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Forecast for Area 44

AREA QNH 10/13

Area 44: 1012

Amend Area Forecast 070900 to 072300 Area 44

AMD OVERVIEW

Nw'ly Low Level Flow Ahead of A Surface Trough Near Georgetown to Blackwater At Local Time 18:00 hrs and Expected to Be Near Valley Of Lagoons to Middlemount At Local Time 03:00 hrs and Valley Of Lagoons/Rockhampton At Local Time 09:00 hrs

Isolated Showers Sea and Also Coast and Ranges South of Bowen and extending Northwards to Townsville after Local Time 03:00 hrs

Isolated Showers Inland South of 22s till Local Time 03:00 hrs

Isolated Smoke Areas

Isolated Fogs after Local Time 22:00 hrs

AMD WIND

Height(ft ASL)	2000	5000	7000	10000	14000	18500
Dir(deg)	330	270	240	220	260	270
Speed(kts)	15	15	15	20	40	50

REMARK

Winds South of 22s 5000' 270 to 20 7000' 270 to 20 10000' 270 to 20 18500' 270 to 70

REMARK

Wind below 6000' South West of Trough 200 to 15

CLOUD

Broken Stratus 1000' to 3000' Base 1500' Inland in Precipitation

Scattered Stratus 1200' to 3000' Sea Coast Ranges tending Locally Broken after Local Time 20:00 hrs

Scattered Stratus 1500' to 3000' Inland North East of Trough after Local Time 00:00 hrs tending Locally Broken after Local Time 02:00 hrs

Scattered Cumulus 1800' to 8000' Sea Coast Ranges Base 4000' Land

Isolated Cumulus Tops to 10000' Sea Coast Ranges South of Bowen and Also Inland South of 22s

Scattered Strato Cumulus 4000' to 8000' tending Occasional Broken

Broken Alto Cumulus Alto Stratus above 10000' South West Georgetown to Rockhampton extending gradually Eastwards

WEATHER

Showers and Rain Smoke Fog

VISIBILITY

3000m in Showers and Rain 8km in Smoke Reducing to 1000m in Thick Smoke Less Than 1000m Fog

FREEZING LEVEL

16000' North to 13500' South

ICING

Moderate Alto Cumulus Alto Stratus

TURBULENCE

Isolated Moderate tending Occasional above 10000'

Moderate Cumulus Alto Cumulus

Moderate in Thermals Land to 9000' During Daylight Hours