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Townsville Coast: Cardwell to Bowen Forecast

Townsville Coast: Cardwell to Bowen

Issued: Thursday, 22 October 9:08PM

Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

Winds: Northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

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Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: East to northeasterly below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore from the late morning.

Winds: North to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

Winds: North to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Agnes Water.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the late afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Cape Capricorn during the evening.

Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore northern waters during the afternoon.

Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the afternoon.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots before dawn.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Point Lookout.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore south of Point Lookout by early evening.

Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending easterly around 1 metre during the afternoon.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 25 knots.

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

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm through the Capricorn Channel.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm through the Capricorn Channel at night.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm through the Capricorn Channel in the early morning.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.

Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers inshore, 60% chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.

Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.

Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore.

Winds: Northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots in the far north.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly 15 to 20 knots in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Sunny day. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the late afternoon and evening.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots tending east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots before dawn then becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the late afternoon. Winds decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots before dawn.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots before dawn then becoming northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northwest to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm south of Kowanyama in the morning and afternoon.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early morning then tending north to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

Winds: North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending north to northwesterly during the afternoon then tending northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Kowanyama during the afternoon.

Swell: Northwest to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

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

Winds: Northerly 15 to 25 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore west of Cape York.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres west of Cape York.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres west of Cape York by early evening.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres west of Cape York during the afternoon.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

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