Zurat Island Weather Forecast

Torres Strait Coastal Waters

Wind

Northwesterly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots offshore west of Cape York in the evening.

Seas

1.5 to 2.5 metres.

1st Swell

Westerly 1 to 1.5 metres west of Cape York.

Weather

Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm early this evening, with possible squalls above 40 knots inshore.

Weather Situation

The monsoon trough lies across the northern Coral Sea. Tropical Low 12U [995 hPa] has developed along has along the trough east of Cooktown, and is forecast to move southwest and cross the northeast Queensland coast early Sunday as a category 1 tropical cyclone. A squeeze between 12U and a ridge of high pressure from a high [1021 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 persist across Torres Strait during the next few days.