Ribbon No. 5 Reef Weather Forecast

Cooktown Coastal Waters

Wind

Westerly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas

Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre outside the reef.

1st Swell

East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Weather

Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm north of Cooktown during this afternoon and evening.

Weather Situation

A weak trough extends across the Mackay waters, with northwesterly winds to the north of the trough and southeasterly winds to the south. The trough will begin to shift north today in response to a ridge of high pressure strengthening along the coast. The ridge will strengthen further throughout the week as a high begins to move east across the Tasman Sea.