Whitsundays weather forecast

Whitsunday forecast:

Issued at 4:15 pm EST on Tuesday 22 May 2012
Isolated showers, tending scattered about the coast and ranges. Moderate SE
winds, fresh at times about the coast.
Chance of a shower. Min 18 Max 28 UV 8
Airlie Beach: A few showers.
Bowen: Chance of a brief shower.

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Marine forecast: (Bowen to St Lawrence)

Tuesday until midnight: Winds: SE 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 1.7 metres in open waters. Swell: 1.5 to 2 metres. Scattered showers.

Wednesday: Winds: SE 15 to 20 knots, reaching 20 to 25 knots at times offshore. Lighter winds inshore early. Seas: 1.7 to 2.2 metres in open waters Swell: 1.5 to 2 metres. Isolated showers.

Thursday: Winds: E to NE 15 to 20 knots, reaching 20 to 25 knots at times offshore.

Friday: Winds: E to NE 15 to 20 knots, developing S to SW from the west in the afternoon.

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Latest weather observations

Hamilton Island, 10:30pm:
21.5 degrees, wind SSE at 19 knots, gusts to 23 knots. 1.8 mm rain since 0900am.

Bowen, 03:00pm:
26.7 degrees, wind SE at 14 knots, gusts to - knots. 0.0 mm rain since 0900am.

Proserpine, 10:30pm:
19.2 degrees, wind SSE at 6 knots, gusts to 7 knots. 0.0 mm rain since 0900am.

Today's tides:

(Independently Calculated)
Tuesday 22 May 2012 - Airlie Beach (0)

3.46

2315

3.42

2347

Tue
3.30

0019

3.12

0051

2.88

0122

2.59

0154

2.29

0226

1.99

0258

1.71

0330

1.46

0401

1.28

0433

1.16

0505

1.12

0537

1.12

0537

1.14

0605

1.21

0633

1.31

0701

1.44

0728

1.60

0756

1.77

0824

1.93

0852

2.09

0920

2.22

0947

2.32

1015

2.39

1043

2.41

1111

2.41

1111

2.38

1140

2.30

1209

2.17

1238

2.00

1307

1.79

1336

1.58

1405

1.37

1433

1.17

1502

0.99

1531

0.86

1600

0.78

1629

0.75

1658

0.75

1658

0.80

1732

0.93

1806

1.14

1840

1.42

1914

1.74

1948

2.08

2022

2.42

2056

2.75

2130

3.02

2204

3.23

2238

3.36

2312

3.41

2346

3.39

2349

Wed
3.35

0021

3.24

0053

3.06

0126

2.83

0158

2.56

0230

2.27

0303

1.97

0335

1.70

0407

1.47

0439

1.29

0511

1.18

0544

1.14

0616

1.14

0616

1.16

0644

1.22

0711

1.31

0739

1.43

0806

1.57

0834

1.73

0902

1.88

0929

2.02

0957

2.14

1024

2.23

1052

2.29

1119

2.31

1147

2.31

1147

2.28

1216

2.21

1244

2.09

1313

1.94

1341

1.75

1410

1.56

1439

1.37

1507

1.19

1536

1.03

1604

0.91

1633

0.84

1701

0.81

1730

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Observations: Hamilton Island, Proserpine, Bowen, Dam Levels
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