South Mitchell River Entrance Weather Forecast

South East Gulf of Carpentaria

Wind

Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon then becoming variable about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.

1st Swell

Below 0.5 metres.

Weather

Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm during the morning and afternoon.

Weather Situation

A high [1019 hPa] near the New South Wales coast extends a ridge and northeasterly wind flow over the Gulf waters. The ridge will remain in place over coming days as the high slowly drifts east, with a trough lingering about the northern interior of Queensland.