Ribbon No. 5 Reef Weather Forecast

Cooktown Coastal Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 metres outside the reef.

1st Swell

Southeasterly 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Weather

Cloudy.

Weather Situation

A high [1029 hPa] over southern Australia extends a ridge over the north Queensland waters. The ridge will weaken as the high moves southeast and is replaced by a new high. Tropical Cyclone Maila [986 hPa] in the Solomon Sea is forecast to strengthen further by Monday morning and start moving southwest from mid-next week.