Heralds Reef Prong Weather Forecast

Great Barrier Reef Offshore Waters

Wind

Easterly 20 to 30 knots.

Seas

1.5 to 2.5 metres.

1st Swell

Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres north of Creal Reef.

Weather

Partly cloudy.

Weather Situation

The monsoon trough lies across the northern Coral Sea. Tropical Low 12U [997 hPa] is developing along the trough east of Cooktown, and is forecast to move southwest and cross the North or Far North Queensland coast on Sunday. A squeeze between 12U and a ridge of high pressure from a high [1022 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 develop across Torres Strait during today.