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Mackay Coast: Bowen to St Lawrence Forecast

Mackay Coast: Bowen to St Lawrence

Issued: Wednesday, 27 May 3:00AM

Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning west to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the day.

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

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

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre offshore.

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Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning southeasterly during the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm late this afternoon and evening.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

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

Winds: North to northeasterly 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 morning and early afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres 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: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

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 below 10 knots becoming south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then tending east to southeasterly during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May

Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm late this afternoon and evening.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeasterly in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly 2 to 2.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Cloudy. Near 100% chance of rain. A thunderstorm likely.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots north of Point Lookout during the afternoon and evening. Winds turning northwesterly in the evening.

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

Swell: Easterly 2 to 2.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Northwesterly 20 to 25 knots turning westerly during the morning.

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

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: Northerly 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 to 1 metre during the afternoon.

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm late this afternoon and evening.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 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 in the morning and afternoon.

Winds: East to northeasterly below 10 knots tending northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots before dawn then tending west to northwesterly in the late afternoon.

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.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore later tonight.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly 2 to 3 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

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

Winds: North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the early afternoon. Winds turning west to northwesterly during the afternoon and evening.

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

Swell: Easterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 25 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May

Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm late this afternoon and evening.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

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

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming northerly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then tending northwesterly in the evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots in the far north in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre around midday.

Swell: Northerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending westerly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending southerly in the evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Weipa in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Mostly sunny. 50% chance of showers north of Cullen Point in the morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere.

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 during the afternoon.

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 Wednesday, 27 May

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: East to 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 Wednesday, 27 May

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 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 by early evening.

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May

Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm late this afternoon and evening.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly 2.5 to 3 metres, tending easterly 2 to 2.5 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: Cloudy. Near 100% chance of rain. A thunderstorm likely.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening. Winds turning northwesterly in the late afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres around midday.

Swell: Easterly 2 to 2.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 29 May

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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

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

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

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: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southeast to southwesterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 28 May

Weather: 70% chance of showers in the morning. Sunny afternoon.

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting south to southwesterly during the day.

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 during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

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4 kn SW

· 18 °C

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Temperature

Mackay Outer Harbour

↓ Cooling

Now: 18 °C

Tides

Mackay Outer Harbour

↑ Rising

Current: 2.61m

Weather Now for Mackay Outer Harbour

18 °C

Feels like 20 °C

Wind

4 kn SW

Humidity

97%

Pressure

1014 hPa

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