No 10. Patches Weather Forecast

Cooktown Coastal Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres.

1st Swell

Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Weather

Mostly sunny.

Weather Situation

A high in the Tasman Sea extends a firm ridge over the east of the state, weakening a little today. A trough in the Coral Sea will extend across the far northern Peninsula and Torres Strait early in the coming days. Tropical low 34U [1005 hPa] in the far northeastern Coral Sea is forecast to move westward over the next few days and cross the Far North Queensland Coast Thursday afternoon.