Cooktown to Cardwell forecast

Weather Situation

A high in the Great Australian Bight extends a ridge through Queensland. The high will strengthen as it moves slowly to the east to northeast over the next few days, strengthening the winds along the Queensland east coast.

North Tropical Waters, Cooktown to Cardwell:

A Strong Wind Warning has been issued for waters north of Cairns for Saturday.

Friday until midnight: Winds: South to southeasterly 20 to 25 knots. Seas: 2.2 metres outside the reef, and 1.5 metres inside the reef. Swell: Less than 1 metre. Isolated showers.

Saturday: Winds: South to southeasterly 25 to 30 knots north of Cairns, 20 to 25 knots south of Cairns. Seas: 2.2 to 3 metres outside the reef, and 1.7 to 2.2 metres inside the reef. Swell: SE 1.5 metres outside the reef. Isolated showers.

Sunday: Winds: Southeasterly 25 to 30 knots.

Monday: Winds: Southeasterly 25 to 30 knots.

Cairns sunrise and sunset times and moon phases

Sunrise	Sunset	Moon rise	Moon set	Moon phase	Full moon	Last quarter	New moon	First quarter
06:36AM EST	05:51PM EST	5:01PM EST	5:14AM EST	Moon is currently 97% illuminated	May 25	Jun 01	Jun 09	Jun 17

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Location	Date/Time	Wind (knots)			Temp	Barometer	Rain (mm)
		Dir	Spd	Gust	(deg C)	(hpa)	9am	10pm
Cooktown	24/16:30	ESE	11	19	23.5	1012.2	0	0
Low Isles	24/16:30	SE	16	19	23	1012.8	0	0
Norman Reef	23/07:00	N	9.9	-	25.5	-	-	-
Arlington Reef	24/16:30	SSE	20	25	-	1012.5	-	-
Innisfail	24/15:00	SE	4.1	-	23.8	-	0	-
Cardwell	24/15:00	SE	12.1	-	25.5	1012.1	0	-
Holmes Reef	24/15:15	SSE	0	-	23.6	1011.2	-	-
Flinders Reef	24/15:24	S	0	-	22.1	1011.6	-	-
Willis Island	24/16:30	S	21	23	22.8	1012.2	0.6	0
Lihou Reef	14/21:00	NE	11.1	-	21	1007.5	0	-

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