Dawson Reef Weather Forecast

Cooktown Coastal Waters

Wind

South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning east to southeasterly in the late morning and early afternoon.

Seas

Below 1 metre.

1st Swell

Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening.

Weather Situation

A weak trough extends across Cape York Peninsula into North Queensland Waters north of Cairns and may become more monsoon like by the middle of this week. A tropical low may form within the trough before moving into the northwestern Coral Sea from Wednesday or Thursday. A weak ridge will extend over northern Queensland waters south of the trough until Tuesday, with a weak pressure gradient persisting for the following few days.