Crab Island Weather Forecast

North East Gulf of Carpentaria

Wind

Westerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Weipa in the late morning and early afternoon. Winds turning northwesterly in the evening.

Seas

1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.

1st Swell

West to northwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.

Weather

Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. A thunderstorm likely.

Weather Situation

An equatorial trough extends over North West Queensland. The trough will move slowly north and shift over the southern Gulf waters from later today, then remain slow moving for the rest of the week.