Weather here today
Looks like we are in for a good nites sleep!
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
SEVERE WEATHER WARNING
for Damaging Winds, Flash Flooding and Dangerous Surf causing coastal
inundation.
For people on Fraser Island through to the Sunshine and Gold Coasts.
Issued at 5:25 pm on Thursday 3 January 2008
Synoptic Situation: A developing low pressure system about 530 km east of Noosa
will move west during the next 18 hours and be located about 300km east of Noosa
by 10am Friday.
Large waves are expected to develop on top of the current swells causing
dangerous conditions overnight into Friday. Waves heights are expected to
gradually decrease Friday afternoon.
Damaging winds are also expected along coastal areas overnight with gusts likely
reach 90 km/h in more exposed parts which will then ease during Friday.
Increasing rainfall overnight and into early Friday could lead to flash flooding
about the Southeast Coast District in smaller streams about the coast and west
towards the Dividing Range.
The State Emergency Service advises that people in the affected area should:
- if near the coastline, stay well away from the water's edge.
- people are advised to secure outside items, move cars under cover and seek
shelter.
- people should avoid flooded areas and not attempt to drive across these areas
at anytime.
- people are advised that floodwaters including shallow fast running water is
extremely dangerous and at no stage should they swim in or attempt to cross a
flooded area.
