MacDonald River Entrance Weather Forecast

North East Gulf of Carpentaria

Wind

Northwest to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore north of Weipa in the late afternoon. Winds decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.

Seas

1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.

1st Swell

Northwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore early this evening.

Weather Situation

The monsoon trough will persist over the Gulf waters for several days. A tropical low (18U) low lies within the monsoon trough near the west Peninsula coast, and will drift southward over the next few days and linger near the southern Gulf coast into next week.