West Hill Creek Entrance Weather Forecast

Mackay Costal Waters

Wind

Easterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore between Hamilton Island and Mackay.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore between Hamilton Island and Mackay.

1st Swell

Easterly below 1 metre.

Weather

Cloudy. 80% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe.

Weather Situation

A trough extends off shore from North Tropical Coast with an embedded tropical low near the coast east of Cairns, and another embedded tropical low in the trough over the Coral Sea northeast of the Whitsunday Island. A high [1019 hPa] near New Zealand is maintaining a ridge over the remaining north Queensland waters and combining with the trough and lows to enhance onshore winds along the tropical coast over the next few days. The trough and embedded lows may drift back northward over this weekend and combine with a developing monsoon trough across the far northern Coral Sea.