Northern Territory and North Kimberley Coastal Waters Forecasts

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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology 
Northern Territory

Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Territory
Issued at 5:45 am CST on Tuesday 21 May 2013
Valid until midnight Thursday

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Please Be Aware
Wind gusts can be a further 40 percent stronger than the averages given here,
and maximum waves may be up to twice the height.

Warnings
Nil.

Synoptic Situation
A high over eastern Australia will maintain a ridge over the Queensland coast.
Winds will start to ease from Tuesday as the high weakens and a trough moves
northeast across central Australia, reaching the Gulf waters on Thursday. 

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WA Border to Daly River Mouth: 
Tuesday until midnight: Variable winds 10 knots. Inshore afternoon sea breezes
10/15 knots. Seas to 1m.
Wednesday: Variable winds 10 knots. Inshore afternoon sea breezes 10/15 knots.
Seas to 1m.
Thursday Outlook: Southeast winds 15/20 knots

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Daly River Mouth to Cape Don: 
Tuesday until midnight: East/northeast winds 10/15 knots, reaching 15/20 knots
north of Cape Fourcroy. Inshore afternoon sea breezes 10/15 knots. Seas 1.5 to
2m.
Wednesday: South/southeast winds 10/15 knots. Inshore afternoon sea breezes
10/15 knots. Seas 1 to 1.5m. 
Thursday Outlook: East/southeast winds 10/15 knots.

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Cape Don to Cape Wessel: 
Tuesday until midnight: East/southeast winds 15/20 knots. Inshore afternoon sea
breezes 10 knots. Seas 1.5 to 2m.
Wednesday: East/southeast winds 10/15 knots. Inshore afternoon sea breezes 10/15
knots. Seas 1 to 1.5m.
Thursday Outlook: East/southeast winds 10/15 knots.

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Northwest Gulf of Carpentaria: 
Tuesday until midnight: East/southeast winds 15/20 knots. Seas 1.5 to 2m.
Wednesday: East/southeast winds 10/15 knots, reaching 15/20 knots in the north.
Seas 1.5 to 2m.
Thursday Outlook: East/southeast winds 15/20 knots.

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Southwest Gulf of Carpentaria: 
Tuesday until midnight: Easterly winds 10/15 knots. Inshore afternoon sea
breezes 10/15 knots. Seas 1 to 1.5m.
Wednesday: Northeast winds 10/15 knots. Inshore afternoon sea breezes 10/15
knots. Seas 1 to 1.5m.
Thursday Outlook: South/southeast winds 20/25 knots. 

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The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:45 pm CST Tuesday.