Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
Marine Wind Warning Summary for Queensland
Issued at 03:00 AM EST on Thursday 08 January 2026
for the period until midnight EST Friday 09 January 2026
Wind Warnings for Thursday 08 January
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Torres Strait, Cooktown Coast, Cairns Coast, Townsville Coast and Mackay Coast
Wind Warnings for Friday 09 January
Gale Warning for the following areas:
Cairns Coast and Townsville Coast
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Torres Strait, Peninsula Coast, Cooktown Coast and Mackay Coast
The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 9:00 am EST Thursday.
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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
Lockhart River (12.7917°S, 143.3536°E, 44m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely during this afternoon and evening. A thunderstorm likely. Light winds becoming NE/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 28 to 33.
Forecast for Lockhart River (12.7917°S, 143.3536°E, 44m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 24° 24° 24° 25° 25° 26° 26° Maximum 28° 27° 29° 30° 31° 30° 29° Chance of rain 90% 90% 90% 60% 80% 90% 90% Likely amount 20-40mm 20-40mm 10-20mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 5-10mm 5-10mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger 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 5
(km/h)8
(km/h)11
(km/h)7
(km/h)15
(km/h)17
(km/h)19
(km/h)20
(km/h)18
(km/h)19
(km/h)17
(km/h)16
(km/h)16
(km/h)13
(km/h)Wind direction WSW ENE W WNW NW NW NW WNW NW WNW NW WNW NW NW Relative humidity 87% 87% 93% 93% 86% 81% 83% 76% 82% 72% 79% 77% 80% 77% Dew point 25°C 25°C 24°C 25°C 24°C 25°C 24°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 24°C 25°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Lockhart River (12.7917°S, 143.3536°E, 44m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:45am EST 6:08am EST 6:58pm EST 7:22pm EST 10:52pm EST 10:25am EST 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
