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North East Gulf of Carpentaria: Cape Keerweer to Crab Island Forecast

North East Gulf of Carpentaria: Cape Keerweer to Crab Island

Issued: Thursday, 28 May 3:00AM

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore around midday.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 30 May

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

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Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then becoming east to southeasterly below 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Cloud clearing.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming southerly 10 to 15 knots in the early morning then tending southeasterly in the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 30 May

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Partly cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm during the morning and afternoon.

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots turning west to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Agnes Water in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore south of Cape Capricorn during the morning.

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

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the day.

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

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

Forecast for Saturday, 30 May

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then tending east to southeasterly in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 30 May

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Cloudy. Near 100% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots turning northwesterly in the evening.

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

Swell: Easterly 1.5 to 2 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning westerly during the morning. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the morning.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 30 May

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 25 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning. Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning westerly 15 to 20 knots in the late morning.

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

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Saturday, 30 May

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots turning southwesterly during the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm during the morning and afternoon.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the early morning then tending westerly in the late evening.

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

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 30 May

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm during the morning and afternoon.

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots turning west to northwesterly during the afternoon and evening. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the late evening.

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

Swell: Easterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore during the morning and early afternoon.

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

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

Forecast for Saturday, 30 May

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots turning southwesterly during the evening.

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

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

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: 80% chance of showers this morning. Sunny afternoon.

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning west to southwesterly during the morning. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Mackay in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre offshore.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Mackay early in the morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day then becoming west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre offshore.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 30 May

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots turning south to southwesterly during the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres, increasing to below 1 metre offshore.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Cloudy. Near 100% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm during the morning and afternoon.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming northerly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then tending northwesterly in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending westerly 15 to 25 knots in the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 30 May

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 30 May

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Kowanyama in the late morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 30 May

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots turning northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the day. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore north of Maroochydore in the late evening.

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

Swell: Easterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 25 knots turning westerly in the early morning.

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

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

Forecast for Saturday, 30 May

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots tending southwesterly during the evening.

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

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

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: South to southeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 30 May

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeast to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: 60% chance of showers this morning. Sunny afternoon.

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning west to southwesterly early in the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 30 May

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Thursday Island

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Calm

· 25 °C

Warnings

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Temperature

Crab Island

↓ Cooling

Now: 25 °C

Tides

Crab Island

↓ Falling

Current: 2.76m

Weather Now for Crab Island

25 °C

Humidity

94%

Pressure

1012 hPa

At Thursday Island

Nearby Wind

50 km radius

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Moon

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