11:07 PM Fri 4 Sep 2009 GMT
Sunferries Magnetic Island Race Week Day One. Another gloriously warm spring day on Cleveland Bay.
Seabreezes are expected this afternoon; this morning the gradient breeze is quite weak, so the land breeze draining is still dominant.
The fleet is likely to be held ashore for a little while with a race start is anticipated around 11am.
Here is the Bureau of Met. data
Townsville Met Office
Cleveland Bay Forecast Issued 05/09/09
Saturday 05/09/09 - (Gradient Wind E 5 - NE 10)
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TOWNSVILLEAIRPORT
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CLEVELANDBAY
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Time
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Wind
Direction*
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Wind
Speed (Kt)
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Wind Gust (Kt)
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Wind
Direction*
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Wind
Speed (Kt)
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09
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080
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07
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12
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110
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07
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10
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060
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11
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15
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080
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10
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11
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050
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12
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17
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070
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12
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12
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050
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14
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17
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060
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12
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13
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040
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15
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18
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040
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13
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14
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050
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16
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19
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030
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13
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15
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060
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15
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19
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030
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13
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16
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050
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14
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17
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020
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12
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17
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050
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12
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15
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020
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12
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18
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040
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11
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14
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020
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11
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19
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040
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08
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10
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030
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09
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*Wind Direction expressed in Degrees Magnetic
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Weather
Fine, sunny
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Min T
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19C
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Max T
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30C
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Time
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Height
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Tides
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Low
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0315
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0.96
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Townsville
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High
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0851
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2.70
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Low
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1442
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0.82
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High
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2113
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3.06
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Wind Outlooks
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Sunday 6/9
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Monday 7/9
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Tuesday 8/9
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Time
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Wind (Dir) Spd(Kt)
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Wind (Dir) Spd(Kt)
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Wind (Dir) Spd(Kt)
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09
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050 08
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360 07
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010 08
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10
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060 09
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360 08
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360 10
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11
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060 10
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360 08
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350 10
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12
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050 12
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350 10
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360 10
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13
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050 12
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010 11
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350 10
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14
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040 12
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360 12
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360 12
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15
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050 14
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010 12
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010 12
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16
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060 14
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010 11
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010 12
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17
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030 10
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360 11
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360 11
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18
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040 08
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360 10
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360 09
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19
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040 08
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010 08
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350 07
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Gradient Wind
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NE 5 morning
NE 10 evening
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N 10 morning
N 15 evening
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NW 10 morning
N 10 evening
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