Doughboy River Entrance Weather Forecast

North East Gulf of Carpentaria

Wind

East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the late morning and again in the late evening.

Seas

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

Weather

Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore south of Weipa in the late afternoon and evening.

Weather Situation

A firm ridge extends over the Gulf waters from a large high [1035 hPa] in the Great Australian Bight. The ridge will remain in place over coming days as the high slowly moves eastwards.