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Forecast issued at 10:00 am CST on Thursday 28 January 2021.
Weather Situation
A monsoon trough extends across the base of Top End to a tropical low located over the northern Kimberley. The tropical low is expected to move southwest across the northern Kimberley and away from the Northern Territory during Thursday, while maintaining monsoonal westerly winds continuing across coastal waters.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 25 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Northwesterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Friday 29 January
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Northwesterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Saturday 30 January
- Winds
- Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Northwesterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 95% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm.
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.
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:00 pm CST Thursday.
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