Ribbon No. 3 Reef Weather Forecast

Cooktown Coastal Waters

Wind

Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly in the late afternoon.

Seas

Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef by early evening.

1st Swell

East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Weather

Mostly clear.

Weather Situation

A ridge extends over the north Queensland waters. Ex-Tropical Cyclone Maila [998 hPa] in the Solomon Sea is forecast to move southwest into the Coral Sea and weaken, before approaching and potentially crossing the Far North Queensland coast as a low pressure system later Tuesday or Wednesday.