Maria Creek Entrance Weather Forecast

Cairns Coastal Waters

Wind

Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly in the afternoon.

Seas

Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

1st Swell

East to northeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Weather

Cloudy. 90% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm late this afternoon and evening.

Weather Situation

A weak ridge will persist over the east coast for the next few days. Tropical Cyclone Narelle [988 hPa] is moving west over the Gulf of Carpentaria as a category 2 system this morning. Tropical Cyclone Narelle is expected to intensify to category 3 later today as it moves into Northern Territory waters.