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Mackay Coast: Bowen to St Lawrence Forecast

Mackay Coast: Bowen to St Lawrence

Issued: Saturday, 19 September 5:00PM

Forecast for Saturday, 19 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Hamilton Island during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Hamilton Island.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 20 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Monday, 21 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 22 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

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Forecast for Saturday, 19 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots north of Cairns during the afternoon and evening.

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

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 2 metres outside the reef, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.

Forecast for Sunday, 20 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots north of Cairns during the morning.

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

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Monday, 21 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 22 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 19 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon then decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Sunday, 20 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northerly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Monday, 21 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: North to northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then decreasing to below 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 22 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northeasterly below 10 knots tending easterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre during the morning.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 19 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 30 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres outside the reef.

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 2 metres outside the reef, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.

Forecast for Sunday, 20 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Monday, 21 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 22 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 outside the reef.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 19 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 20 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre. Southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 21 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 22 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.

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

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the evening.

Forecast for Saturday, 19 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots north of Creal Reef during the afternoon and evening. Winds turning easterly in the late evening.

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

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Forecast for Sunday, 20 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots before dawn.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Forecast for Monday, 21 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 22 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 19 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots turning northwesterly below 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 20 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 21 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 22 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming easterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then tending southeasterly during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 19 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 20 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly in the late morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Monday, 21 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly during the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 22 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable below 10 knots during the morning then becoming southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 19 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 20 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable below 10 knots before dawn then becoming north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 21 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Northwesterly below 10 knots tending northerly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 22 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 19 September

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Sunday, 20 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds tending southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

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

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 21 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon then becoming southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 22 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the afternoon then becoming southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 19 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 25 to 30 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 20 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.

Forecast for Monday, 21 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 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre by early evening.

Forecast for Tuesday, 22 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to 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.

Forecast for Saturday, 19 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending southeast to southwesterly in the evening.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 20 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: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre by early evening.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 21 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early morning then tending northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 22 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 19 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 20 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending northerly in the middle of the day.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 21 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly during the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: South to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 22 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable below 10 knots during the morning then becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the day.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 19 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 20 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore east of Cape York early in the morning.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Monday, 21 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.

Forecast for Tuesday, 22 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 Saturday, 19 September

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 20 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots before dawn.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre later in the evening.

Forecast for Monday, 21 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Tuesday, 22 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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

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

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

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