View the current warnings for the Northern Territory
Forecast issued at 10:00 pm CST on Thursday 2 February 2023.
Weather Situation
Monsoonal west to northwesterly winds extend across the coastal waters. The monsoon trough over central NT is moving northwards and will be located across the southern Gulf of Carpentaria and southern Timor Sea on Friday and across the central Gulf of Carpentaria and Top End north coast on Saturday. A weak low may form in the Gulf of Carpentaria during the weekend.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Friday 3 February
Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Arafura Coast
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the far north.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- West to northwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Saturday 4 February
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 20 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre around midday.
- Swell
- West to northwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Sunday 5 February
- Winds
- West to southwesterly about 10 knots becoming northwesterly during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Northwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.
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

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