Arafura Coast Forecast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel

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Forecast issued at 4:00 pm CST on Monday 2 October 2023.

Weather Situation

A weak trough lies over the Kimberley and western Top End coast while a ridge over the Gulf of Carpentaria and northern waters will slowly weaken during the next few days.

Forecast for Monday until midnight

Winds
East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Easterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Clear.

Tuesday 3 October

Winds
Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly in the late morning and afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
East to northeasterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Sunny.

Wednesday 4 October

Winds
East to northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
East to northeasterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Thursday 5 October

Winds
Easterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
East to northeasterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Please be awareWind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.

Nearby Coastal Waters

QLD - Torres Strait - Coastal Waters Forecast QLD - North East Gulf of Carpentaria - Coastal Waters Forecast QLD - South East Gulf of Carpentaria - Coastal Waters Forecast WA- North Kimberley - Coastal Waters Forecast Roper Groote Coast Forecast Gove Peninsula Coast Forecast Arafura Coast Forecast Van Diemen Gulf Forecast North Tiwi Coast Forecast Beagle Bonaparte Gulf Forecast

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am CST Tuesday.

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