Sheep Station Creek Entrance 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.