Ashwell Creek Entrance Weather Forecast

Cooktown Coastal Waters

Wind

Westerly 20 to 30 knots turning northwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas

Below 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres outside the reef.

1st Swell

Southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Weather Situation

The monsoon trough lies across the northern Coral Sea. Tropical Low 12U [996 hPa] has developed along has along the trough east of Cooktown, and is forecast to move southwest and cross the northeast Queensland coast early Sunday as a category 1 tropical cyclone. A squeeze between 12U and a ridge of high pressure from a high [1022 hPa] over the Tasman Sea will lead to vigorous southeasterly winds south of the trough over the next several days. Meanwhile, a vigorous northwesterly monsoon flow will persist across Torres Strait during the next few days.