Kagar Reef Weather Forecast

Torres Strait Coastal Waters

Wind

Westerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the late evening.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres west of Cape York.

1st Swell

Northwest to southwesterly around 1 metre west of Cape York, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.

Weather

Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late morning and afternoon.

Weather Situation

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