North to northwesterly 10/15 knots tending west to northwesterly 15/20 knots in the late morning. Seas: Below 1 metre. Outlook Thursday: Northwesterly 15/20 knots tending westerly 15/25 knots before dawn, becoming west to northwesterly about 10 knots in the late evening. Seas: Around 1 metre. Outlook Friday: Northwest to southwesterly 15/25 knots becoming northwesterly below 10 knots during the evening. Seas: 1/1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon or evening. Outlook Saturday: Northwesterly 10/15 knots turning westerly below 10 knots during the afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre.Issued Wed 05:00 EDT
16:49 EDT Farmers and councillors in cyclone-ravaged parts of Queensland are asking the Federal Government to rewrite disaster assistance to include grants for replanting crops.