Flat Top Island Weather Forecast

Mackay Costal Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore south of Mackay in the evening.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening.

1st Swell

Easterly around 1 metre offshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening.

Weather Situation

A trough extends over the Peninsula waters and will deepen and extend into the Cooktown waters on the weekend, developing into a monsoon trough from Sunday. Tropical low 29U may develop over the Coral Sea next week. A ridge extends over the waters south of Townsville.