Forecast

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

Marine Wind Warning Summary for Queensland

Issued at 03:50 PM EST on Saturday 20 April 2024
for the period until midnight EST Sunday 21 April 2024

Wind Warnings for Saturday 20 April
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Mackay Coast, Capricornia Coast, Hervey Bay and K'gari Coast
Cancellation for the following areas:
South East Gulf of Carpentaria

Wind Warnings for Sunday 21 April
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
South East Gulf of Carpentaria, North East Gulf of Carpentaria, Townsville Coast, Mackay Coast, Capricornia Coast, Hervey Bay, K'gari Coast, Sunshine Coast Waters, Moreton Bay and Gold Coast Waters

The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 4:45 am EST Sunday.
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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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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology, Queensland
This Flood Watch provides early advice of possible flooding within the specified catchments.

Flood Watch For Northern And Eastern Cape York Peninsula
Issued at 12:45 PM EST on Saturday 20 April 2024
Flood Watch Number: 5
FLOODING POSSIBLE IN PARTS OF EASTERN AND NORTHERN CAPE YORK PENINSULA OVER THE WEEKEND, RAINFALL RISK EASING FROM SUNDAY

A moist easterly flow may combine with a slow-moving trough to produce localised moderate rainfall with thunderstorms in parts of the eastern and northern Peninsula for the remainder of Saturday, becoming less likely during Sunday.
Catchments within the Flood Watch area remain relatively wet from recent rainfall and can respond to further rainfall quickly.
Localised moderate daily rainfall totals are possible in areas north of Coen for the remainder of Saturday, with this risk expected to continue contracting northward during the remainder of the weekend.
River level rises and riverine flooding are possible within the Flood Watch during the remainder of weekend. Low level road crossings and causeways are likely to become inundated by this flooding, which may impact transport routes across Cape York Peninsula.

Catchments likely to be affected include:
Jardine River
Ducie, Jackson and Skardon Rivers
Wenlock River
Embley and Mission Rivers
Watson River
Archer and Coen Rivers
Mitchell River
Jacky Jacky Creek
Olive and Pascoe Rivers
Lockhart River
Stewart River
Normanby River
Jeannie River
Endeavour River
Daintree River
Mossman River

See www.bom.gov.au/qld/warnings to view the current flood, weather and cyclone products for Queensland.
For more information on the Flood Watch Service: http://www.bom.gov.au/water/floods/floodWarningServices.shtml

Flood Safety Advice:
For flood emergency assistance contact the SES on 132 500.
For life threatening emergencies, call Triple Zero (000) immediately.
Current emergency information is available at www.qld.gov.au/alerts.
This advice is also available by dialling 1300 659 219 at a low call cost of 27.5 cents, more from mobile, public and satellite phones.
Warning, rainfall and river information are available at www.bom.gov.au/qld/flood/
This Flood Watch means that people living or working along rivers and creeks should monitor the latest weather forecasts and warnings.
Remember: If it's flooded, forget it.}

Next issue:
The next Flood Watch will be issued by 02:00 pm EST on Sunday 21 April 2024.