Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
Marine Wind Warning Summary for Queensland
Issued at 03:00 AM EST on Wednesday 04 March 2026
for the period until midnight EST Thursday 05 March 2026
Wind Warnings for Wednesday 04 March
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Townsville Coast and Mackay Coast
Cancellation for the following areas:
Cairns Coast
Wind Warnings for Thursday 05 March
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Cooktown Coast, Cairns Coast, Townsville Coast and Mackay Coast
The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 9:00 am EST Wednesday.
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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
Mackenzie River (22.9527°S, 148.9351°E, 166m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the NE, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds E 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 30s.
Forecast for Mackenzie River (22.9527°S, 148.9351°E, 166m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 20° 21° 23° 24° 23° 23° 22° Maximum 33° 34° 32° 28° 28° 29° 31° Chance of rain 5% 10% 70% 90% 80% 70% 70% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 20-40mm 20-40mm 10-20mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate 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 18
(km/h)19
(km/h)24
(km/h)22
(km/h)27
(km/h)23
(km/h)24
(km/h)19
(km/h)18
(km/h)12
(km/h)16
(km/h)11
(km/h)14
(km/h)12
(km/h)Wind direction ESE E ESE E ESE E E E ENE E SE SSE SE SE Relative humidity 47% 36% 55% 37% 61% 56% 80% 74% 81% 77% 76% 69% 70% 58% Dew point 15°C 15°C 18°C 17°C 20°C 21°C 22°C 22°C 23°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 21°C 21°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Mackenzie River (22.9527°S, 148.9351°E, 166m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:38am EST 6:01am EST 6:32pm EST 6:54pm EST 6:55pm EST 6:24am EST 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Mar 11 New moon Mar 19 First quarter Mar 26 Full moon Apr 02 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
