Red Fruit Islet Weather Forecast

Torres Strait Coastal Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas

Below 1 metre.

1st Swell

East to southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre outside the reef.

Weather

Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore west of Cape York.

Weather Situation

A high [1031 hPa] over southern Australia extends a ridge over the north Queensland waters. The ridge will be maintained as the high moves southeast and is replaced by a new high. Tropical Low 37U [998 hPa] in the Solomon Sea is forecast to develop into a tropical cyclone during the weekend and start moving southwest from mid-next week.