Rattlesnake Channel Weather Forecast

Peninsula Coastal Waters

Wind

Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southwesterly in the evening.

Seas

Below 1 metre.

1st Swell

Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening, then increasing to 1 to 2 metres later in the evening.

Weather

Cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Weather Situation

The monsoon trough lies across the northern Coral Sea. Tropical Low 12U [1002 hPa] is developing along the trough east of Port Douglas, and is forecast to move southwest and cross the North or Far North Queensland coast on Saturday. A squeeze between 12U and a ridge of high pressure from a high [1022 hPa] over the Tasman Sea will lead to vigorous southeasterly winds south of the trough over the next several days. Meanwhile, a vigorous northwesterly monsoon flow will develop across Torres Strait during Friday.