North Tropical Coast and Tablelands Forecast Forecast issued at 5:01 am EST on Wednesday 5 February 2014. Weather Situation The monsoon trough extends from Ex-Tropical Cyclone Fletcher near the southeastern Gulf of Carpentaria, to the North Tropical Coast near Cooktown, and then through the northern Coral Sea and to Tropical Cyclone Edna near New Caledonia. The monsoon trough is expected to remain active over northern Queensland and the Coral Sea until the weekend. A high will enter the Tasman Sea today, extending a firm ridge along the east coast to the south of the monsoon trough and eventually extending the ridge north to Torres Strait during the weekend. A trough will most likely move west over the Coral Sea late in the week. Forecasts are highly dependent on the development and movement of any lows or troughs in the Coral Sea and Gulf of Carpentaria. Forecast for the rest of Wednesday Cloudy. Rain areas and scattered thunderstorms near Cooktown with possible locally heavy falls. Scattered showers elsewhere, increasing to rain areas during the afternoon and evening with possible isolated thunderstorms and locally heavy falls. Winds easterly 15 to 25 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 23 to 28. Fire Danger - Low-Moderate UV Alert from 8:20 am to 4:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 16 [Extreme]
Posted on: Tue, 04 Feb 2014 22:18:07 +0000
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