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East to southeasterly 30/40 knots tending south to southeasterly 25/35 knots in the late evening. Seas: 3/5 metres, decreasing below 3 metres later in the evening. Swell: Easterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1/2 metres around dawn. Weather: Heavy rain and isolated thunderstorms. Outlook Monday: Southeast to southwesterly 20/30 knots tending northwest to northeasterly early in the morning then tending east to southeasterly in the middle of the day. Winds up to 45 knots possible depending on movement and development of Tropical Low. Seas: Seas and swell exceeding 4m. Weather: Heavy rain south of Cape Bowling Green. Isolated thunderstorms. Outlook Tuesday: Tropical System Location At 4:0 am EST a Tropical Low was located about 220 nautical miles northeast of Townsville and 210 nautical miles north northeast of Hamilton Island. Centre located near 17.0S 149.8E. Recent movement has been towards the south southeast at 7 knots. Southeast to southwesterly 20/30 knots tending east to southeasterly 25/30 knots during the evening. Seas: 2/3 metres. Swell: Easterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5/2.5 metres outside the reef.

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