Coastal waters forecast

Bowen to St Lawrence forecast

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Issued at 3:05 pm EST on Thursday 11 March 2010

Synoptic Situation

A weak trough lies through the Torres Strait. A large high in the Great Australian Bight extends a strengthening ridge over the east Queensland coast.

Warnings

A wind warning is current for waters between Cooktown and St Lawrence.

Central Coast Waters, Bowen to St Lawrence:

A wind warning is current.

Thursday until midnight: Wind: SE 20/25 knots, increasing to 25/30 knots during the evening. Sea: 2.5 to 3 metres in open waters. Swell: SE 1.5 metres in open waters. Scattered squally showers.

Friday: Wind: SE 25/35 knots. Sea: 3 to 3.5 metres in open waters. Swell: SE 2 to 2.5 metres. Scattered squally showers.

Saturday: Wind: SE 25/35 knots.

Sunday: Wind: SE 25/30 knots.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:35 am EST Friday.

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Sun and moon data

Mackay sunrise and sunset times and moon phases

Sunrise	Sunset	Moon rise	Moon set	Moon phase	New moon	First quarter	Full moon	Last quarter
06:04AM EST	06:22PM EST	2:48AM EST	4:03PM EST	Moon is currently 21% illuminated	Mar 16	Mar 23	Mar 30	Apr 06

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Current weather

Location	Date/Time	Wind (knots)			Temp	Barometer	Rain (mm)
Location	Date/Time	Dir	Spd	Gust	(deg C)	(hpa)	9am	10pm
Bowen	10/15:00	E	8	-	29.4	1012.2	0	-
Mackay	12/04:00	S	13	22	24.5	1017.3	11	0
Middle Percy Is.	12/04:17	ESE	22	33	25	1018.8	0.2	0
St Lawrence	12/04:00	S	7	11	23.3	1019	0.4	0
Creal Reef	12/03:20	SSE	0	-	26.9	1014.6	-	-