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Capricornia Coast: St Lawrence to Burnett Heads Forecast

Capricornia Coast: St Lawrence to Burnett Heads

Issued: Wednesday, 23 September 3:00PM

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 24 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres around midday.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore around midday.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the afternoon.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.

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Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 24 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday, then tending southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 24 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots north of Cooktown in the late evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres north of Cooktown.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Point Lookout by early evening.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre by early evening.

Forecast for Thursday, 24 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.

Swell: Easterly 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly below 10 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly in the evening. Winds reaching up to 25 knots between Creal Reef and Gannett Cay in the late evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 24 September

Weather: Mostly sunny. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres north of Creal Reef.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres through the Capricorn Channel during the morning.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 2 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 24 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 24 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore during the day.

Seas: 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore around midday.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon or evening.

Swell: Easterly 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 24 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore between Hamilton Island and Mackay.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre offshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning southeasterly in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 24 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending easterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly below 10 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 24 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the morning. Winds tending southeast to southwesterly in the evening then tending east to southeasterly in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon then tending east to southeasterly in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the evening.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 24 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres outside the reef by early evening.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon then tending southeast to southwesterly in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 24 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots before dawn then tending southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending easterly 15 to 20 knots before dawn then tending southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending easterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon or evening.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 24 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore north of Maroochydore in the late evening.

Seas: 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore north of Maroochydore.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.

Swell: Easterly 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.

Swell: Easterly 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 24 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots south of Cape Bowling Green during the afternoon and evening. Winds turning southeasterly in the evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 24 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

Lady Elliot Island

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