Crotan Reef Weather Forecast

Townsville Coastal Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 25 to 30 knots. Winds north of Cape Bowling Green may reach up to 35 knots early this evening.

Seas

2 to 3 metres.

1st Swell

East to northeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres outside the reef.

Weather

Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm later this evening.

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.