Emmagen Creek Entrance Weather Forecast

Cooktown Coastal Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots south of Cooktown during the afternoon and evening.

Seas

Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Cooktown.

1st Swell

Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Weather Situation

A trough lying across northern Cape York Peninsula is developing into the monsoon trough. Tropical Low 12U is forming along the trough in the Coral Sea, and is forecast to move towards the north Queensland coast later this week. To the south of the trough, a ridge from a high [1020 hPa] over the Tasman Sea is enhancing southeasterly winds between it and the trough over the next several days.