutral phase forecast in May and then the likelihood of returning to a positive phase during winter. A positive SAM increases easterly winds, increasing rainfall and thunderstorm activity in the east. A positive SAM also reduces the impact of cold fronts and decreases the rainfall over southernAustralia. Rainfall outlooks are showing above-average rainfall over winter for WA and central and northern SA, and eastern regions of QLD and NSW. Conversely, below-average rainfall is expected for western TAS, southern SA, and most of VIC.
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Keppel Sands Past 5 Days
This MonthMinimum Maximum Rainfall Monday
Apr 2219.2 °C 25.9 °C 0.4 mmTuesday
Apr 2320.5 °C 26.4 °C 0.0 mmWednesday
Apr 2418.9 °C 26.3 °C 0.0 mmThursday
Apr 2519.3 °C 25.9 °C 0.0 mmFriday
Apr 2617.0 °C 25.7 °C 0.0 mmLegend -
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Keppel Sands minimum temp history (23.3265°S, 150.7911°E, 13m AMSL) MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE Hottest this month 30.6° 09/04/2024 Coldest this month 13.0° 11/04/2024 Hottest on record 31.8 04/04/2006 Coldest on record 10.2 13/04/1994 Hottest this year 32.7° 29/01/2024 Coldest this year 13.0° 11/04/2024 Long term average 26.7° Long term average 19.8° Average this month 26.7° Average this month 20.3° Hottest April On Record Avg. max. temp. 27.6° 1996 Coldest April on record Avg. min. temp. 16.8° 2008 Keppel Sands rainfall history (23.3265°S, 150.7911°E, 13m AMSL) RAINFALL Wettest This Month 68.4mm 06/04/2024 Total This Month 163.2mm
13.0 daysLong Term Average 70.4mm 11.7 days Wettest April on record 205.8mm 2000 Driest on record 2.0mm 2008 -
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Keppel Sands Year To Date
Average Rainfall To Apr 538.1mm 52.8 day(s) Total For 2024 545.8mm 57.0 day(s) Total To This Day 2023 679.6mm 46.0 day(s) Wettest Day 98.8mm Mar 5 Lowest Temperature 13.0°C Apr11 Highest Temperature 32.7°C Jan29 -
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Keppel Sands Long-Term Averages
Long-Term Averages Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann Mean Max (°C) 29.4 29.4 28.6 26.7 24.2 22.0 21.5 22.3 24.4 26.2 27.6 28.8 25.9 Mean Min (°C) 24.0 23.7 22.7 19.8 16.0 13.6 12.1 12.9 15.9 19.3 21.5 22.9 18.6 Mean Rain (mm) 135.4 160.5 171.8 70.4 71.4 49.4 48.0 32.0 34.0 54.3 74.4 114.4 1017.2 Mean Rain Days 13.7 13.7 13.7 11.7 10.3 11.7 10.1 8.3 6.1 6.7 7.8 10.9 124.7