View the current warnings for the Northern Territory
Forecast issued at 4:00 pm CST on Tuesday 28 January 2020.
Weather Situation
A trough extends across the Territory just south of the Top End. A tropical low [1000 hPa] located over land in the Gulf Country, Queensland, is expected to move southwest overnight and Wednesday, and into the southeast Barkly District later on Wednesday afternoon. The trough and low are combining to produce a west to northwest flow across all coastal waters.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- Westerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Wednesday 29 January
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Thursday 30 January
- Winds
- Westerly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Friday 31 January
- Winds
- Westerly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- West to northwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending west to southwesterly around 1 metre during the afternoon or evening.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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- Tide Predictions
- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am CST Wednesday.
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